“Our Children's Place”—Silent Auction

Do you remember the crocheted hats hanging from the ceiling of the Weaver Street Store in Carrboro last June? Did you donate a handmade hat? If so, they are on display, some 1200 hats, at the Durham Art Guild in Durham through October 12. Then the hats will be auctioned off at a silent auction at the Carolina Inn on Sunday, November 9, from 4-6 p.m. Inmate and community volunteers made these hats, using yarn donated by the Chapel of the Cross, United Church of Chapel Hill, and Yarns Etc. of Carrboro and Greensboro. The volunteers are also making and donating sweaters, knitted coats, scarves, stuffed animals, and doll clothes to the auction. Our Children's Place seeks to allow children, for the first time, to live with their mothers (who are incarcerated for various crimes) in a specially designed nonprofit facility while the women serve the final portions of their prison sentences. This innovative program is designed to provide parenting and vocational classes and substance abuse treatment in a residential setting, as well as enhance each child's overall development. All of the auction proceeds will benefit construction of a facility for the mothers and their children. To make garment donations, call Yarns Etc., 919-928-8810. For additional information on Our Children's Place, email rsshapard@cs.com or visit www.summithouse.org/ourchildrensplace.html.