We Art Women: A Virtual Benefit Auction & Concert for the WCA
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Date and Time for this Past Event
- Thu, Oct 22, 2020 - Wed, Oct 28, 2020
Details
We Art Women:
A Virtual Benefit Auction & Concert for the WCA
Art Auction kicks off Oct 22 at 5:30pm
Virtual Concert airs Sunday, Oct 25 at 6:30pm
Auction Bids & Donation Pledges accepted until Oct 28, at 9pm
TEXT TO GIVE for the kids! Text Children to 22454
To give or bid, and for, auction & concert links, visit: https://weartwomenwca.afrogs.org/#/index
All Proceeds will Benefit the WCA’s Children’s Services
The COVID-19 pandemic has created tremendous health and economic difficulties. Home is not safe for everyone, and many confined at home from work and school as a result of COVID are truly at risk:
- There has been a 194% increase in calls to the WCA Crisis Center in April, 2020 compared to April, 2019.
- WCA Emergency Shelter intakes have tripled during the pandemic.
- August 2020 saw 194 protection orders filed in Ada County: the most filed in one month in the county.
To support, go online to https://weartwomenwca.afrogs.org/#/index to purchase beautiful art pieces and entertainment packages, OR commit to a pledge to help cover WCA Children’s Shelter needs:
- $20.00- Provides hygiene kits to each shelter child which includes shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, toothbrush and soap.
- $24.00- Provides cleaning and sanitation supplies to keep shelter residents and staff safe and healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- $50.00- Provides children's books and games for the licensed childcare on our shelter campus.
- $63.00- Provides an hour of healing therapy to a child traumatized by domestic abuse, facilitated by a master level clinician.
- $120.00- Provides one night of shelter for a mother and her children; including wrap-around services such as counseling, childcare, case management, court advocacy, life skills classes and financial empowerment
WCA Services provide:
Client Advocates: On-site 24/7 at each of the shelter campus buildings "home away from home":
Serena's House and Laura's Home
Licensed Childcare Staff: free childcare Monday - Friday during the daytime
Master's Level Clinicians:
Working with women and children clients at the shelter campus and on remote video sessions
Case Managers: Helping women and children with their housing/school needs.
All of the WCA’s shelter-based and community-based services are provided free of charge
The virtual concert kicks off with many of your favorite local musicians on Oct 25 at 6:30:
Cherie Buckner-Webb
Leta Neustaedter
Margaret Stigers
Kathy Miller
Carrie Padilla
Amy Rose
Rebecca Scott & Deb Sager
Rochelle Smith & Jenn Snyder
Catherine Merrick & AKA Belle
Lindsey Hunt
Emily Stanton
Gretch N Rogers
Rebecca Evans
Kayleigh & Alice McGrath
The Rocci Johnson Band & more
Guest Appearances by:
Boise Mayor Lauren McLean
Boise Police Chief Ryan Lee
WCA CEO Bea Black
Nathan & Rebecca Fast, Fast in the Mornings
Deb Courson & Ken Bass, The River Mornings
Keke Luv, Mix 106
Tim Johnstone, 94.9 The River
Mini Joys: mini horses who visit kids at WCA
Art will include pieces by:
Amy McRae
Bonnie Liles
Brecken Bird
Anna Nipper
Betty Hayzlett
Christina Hoffman
Ellen Crosby
Helen Grainger Wilson
Jaki Katz
Kay Coughran
Laurel Macdonald
Lisa Bower
Mary Arnold
Pat Koleini
Susan Elle
Zella Bardsley
Sherry Kistner
Lauren T Kistner
Julie Clemons
Cindi Walton
C. Elliot Smith
Claire Remsberg
Jill Storey
Kris Manion
Jessi Biagioni
Cyndy Lounsbury
Laurel Lake McGuire
Wendy Wooding
Jessie Swimeley
Pam McKnight
Mary Gardiner
Gary McCall
Cathy Tai
Debra Bruner
Mary Arnold
Cindi Walton
Pam Grant
Colleen DeBolin
Melissa "Sasi" Chambers
Ivy Stew
Leslie Jay Bosch
Anya Anderson
Jill Storey
Mongina Cole
Emily Wenner
Ellen Crosby
Katherine Jones
Rebecca Heihn
Sarah Ann Curtis-Schaeffer
Kelly Pereira
Catherine Merrick
& more
Musicians:
Kayleigh & Alice McGrath
Cherie Buckner-Webb
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