Events list
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Burrito Bash for Habitat & FVRC, Tuesday, March 2, 6-9 pm Raising the Roof Fashion Show & Burrito Bash to benefit Chatham Habitat for Humanity & Family Violence Rape Crisis Services

Mark your calendar for Tuesday, March 2 for the Raising the Roof Burrito Bash, featuring a funky fashion show with designs made from recycled materials, including items from the Home Stores and Second Bloom. The event will take place from 6-9 pm at the General Store Cafe in downtown Pittsboro. Tickets include delicious burritos and chips & salsa by the General Store Cafe. Proceeds will benefit Chatham Habitat for Humanity and Family Violence & Rape Crisis Services, working together to create safe and peaceful homes.

Pam Smith will be the esteemed Mistress of Ceremonies, with music by the Bad Mothers and a dance performance by W.I.N.G.S. Fashion models include Mayor Randy Voller, designer Lesley Landis, Sheriff Richard Webster, County Commissioners Mike Cross, George Lucier, and Tom Vanderbeck, Betty & Jane Allen Wilson, Home Store Manager Howard Alston, Nona Mensah, Ilana Dubester, Melody Eggen, Victoria Cox, and more. The audience can cast votes for their favorite fashions via donations. The team that generates the most “votes” wins a prize.

Tickets are on sale now at the Habitat Home Stores (919-542-0788) and at Second Bloom (919-545-5565): $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Bring $1\'s and $5\'s so you can cast your votes for your favorites fashions. Proceeds benefit Chatham Habitat for Humanity & Family Violence The need for affordable housing in Chatham County has never been greater. With skyrocketing growth, many low-income families are getting left out in the cold. At Chatham Habitat, future homeowners, volunteers, and staff work side-by-side to build safe, energy-efficient, and affordable houses which partner families purchase with zero percent interest mortgages.Since 1989, Chatham Habitat has worked to change substandard housing conditions by making homeownership possible for nearly 90 families throughout the county. In the process, Habitat is able to transform lives, improve neighborhoods, and most importantly... ...give hope and strength to our communities.

Since 1982, Family Violence & Rape Crisis Services has provided services to battered women and sexual assault victims in Chatham County, NC. FVRC assists victims and their families through services such as:
-24-hour crisis intervention
-shelter
-court advocacy
-support groups
-individual and family counseling
-children\'s programs
-parenting education
-services to batterers

\"Promoting peaceful homes, building safe communities, and empowering individuals and families to heal from domestic and sexual violence.\"