St. John's Church in Honeoye Falls to Donate
Funds Raised from "Fishes & Loaves" Race
to Sheen Housing

On Wednesday, August 2, 2006, St. John’s Church of Honeoye Falls will hold their annual “Fishes & Loaves” 5K race. This race is part of the Trinity Series comprised of the St. Christopher’s 5K, St. Pius Father Murphy’s 5K, and St. John’s Fishes & Loaves 5k. A Trinity Trifecta will be awarded to the male and female runners with the fastest combined finish times from all three races. Various age categories were represented and awards were distributed to each group.

Each year, St. John’s donates the funds raised through the race to a charitable, worthwhile cause. The recipient for 2005 was Bishop Sheen Ecumenical Housing Foundation (Sheen Housing). All of the funds contributed to Sheen Housing will go directly towards their Emergency Home Repair program.

REGISTRATION: St. John's Church, Episcopal Avenue (behind Post Office on West Main Street, in the Village of Honeoye Falls). Day of race registraiton and number pick-up will be 6:00 - 6:30 PM at St. John's Church. For more information contact St. John's Episcopal Church, Honeoye Falls. For course information (USATF Certified Accurate 5K Course #NY02045AM) go to www.USATF.org/events/courses/search.

2007 Building Hope Together Sponsorships, Underwriting Opportunities, and Ad Space Availiable

Bishop Sheen Ecumenical Housing Foundation (Sheen Housing) announces that individual and corporate sponsorship opportunities are now available for their annual gala dinner and auction, Building Hope Together, taking place on Saturday, April 21, 2007, at the Monroe Country Club. A single sponsorship branding the event with your organization's name is available, as well as other opportunities at a variety of levels. Underwriting opportunities and ad space are available as well. All offer exclusive premiums as well as exposure through various outlets.

Ad Space Order Form

Funds raised benefit the Emergency Home Repair Program, which provided critically-needed resources to 503 low-income homeowners in 2005.

The gala will feature a Live Auction, Hope Balloons, and entertainment.

To become a gala sponsor, underwriter, or to purchase ad space, please contact Allynn Smith, Sheen Housing Executive Director, at (585) 461-4263 to discuss available opportunities.

2005 Gala Photos

2005 Gala Sponsors

2005 Gala Hope Award Nominee

The Need

Sheen Housing touches its families in dramatic ways…a wheelchair-bound woman’s family members were carrying her in and out of the house twice a day to use the outhouse; a mother and her children suffering from severe asthma were living in one room and the kitchen because a leaky roof made the rest of the house inhabitable due to black mold; a senior couple without a well was collecting rainwater from the roof in five-gallon buckets for drinking, washing, and watering their crops; a young boy is failing to achieve in school due to lead poisoning because of the lead-based paint throughout his home; a mom and her three young children stayed home from work and school with what they thought was the flu, when in reality it was deadly carbon monoxide poisoning from their furnace… until Bishop Sheen provided the needed housing resources. Such critical housing services can be literally a matter of life and death.

These vital programs are partially funded by the New York state Division of Housing and Community Renewal, Affordable Housing Corporation, Housing Trust Fund, Rural Development, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. These funding sources require matching dollars or only fund a portion of the costs of these housing services. Waiting lists are in place because of limited resources. To address these needs, Sheen Housing continues to explore and expand ways to meet and increase the funding base for safe, decent, affordable housing opportunities and to enhance public awareness of Sheen Housing’s activities and programs throughout our community.

Sheen Housing must continually seek additional funding resources to meet the housing needs of families, seniors, persons with disabilities, and our community as a whole. Will you help ensure that a parent does not have to worry about black mold or lead poisoning? Will you help us ensure a disabled person can enjoy the basics we take for granted? Will you help us change the quality of life for just one family? Your generous gift will make that difference and together we can build hope for our families. To donate to the Emergency Home Repair Program, please contact us at:

Sheen Housing
935 East Avenue, Suite 300
Rochester, New York 14607

Phone: (585) 461-4263
Fax: (585) 461-5177

Email: Sheen@rochester.rr.com

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