Sojourner House has rescheduled its 16th Annual Victorian Tea, now to take place virtually on Sunday, Aug. 16, 12:30 to 2 p.m., due to COVID-19. The event will still feature a raffle of an annual favorite, tea baskets, with a new twist: the names of people who submit photos of wearing hats or fascinators will be entered into a second raffle drawing! In addition, musical performances by internationally renowned Brazilian jazz vocalist Kenia Ashby (kenialive.com) will be featured during Pre-Teatime at 12:30 to 1 p.m. Registration for the Tea is free. To register, please go to: https://16th-victorian-tea.eventbrite.com. Please register to receive email updates. Award-winning journalist Brian Cook will emcee this year's Victorian Tea, with the schedule including: • Pre-Teatime (12:30 to 1 p.m.) o Music from Brazilian jazz singer Kenia Ashby. o Photos of events from this past year that include staff, residents, board members, and other volunteers! o The names of ALL registrants will be entered into a raffle to win one of our ever-popular tea baskets! o Sojourner House greatly encourages registrants to submit photos of you wearing your favorite Tea fascinator or hat… you’ll be entered into a drawing to win one of six prizes … and photos will be shown during Pre-Teatime! o Please email your photo with a caption to Lindsey Hayakawa, Development & Communications Coordinator, at Lhayakawa@sjhpa.org, by Wednesday, Aug. 12, to be entered into a drawing! • Program (1 to 2 p.m.) o Inside tours of Sojourner House's three program facilities. o This year's Honorary Chair is Leah Lizarondo, CEO and Co-Founder of 412 Food Rescue. o Pearl of Hope Awardee: Chatham University's Words Without Walls creative writing program. If you would like to make a donation to benefit the families of Sojourner House, please go to: https://www.sojournerhousepa.org/payeezy-donation/ Please help us celebrate the successes of our families and support us as we continue our fight to keep families together so they can become healthy, productive citizens of our community. Thank you for your generous support of Sojourner House!
