The 2nd Annual Change the World Fundraiser benefiting the Barnes Family Foundation for Sasha’s Home,in Ukraine, will be an evening with award-winning singer/songwriter Greg Barnhill and a group of accomplished musicians from Nashville, Tenn., performing a “Songwriters in the Round” at Alys Beach’s stunning new Caliza Pool on Thursday, Nov. 1.
Through her foundation, Patricia “Sister” Schubert Barnes expects the 2nd Annual Change the World Fundraiser to raise awareness and funds for Ukrainian orphans needing a nurturing, home-like environment to thrive in while they await adoption.
Barnes and her family-run Barnes Family Foundation hope the evening of food and entertainment will raise enough money to bring them closer to realizing their dream of opening Sasha’s Home in Gorlovka, Ukraine.
“Our vision is to have a place where these abandoned children have the opportunity to move out of hospitals and live in an enriching, loving environment,” said Barnes. “Right now the system in Ukraine channels these abandoned children to crowded state-run orphanages, where conditions are poor by Western standards. We are renovating an old building that will be a brighter, warmer facility for the children to live in while they wait for their forever families. This will be Sasha’s Home.”
Food and wine, a photo exhibit of Ukrainian orphans, an intimate “Songwriters in the Round” performance, synchronized swimming performances, the chance to bid on fabulous auction items and the opportunity to purchase a tile in the Ukrainian orphanage Garden of Friends courtyard with your name on it for $500 amidst a setting to rival all that awaits you.
Those attending the event will have the opportunity to purchase a granite tile to create the Garden of Friends in the courtyard of Sasha’s Home. The goal is for 1,000 donors to become friends by each purchasing a $500 tile to be displayed as a reminder of the many people who cared enough to help provide this loving environment for children who were once abandoned. Each tile will be engraved with the donor’s name and place of residence.
Tickets to the 2nd Annual Change the World Fundraiser are $100 per person and can be purchased by calling Salon Twist at (850) 231-7853.
Those wishing to help the plight of Ukrainian orphans can mail check made out to:
The Barnes Family Foundation
102 Country Club Drive
Andalusia, AL, 36421
You may also donate directly online by visiting www.barnesfamilyfoundation.org. on Sept. 22, when the Web site is launched. All donations are tax-deductible.
