Thurs, Oct 8: FOURTH ANNUAL SILENT AUCTION TO SUPPORT AWARENESS OF HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY IN WASHINGTON


WASHINGTON (October 5, 2009) – On Thursday, October 8th, Street Sense, Washington’s newspaper written and sold by members of the local homeless community, will host “Bidding for Change, its fourth annual silent auction. Over 50 items, donated by members of the local business community and individuals, will be available. All proceeds benefit Street Sense and, by extension, its network of homeless writers and vendors.



Items available in the auction include:
Tickets Washington Wizards and Capitals games,
Tickets to the Strathmore and Studio Theater
A Bethany Beach getaway
A Lush gift basket
Handmade pottery
Tickets to the Newseum
Gift certificates to Brassiere Beck, Big Bear Café, Busboys and Poets, and Café Saint Ex
Signed photographs of Alexander Ovechkin and Antawn Jamison
Many other wonderful items.


“We so appreciate the support of our many donors to this year’s auction,” noted Laura Thompson Osuri, former Street Sense Executive Director. “Without the support of the local community, we could not continue our mission to raise public awareness on the issues of homelessness and poverty in the city, which is more important than ever as we face increasing homelessness in the face of the current economic crisis.”

This is the fourth year of the silent action, and the first held at the WVSA Arts Connection. During the event, Street Sense vendors will read poetry and one will be singing the Street Sense song.


WHAT: Street Sense Silent Auction
WHERE: WVSA Arts Connection
               1100 16th Street, NW, Grand Room, Washington, D.C.
WHEN: Thursday, October 8, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.


PRESS RSVP: info@streetsense.org



Founded in 2003, Street Sense is a Washington, D.C.-based biweekly newspaper with a mission to raise public awareness on the issues of homelessness and poverty in the city and to create economic opportunities for people experiencing homelessness. The newspaper features news, features, editorials, poems and art about poverty issues contributed by homeless or formerly homeless people, advocates and professional writers interested in social issues. Homeless and formerly homeless individuals use the paper as a stepping stone off the streets; these vendors pay 35 cents for each paper to cover publishing costs and sell each paper for $1, making an average of $40 a day.




Join Street Sense for its fourth annual Silent Auction, Thursday October 8, 2009.



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