Havenwood backers will don masks and beads as they let the good times roll at the Mardi Gras Masquerade benefit Feb. 23 at Four Points by Sheraton in Bentonville. The evening will include cocktails, dinner, live and silent auctions and live entertainment by Funk Factory.
Havenwood provides transitional housing for single mothers and their children. Residents participate in the group's life skills development program and are required to work or attend school full time and volunteer. The nonprofit organization has helped more than 600 families with more than 1,100 children in those families.
Mardi Gras Masquerade
Who: Havenwood
What: Cocktails, dinner, live and silent auctions, live entertainment
When: 6-11 p.m. Feb. 23
Where: Four Points by Sheraton in Bentonville
Tickets: $100
Attire: Cocktail, masks, beads
Information: (479) 273-1060 or nwahavenwood.org
Organizers say the nonprofit group provides residents with services including individual case management, individual and family therapy, parenting and nutrition education, pre-job guidance, financial literacy training, child development and personal goal setting. Residents are also assisted with connections to transportation, community supports and public resources to help each family succeed in self-sufficiency.
The group will present two awards at the Mardi Gras Masquerade. The Above and Beyond Award "celebrates an individual who works tirelessly behind the scenes" in support of Havenwood and its residents. The Mary Lynn Montgomery Award will be presented to someone "who never stops serving and is always involved."
-- CARIN SCHOPPMEYER
NAN Our Town on 02/14/2019