Harbor Interfaith Holds Annual Fundraiser Online
The South Bay Auxiliary of Harbor Interfaith Services is hosting a fundraiser for the charity’s Children’s Center from April 25 to 29. It will be held using a silent auction online, with more than 70 prizes up for bid.
The auxiliary normally holds an in-person fundraiser every year, but because of the pandemic, this year’s event will be virtual, as was last year’s.
The fundraiser is just for the general operation of the center, said Nancy Roebuck, president of the auxiliary. The center’s budget is between $450,000 to $500,000 per year, and a portion of that comes from the auxiliary’s fundraising.
“The Children’s Center is supported only by private donations,” Roebuck said. “There’s no grant money from government organizations.”
At last year’s fundraiser, the auxiliary raised about $185,000, said Kathy Siegel, a member of the auxiliary. This was in part thanks to Kennedy Health Services, which donated $100,000, Roebuck said.
“Last year was unusual,” Siegel said. “We’re certainly striving for as much as possible. The years prior to that we were [at] $100,000.”
The auxiliary is composed of 15 women, all volunteers.
Harbor Interfaith has a variety of services that help homeless people, or people on the brink of homelessness. This includes shelter, transitional housing and job placement, as well as the