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By Jeff Eason
One of the area’s largest non-profit service organizations,
Opposing Abuse with Services, Information, and Shelter (OASIS)
will host its 7th Annual Midnight at the OASIS fundraiser at
the Meadowbrook Inn in Blowing Rock on Saturday, May 2 from
7 to 11 p.m.
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From left, Vickie Young,
Josephine L’Heureux, Rebecca Gummere, Jennifer Herman
and Meadowbrook chef Guy Thomas publicize the upcoming
Midnight at the OASIS event on May 2. Photo
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The event will feature heavy hors d’oeuvres,
a cash bar and live music. Tickets are $30 per person. This
is the second straight year that OASIS has held its biggest
fundraiser of the year at the Meadowbrook Inn. Last year’s
event attracted 260 people for an evening of great socializing
and fun.
Former High Country band Laditude, featuring Ken and Amy Laderoute
will perform a variety of styles of dance music during Midnight
at the OASIS. The band has recently relocated to the Asheville
area, and the event will serve as a homecoming for the musicians.
Another attraction of the event will be belly dancing lessons
from Vicki Young and other members of the High Country belly
dance troupe the Lost Jewels of Ghawazee.
This year the Meadowbrook Inn will be offering special room
rates for Midnight at the OASIS attendees.
Founded in 1978, OASIS is dedicated to ending domestic violence
and sexual assault in Watauga County, North Carolina. OASIS
works toward this mission in three ways: Providing comprehensive
emergency services, transitional support, and a safe environment
for survivors as they explore options for a violence-free life.
Providing education and skill development to encourage families
in our community to create and maintain healthy peer and intimate
partner relationships that are based on respect and equality.
Helping to create a community that supports survivors through
advocacy and education.
In the first six years of the Midnight at the OASIS events,
an average of $12,000 to $14,000 has been raised by the event
each year.
“Last year we had a 20 percent increase in the number of
clients were served,” said OASIS director Jennifer Herman.
“Any time we hold a successful event like Midnight at the
OASIS, it converts to more people we can serve in the High Country.”
For more information, or to reserve tickets, call OASIS at (828)
264-1532, or visit the organization’s Web site at www.oasisinc.org.
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