Welcome to Lake Chelan Valley’s most popular Summer Party with a Purpose!
We are hosting our 13th Annual Benefit Concert and Fundraising event virtually this year. We are so pleased to have you join us this year and we want you to enjoy some great music AND help us raise money for two critical nonprofits that provide support for children in-need.
Kevin Jones Virtual Concert- Live NOW
August 1st at 5:30pm PST
Posted by Kevin Jones on Saturday, August 1, 2020
Once again, we are so happy to join up with Kevin Jones this year. He has provided grooving music for us for many years now at our Chelan to Africa event.
- Please click here or on link below that will take you to the Facebook Live Concert.
- You do not need to have a Facebook account to enjoy the concert.
- The concert is recorded and will be available to watch even if you miss it Live!
Click here to RSVP if you are an early-bird or watch now!
Let’s Raise Some Money!!!
This is the part of the party where YOU get to make a difference. Both of the nonprofits that are supported by Chelan to Africa make a critical difference in the well-being of children both locally and half-way around the globe. Both of the nonprofits offer services that NO OTHER organization offers in their geographic location. Therefore, BOTH nonprofits deserve your consideration for a generous donation. Obviously, we wish we could be out dancing with you at Benson Estate Vineyards looking over Lake Chelan, but this is the next best thing. Please help us make a difference for these two groups and then we will regroup for a big bash in 2021!!
Donate to Support the Touching Tiny Lives Foundation
Chelan to Africa has been supporting TTL for 13 years now, after learning about the lifesaving work they do. TTL is a non-profit organization supporting orphaned children in a mountainous region of Lesotho, Africa. Lesotho has the highest percentage of orphans in the world due to a young adult population where 30% are HIV positive coupled with poverty, severe droughts, and sustenance living. TTL runs a safehouse for the most at-risk children and provides a robust outreach and education program that makes a lasting difference for the families they serve. Lesotho has made great strides in reducing HIV infection in adults and children, but now the COVD19 crisis has hit Lesotho hard. On top of the pandemic, this is the third year of terrible droughts that have led to children dying even more frequently from malnutrition and disease. Your contribution will make a significant difference in their well-being and survival.
Donations to Support TTLF
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$25 Provides a Year of Soap and Hygiene Supplies for 10 familiesThe families that TTL serves live in a very mountainous and rugged region of Lesotho. They are sustenance farmers and they frequently live on the edge of survival both physically and financially. Every bit of help allows the families to focus on the health and well-being of their family. |
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$50 Provides 1 Month of Vegetables and Protein for 2 familiesAs sustenance farmers, the families in the Mokhotlong area of Lesotho are dependent on the season and the weather for their survival. They normally raise all of their produce and animal products. The past 3 years of severe drought has made food scarcity a major threat to many more households and therefore children. < |
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$150 Provides 1 Year of Maize (a type of corn) for 1 familyMaize is the main crop grown in the region. It is a staple in all households that is used for many food dishes and is the backbone of their diet. |
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$300 Provides 1 Month of Travel Expenses for TTL OutreachEvery day, Outreach workers visit a vast network of remote villages throughout the region to provide regular follow-up support to existing clients and to identify new clients in need. TTL Outreach travels to areas where there is NO other support and they bring nutritional packages, medication and support the villages and families with education and assistance with transportation to clinics and hospitals. |
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$525 Provides a 6 Month Salary for One CaregiverWhen TTL encounters children that are too sick to remain at home, they are admitted temporarily to the Safe Home to receive the treatment they need to survive and thrive.The Safe Home is staffed by an extraordinarily committed team of local female caregivers who attend to each child’s needs- all day, every day. Their responsibilities include providing regular meals, changing diapers, managing medications, attending doctor’s appointments and providing constant attention and support. |
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The Sky is the Limit- Custom Donation AmountTTL is an amazing grassroots organization that has proven to be sustainable in providing children under 5 years-old with life-saving support in rural, mountainous Lesotho for over 15 years. TTL is run by an all-volunteer board and keeps its operational costs to a bare minimum which allows you to know that every penny you donate goes straight to help the children live. Due to the current COVD19 pandemic, the normal fundraising activities are not available AND Lesotho is facing severe drought AND there is massive impact in neighboring South Africa from COVID19. Please help give these children the best chance possible! |
Donate to Support Thrive Chelan Valley
Thrive Chelan Valley exists to raise awareness, advocate, and empower the community to provide programs and services that meet the needs of Lake Chelan Valley youth. They believe that all Lake Chelan Valley youth have everything they need to reach their full potential. Thrive offers numerous programs to area youth including Thrive Cares which meets tangible needs with wraparound services; Thrive Mentoring that provides adult mentors for youth and Thrive Teen Center which provides teens with a safe space, a warm meal, fun games and good music. This is but a limited list of what they actually do! And, all of these needs have become magnified due to the COVID19 pandemic which has left children without the support of a classroom and teachers AND has created worsened financial insecurity for many families and youth. Thrive needs your help now more than ever. Thank you for helping us remove barriers!
Donations to Support Thrive Chelan Valley
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$100: Thrive Bronze Package
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$250: Thrive Silver Package
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$500: Gold Package
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$1,000: Diamond Package
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Thank you!Having a concert and fundraiser online, instead of in-person, was not our first choice. But, we had to get creative because these organizations need help AND we still love to throw a party! We have had so many people asking about the concert this year- both attendees and businesses wanting to donate. It is humbling, and an honor to be part of this on-going “party with a purpose” with YOU for the last 13 years. We really do want to THANK YOU and we are planning on seeing you in 2021 when we will dance, enjoy the view, drink the wine, and raise money for two incredible causes! |
Amy Ellingson and her group, Chelan to Africa was founded in 2004 when a group of individuals came together with the common desire to help some of the millions of children being orphaned by the HIV epidemic in Africa. They saw the well-being of these children to be part of their global responsibility. TTL came into their lives after Amy received a Notre Dame Alumni magazine with the story of Touching Tiny Lives featured on the cover. The group knew this is who they wanted to work with and support. For more than 10 years now, Chelan to Africa has been hosting an annual benefit concert and auction. They have raised over $100,000 to send to TTL! Along with TTL, they have partnered with a local, charitable organization with a complementary mission. For the past several years, that partner has been Thrive Chelan Valley. Thrive is a local non-profit committed to advocating for and empowering the community to provide programs/services which equip area youth with the skills to achieve their full potential.
Amy Ellingson lives in Chelan and is a family doctor in Brewster, WA. She has been a longtime volunteer with TTL and joined the Board of Directors in 2011.
1 Comment
Nell Lindquist
Jul, 30, 2020So happy you’re still doing the event this year—can’t wait!!