EVSC FOUNDATION TO HOST HANGERS BENEFIT GALA

 The EVSC Foundation is excited to host the fifth annual Hangers benefit Gala on Saturday, March 5 at 5:30 pm. The family-friendly event will take place at Cambridge Golf Course and will include a dinner, program, silent and live auctions and games. 

All gala proceeds go to support Hangers, the EVSC clothing resource, funding clothing and basic hygiene products (shoes, coats, uniforms, toothbrushes, deodorant, soap) for the ~2,500 at-need students who visit Hangers annually. 

“There are many reasons why families may need our support,” says Dave Schutte, Director of Hangers. “From house fires, to homelessness, to a death in the family, life circumstances can change swiftly at any given moment. Hangers lets us act immediately to help families in need and to empower young people with confidence and dignity; the simple gift of clothing allows students to focus on their education instead of their struggle.” 

Single tickets to the event are $75, and reserved table seating for eight is $600. Auction item donations and monetary gifts are also appreciated. Individuals interested in supporting the program beyond the gala can donate gently-used or new clothing by dropping off items at Hangers (located at the Academy for Innovative Studies – former North High School – by door 27 on Wedeking Ave.). 

“A $150 donation sponsors one child,” Schutte says. “Funds raised through the gala will help us continue supporting students in need and even expand our services working with similar agencies who share a common mission of helping young people.” 

To learn more about Hangers and the Gala, contact Dave Schutte, Director of Hangers, at (812) 483-9474 or dave@evscfoundation.org.