A yearly fundraiser dinner is returning to the Comox Valley.
The Child Haven committee is hosting its 20th fundraising event at Comox United Church as a sit-down Indian dinner April 11.
Child Haven assists children and women in developing countries who are in need of food, education, health care, shelter and clothing, and emotional and moral support. The organization has five homes in India, one in Nepal, one in Tibet and one in Bangladesh that support children who are disabled, parentless or from socially disadvantaged situations, explained organizer Heather Holm.
Founded by Bonnie and Fred Cappuccino in 1985, operating funds for the homes are garnered by the dinners. Since then, they’ve been awarded the Order of Canada, the UNESCO Prize for Teaching of Human Rights and the Canada Volunteer Award. Supporters include Margaret Atwood, Dr. Gary Geddes, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, and even V. Kalyanam, former secretary to Mahatma Gandhi. All the funds raised by Child Haven dinners across Canada go to helping the children in the homes.
Child Haven is also involved in environmentally friendly projects, family planning, literacy and soya milk production as a cottage industry for groups of women as well as providing support to seniors.
Holm noted that Robin Cappuccino, Bonnie and Fred’s son, will have a slideshow presentation to share, along with an online visit with the couple who are based in Ontario. The event is meant to highlight the work the organization is doing to support the lives and futures of children and adults.
The dinner is set for 5 p.m.; 100 tickets are available for $40 each and are available at Laughing Oyster Books and Blue Heron Books.
For more information, call Holm at 250-338-2181 or email heathercc@shaw.ca.