Fundraising Events
Sophie's Society
Established in 2005, Sophie's Society is designed to encourage multi year financial commitments. To become a member of the Sophie's Society, a person is asked to make a 3-5 year financial pledge. There is no minimum requirement. To date, there are 86 members with pledges totaling $378,000 over five years. The next Sophie's Society luncheon is scheduled for Thursday, November 8th from 11:30-1:00 at the Junior League Training Center at 2504 Crestmoor Road in Green Hills. For more information, please call 341-4917.
Our Kids Soup Sunday
Our Kids Soup Sunday is a wonderful event involving restaurants, fantastic soup, cooking contests, wonderful entertainment and a silent auction. Attracting over 1,000 people, Soup Sunday has become a Nashville tradition of family fun featuring soup from local restaurants. Last year, Soup Sunday attracted 53 restaurants to vie for Taster's Choice, Most Creative Soup and Judges Choice honors. In fact, the event's popularity made a new venue necessary. LP Field Club Level West was the perfect site for the 2007 Soup Sunday. 2008 Soup Sunday will be held at LP Field Club Level West on Sunday, February 24 from 11:00-2:00. Other attractions include balloon artists, clowns, roving magician, caricaturist, massage artists and a silent auction.2007 winners include:
Golden Spoon Award (Celebrity Judges Award) Winner:
Loew's Vanderbilt Plaza for Duck Onion Soup
Silver Ladle Award (Most Creative) Winner:
Union Station for Wild Mushroom Truffle Brie
People's Choice Winner:
Eastland Café for Organic Roasted Pear with Gorgonzola Crustini
The Young Chef's Challenge Winner:
Hunter's Lane High School
The Chef's Challenge (professional chef) Winner:
Kidd Buffington, Sodexho
Our Kids Klassic Golf Tournament 2007
The Kids Klassic Golf Tournament is the longest running fund raising event supporting Our Kids. This event is critical because it provides necessary funding to ensure that clinical staff are on call for emergencies 24 hours a day everyday of the year.
The 16th annual Our Kids Klassic will be held Thursday, October 4, 2007 at Legends Club in nearby Franklin, Tenn.
The Klassic consists of two separate tournaments in one day (8:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. shotgun starts). Players have a choice of playing in the morning or afternoon. The morning group enjoys a light breakfast before and awards luncheon immediately after play. For the afternoon group a box lunch is provided before the tournament and awards dinner afterward.
Levels of opportunity for participation in the Our Kids Klassic:
- Major sponsorship packets to underwrite expenses ($1,500 to $5,000+) with amenities
- Sign-up of a team at $600 for four or $150 per person, or a package deal of $800 for a team with hole sponsorship
- Hole sponsorships at $400
- Donation of a door prize
- Prizes in multiples of four to give as team prizes
- Donation of an item or service to include in the silent auction
- Small items bearing company name or logo to add to a goodie bag for each player
Register
Access the registration form for this year's event. If you are unable to access this form online, please email a request to info@ourkidscenter.com.
Fill in the registration form and mail your check payable to Our Kids, Attention: Sue Fort White, 1804 Hayes St., Nashville, TN 37203. Questions? Call (615) 341-4917.
Our Kids Knitting Need
Our Kids needs cuddly blankets for children who come to the center for a forensic evaluation. Patients use the blankets for comfort during and after an evaluation.
We are a grateful recipient of donated blankets from Project Linus, a nonprofit that provides new, handmade blankets and afghans to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need.
We welcome completed projects you have knitted at home or through other knitting circles. Please call (615) 341-4917 if you would like to donate a blanket.
Girls Night Out
From time to time, Our Kids volunteers plan a Girls Night Out event for women who are interested in a fun outing to visit with other women and learn about ways to help Our Kids. Many attendees choose to bring a toy for the toy closet. Refreshments are served in a relaxed atmosphere. For more information, please call 341-4917.
Nose to Toes Tours
Nose to Toes Tours are scheduled on a monthly basis to provide interested individuals and small groups the opportunity to learn about Our Kids and the issues and dynamics related to child sexual abuse. These tours are one hour in duration and are led by a member of the clinical staff. For more information or to sign up for a tour, please click here or call 341-4917.