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To our past fundraiser dinner attendees,
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You are receiving this email because you have attended one of our past fundraiser dinners (or intended to and were on the invite list!).
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As you know, each year, the first weekend in November, the Heart of Mary House hosts a dinner and silent auction, which is the main fundraiser for our organization. In order to maintain the same loving, simplistic, environment as our home, we do not charge guests to attend. Instead, we ask them to spread the word and invite others to attend as well.
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Overall, the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and guests excitedly await to attend the following year! Past attendees have been incredibly generous and most everyone donates at least enough to cover the cost of their meal. We rely on this fundraiser tremendously!
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From our first dinner in the gym at St. Edward to last year's dinner at Aquinas Center, we have grown by over 100 guests. This past year, a large portion of attendees were new and learning about the Heart of Mary House for the first time. While this growth has been a great blessing, we have also realized that many of the more personal and meaningful aspects of our mission are best shared in smaller, more intimate settings.
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I am asking for your help!
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We are planning on hosting this year's dinner at the Pastoral Center in order increase our attendance capacity! Specific details will be released, soon.
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In preparation, we will also be hosting a series of smaller gatherings throughout the year leading up to the November event. These gatherings are designed to provide a deeper understanding of the Heart of Mary House mission and to equip attendees to invite others. These smaller events are not fundraisers—they are purely educational.
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We are inviting past attendees to consider hosting a small gathering in their home for family and friends—an evening centered on hope and a deeper understanding of the HOMH mission. You are welcome to choose the format that best suits you, whether it be a dinner, cocktails, potluck, or another style of gathering.
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A Heart of Mary House volunteer and I will attend to help guide the evening by sharing our vision and values, as well as answering any questions. You are welcome to share your personal experience, though this is entirely optional.
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Our hope is that your guests will leave inspired and with a clearer sense of how they may be called to support this mission.
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Complete the form below if you are interested in learning more about becoming a host.
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UPDATING YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION
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It would be incredibly helpful if you would update your contact information by using the form below. We have a large amount of donors that we either only have your email address, or we only have your mailing address. We will be updating our entire donor platform experience soon and having this updated information will make this transition much easier for us.
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