Fundraising Events

Please scroll through volunteer opportunities listed below.  

Request for Holiday Bakery & Market Volunteers

As the 8th annual HOLIDAY BAKERY & MARKET is planned for TUESDAY DECEMBER 8th, 9 a.m. to noon.  You are invited to don your aprons, dust off your cookbooks, thumb through your recipe file box, or go online and discover old and new favorites to ignite your holiday spirit!  We will, again, be featuring PRODUCTION BAKING where freshly baked breads come to you hot from the oven on the day of the event.  As in years past, remember that it takes a "Village" to make this event one of the most successful fundraising opportunities of the year as we raise money for our Wonderful Options Fund. 

If you are a baker, please bring your items in DISPOSABLE CONTAINERS to the Gathering Place between 6-8 p.m. on MONDAY, DECEMBER 7th. If you are a crafter with items to donate, please contact KATE WEST and bring them to the Gathering Place at that same time. If you would like to volunteer on Monday evening, the 7th, for set-up or during the day on Tuesday, the 8th, please contact JO BOLIG.

The Fearrington Garden Club will also be sharing the same space with us on Tuesday and will offer a wide variety of pre-ordered gorgeous poinsettias for your holiday decorating and enjoyment.  Stay tuned for more details regarding the flower sale.

Don't miss this opportunity to SHOP, SOCIALIZE, and SUPPORT Women of Fearrington in the tastiest of fashion.

Contact:  Jo Bolig to donate baked items or to volunteer jobolig@gmail.com, Kate West to donate hand-crafted items klwest1977@gmail.com

Request for Cooking Class Volunteers

IF YOU LOVE TO COOK OR SIMPLY APPRECIATE THE CULINARY EFFORTS OF OTHERS . . . do we have a volunteer opportunity for you!  

Last year, through the combined efforts of a few dedicated members and the considerable support of many of you who registered for classes, we launched the most successful series of cooking classes we have had in years.  A portion of proceeds from these classes goes to support our Wonderful Options Fund.  Please join the committee who will consider different types of cuisine to be showcased, seek instructors to teach these classes, and/or offer their homes as venues for the classes to take place.  Some instructors from previous classes may be available, but we would like to keep the list of offerings as "fresh" as the ingredients that go into the recipes! 

If you would like to be part of this planning effort, please contact Jo Bolig jobolig@gmail.com

Request for FUNdraising Ideas

Women of Fearrington has launched several successful fundraising events over the years.  Some of these, like the annual HOLIDAY BAKERY & MARKET, will continue to light up the holiday season.  We are looking for NEW fundraising ideas and hope that some of you can make suggestions. 

One idea that has been suggested is a HOUSE/COLLECTIONS tour. As you can imagine, this requires a gargantuan effort across several areas; and many volunteers are needed for the planning and execution of an event such as this.  Many of us have beautiful homes and interesting collections that I am hoping some of you would be willing to have showcased on such a tour.

Please let me know if you would be willing to help in this effort, either by offering your home and/or collections for inclusion or by volunteering in some other capacity.  As is the case in all of our fundraising efforts, IT TAKES A VILLAGE to achieve success. 

ALL suggestions for fundraising ideas are welcome and should be submitted to Jo Bolig, Fundraising Chairperson,  jobolig@gmail.com