Housing Assistance is shifting the format of its 17th annual Telethon for Hope to a celebration concert featuring popular local musicians. The event will raise funds to help people in need stay housed through the winter.
Scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 3, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., the telethon will feature several of the Cape’s top entertainers, including singer-songwriter Sarah Swain, singer and actor Larry Marsland, motivational speaker Jonathan Thompson of JT’s Chronicles, Super Soulshine and musicians David Bussiere and Troy Williams.
The Telethon for Hope will be broadcast on local cable channels 98 and 99 as well as on Housing Assistance’s Facebook page and YouTube channel and on www.CapeCod.com
Donate are being accepted at www.telethonforhope.org.
Help publicize the fundraiser by liking, joining and sharing the Telethon for Hope event on HAC’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/haconcapecod (@haconcapecod). Follow @HAConCapeCod on Facebook, and like and share their posts as part of its day-long fundraising drive.
Sign-up to be an online fundraiser at www.haconcapecod.org.
There are several incentives for volunteers who meet fundraising goals, including a $25 LoveLocal Collective gift card, a four-pack of Barnstable Brewing’s Civic Rent beer and a Choly Bundle of Love Box featuring handmade items created by Provincetown artist John Choly. This year’s top individual fundraiser will win a $200 gift card from emBargo in Hyannis.
Businesses interested in sponsoring this year’s telethon can contact Event and Resource Development Coordinator Deanna Bussiere at dbussiere@haconcapecod.org or at 508-771-5400, ext. 270.
Current telethon sponsors include the Cape Cod Community Media Center, Princi Mills Law, the William & Linda Zammer Foundation, Cape Cod Insulation, iKitchens Etc., Joyce Landscaping, Rusty’s and Sunderland Printing.
