The 16th Annual Child Haven Benefit Indian Dinner will be held on October 26th in the Hazen Union High School Cafeteria in Hardwick at 6PM, doors open at 5:30.

The Dinner raises funds for the 1,300 formerly destitute children in Child Haven's Children's Homes in India, Nepal and Bangladesh.

Following the Dinner, a colorful Sari Fashion Show is being reprieved by popular demand.  Anyone who would like to join our line-up of models should call Walker Hartt at 802-535-4102, to be informed about fittings and rehearsal timing.  

Exciting news is that this year our stellar chefs will be joined by Gayathri Pisapati who will bring flavors of the Hyderabad region to some of the dishes.  Helpers in the kitchen can be put to good work on Friday from 4 PM into the evening and on Saturday from 11 AM on.  Come learn some Indian cooking secrets and help Child Haven at the same time! If you'd like to help in the kitchen, please call Deborah Hartt at 802-472-5284. You can also contact Deborah if you can help with the cafeteria set-up, serving and of course clean-up on both Saturday evening and on Sunday from 10 till 2.  

Featured at the Dinner will be a brand-new video and slides about Child Haven's children. There will also be a Silent Auction and Bazaar Table with many local and South Asian treasures including wool rugs woven in a workshop for differently abled people in Kathmandu, jewelry from a government-run shop supporting Tribal Craftspeople in Pune, India and tools from a shop in Lhasa, Tibet. If you'd like to contribute to the Silent Auction, contact Katharine Arnold at 802-535-1955.

On Sunday October 27th, from 10 to 2, the Hazen cafeteria will be open again for the purchase of Dinner left overs and chai, a chance to peruse the Bazaar Table and for information about interning for Child Haven.

To reserve/purchase tickets for the Dinner, contact Deborah at 472-5284 or go to childhaven.ca and click on the Hardwick Dinner.
Tickets generally sell out, so be sure to reserve/purchase yours as soon as possible!

Event Info

Oct 19, 2024, 10:30 to 11:30 AM

Oct 19, 2024, 3:30 to 6:30 PM

Oct 24, 2024, 9 to 10:30 AM