Day: September 5, 2011

Time for a fashion bash

It seems to me that my readership skews a bit toward the male side of the spectrum based on comments I get. But I know there are a lot of ladies out there who would be interested in hearing about this upcoming event because it’s for a good cause. And I wanted to bring you the news because I support good causes and, perhaps just as importantly, I support my advertisers and one of them is quite involved with this event.

On Wednesday, September 7th at noon, Brew River (502 West Main Street in Salisbury) is hosting a Fashion Show Fundraiser for HALO – Hope And Life Outreach. The cost is $25 and includes a choice of lunch as well as a fashion show presented by The Perfect Dress. (That’s my sponsor tie-in.) Celeste Savage of HALO will also be making remarks at the show, which includes a silent auction as well.

According to the sponsor, seats are limited so the best way to get one would be to contact Ellen at (410) 251-1581.

While I noticed their main website is a bit chaotic, I found the purpose of HALO is “to address the short term needs of individuals and families by providing food, clothing, shelter, and other emergency resources while developing long-term strategies toward permanent change.” Since they eschew federal and state government funding, a primary source of their income is provided through fundraisers like these. It’s the sort of program which deserves support because they’re independent of our tax dollars.

I cheerfully admit I don’t have a lick of fashion sense and unfortunately my work schedule for Wednesday is pretty full. But this is an event worth attending if you have the time to do so and the resources to make a generous donation to the cause.

And while I don’t necessarily want this website to be the clearinghouse for local charitable events – seemingly that’s territory suited for other local websites – in seeing Mark McIver at the WCRC Crab Feast yesterday it reminded me that he plays host to a charity event for Habitat for Humanity this coming Sunday, September 11. More details can be found on the Habitat site here.

Now that summer is over and we begin to edge toward the holiday season, the needs will become greater. Let’s see how many of us can dig into our pockets and help out our fellow man, without the government telling us how to spend it.

Labor Day, once again

Well, I suppose those of us who like summer can heave our collective sighs and recall the time it was.

Of all the holidays which dot the calendar, Labor Day is probably my least favorite. Sure, I appreciate the day off work but look at all the other things going on:

  • For many children (including my significant other’s), it’s literally the last day of summer vacation.
  • As a Shorebirds fan, after today I have seven months without baseball to dread.
  • Those in the local tourism industry see their window of opportunity beginning to close down, although the push to establish a “second season” in recent years has cushioned that blow to an extent.

But today is the day which Big Labor calls its own, allocating the celebration of the American working person despite the fact that the vast majority of workers don’t belong to a union. An area which is a union stronghold (like the city of my birth) is quite likely to have a Labor Day parade, and it irked me to no end that the Labor Day parade was much better attended and had greater participation than the Memorial Day parade which was often moved to the Saturday before. Something is amiss with those priorities.

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