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FREE Benefit Fundraiser For THE BIGGER VISION, Community Shelter

KING OF DA STREET CAR & BIKE SHOW


King Of Da Street Car & Bike Show showcases some the best cars and bikes in the industry from all over the United States. King Of Da Street Car & Bike Show is fun for the family, with celebrity judges, live entertainment and vendors.

About The Bigger Vision

Our “Bigger Vision” is to provide homeless individuals a setting where they can address the issues which caused their homelessness and find the help they need when they need it. We cooperate with other homeless service providers for their help. The Community Winter Shelter was our initial program.

 

The Community Winter Shelter first organized in 1998 as a mission of the St. James United Methodist Church. It was first located in and supported by the church. The shelter became incorporated February 7, 2007, as The Bigger Vision of Athens, a non-profit tax exempt 501(c)(3) organization. Funding is now provided by individuals, organizations and churches.

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Our faith-based mission is to provide the individual who is temporarily homeless a warm, dry place to sleep and a hot meal each night, at no cost, on a first-come, first-served basis. We do this by providing assistance as needed to help each person get back on their feet. Each person is provided a bed with a 2” foam mattress, two blankets, a pillow and pillow case for the night. A variety of toiletries, socks, hats, and gloves are available upon request as long as donated supplies last.

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The location of the Community Winter Shelter has changed six times over the last 15 years. We are open and operating in our new building. We are working to transition from an emergency winter shelter to a year-round community emergency shelter with the acquisition of this building.

To Register your car or bike: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/king-of-da-street-car-bike-show-tickets-11353686181

To sponsor, vend or donate: Tera @ 706.286.0386

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