8th Annual Heart+Pints Bazaar

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Local Real Estate Brokerage hosts Artful Charity Benefit for Awareness of Domestic Violence

February 25, 2018 - Arlington, VA- Advon Real Estate of Falls Church, VA, for the Eighth year in a row has organized a benefit to inspire the community to think about Local and Free-Trade artists while bringing awareness to a meaningful cause. This Year, the cause has shifted focus to Domestic Violence and women in crisis. Gathering together local and free-trade artisans as well as makers and crafters for an evening to benefit the wonderful non-profit, Women Giving Back (WGB), Advon Real Estate is hosting the 8th Annual Heart+Pints Bazaar Thursday, March 8th from 5pm-9pm.

This fantastic opportunity for local artists to showcase their talents and contributions to sustainable efforts while being able to give back to the community- hence the donation to WGB and an otherwise free event for the community are what the 8th Annual Heart+Pints Bazaar are all about. With such a successful event in the years past, we have added more local artisans and hope to arouse the senses with food, fun and creativity while bringing awareness to the WGB’s ever present mission of serving women & children in crisis by helping transitionally homeless women and children get on their feet with clothes to help them enter the workplace and fit in at school at no cost.

The event will be held in the art-inspired craft ale house, Dogfish Head Brewery 6220 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22044- SEVEN CORNERS on Thursday, March 8th from 5pm to 9pm. Gently used women’s or children’s clothing are  recommended to gain entrance to the event and will directly benefit WGB. Dogfish Head Brewery is generously donating a portion of the bar to WGB and holding Happy Hour specials for the duration of this public event. Various local artisans will be proudly displaying their creations which include items ranging from fine art, fused glass, pottery, photography, jewelry to paintings. A silent auction to benefit WGB will also be held during the event. Please bring cash or checks; as only a few vendors will accept credit cards. Entry can be gained with the suggested donation of a gently used clothing for women and children and all proceeds from the silent auction sales, as well as the collected items will be donated to WGB. Last year over 500 lbs of donated items collected and $2,500 was raised for the program. Over the last eight years, over $25,000 has been raised across all charities highlighted at this event.

More about Advon Real Estate: Genevieve Concannon founded Advon with a focus on residential re-sale in Northern Virginia because she saw a need for focus. Real Estate agents can not be everything to everyone across all markets, and she also understands what it means to live in an area where the residential housing stock is older. With a hand selected, elite team of agents who understand new construction, sales and marketing and especially urban in-fill and new urbanism, Genevieve found the key to what Northern Virginia real estate needs.

More about Tammy Bjorge: Tammy Bjorge she has spent her life living, working and volunteering in the communities that she serves.  A versatile professional with more than a decade of experience at Fortune 100 companies; she has successfully transitioned her business acumen into a thriving residential mortgage lending practice at Caliber Home Loans. She is passionate about ensuring all her clients are comfortable, educated and empowered by the financing side of homeownership.

More about Women Giving Back (WGB): Women Giving Back is an incorporated 501©(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing clothing  to Northern Virginia women residents who are transitionally homeless. WGB has distributed over 750,000 items of clothing to more than 23,000 women and 15,300 children from over 100 shelters in Northern Virginia. WGB- The Store is very successful helping women get professional clothing, and they have to restock each month. They need continual donations of good quality clothing to support their program. Mission:  To serve women & children in crisis by helping transitionally homeless women and children get on their feet with clothes to help them enter the workplace and fit in at school at no cost.

Genevieve Concannon, Founder of Advon Real Estate has hosted this event for the past 8 years. She states, “Our neighbors in Arlington and Falls Church have truly come to enjoy the Heart+Pints Bazaar.  I started this event out of love for a lost friend, who left the world too soon, and I wanted to spark love for her art and embody what community is about with an event that captures art and community. I think she would be proud. This year, we’re focusing on a new charity since we have come to find out that #metoo is all too common and something we could be more mindful of in our daily lives. Understanding how we can work together to understand how we can stop domestic violence and harmful relationships is something that I would like to bring more awareness to. This lively, local event enables us to showcase local artisans from the Arlington area while bringing together community in a way that empowers the WGB and their community resources like Doorways for Women and Children to gain awareness. Now, over the past eight years we have successfully brought attention to the multiple non-profit organizations which are local and a part of the community that we live, work and play in. Heart+Pints was born of a desire to bring about an inspiration in the community that even by doing a small part, we can still try to make a big difference- together. Heart+Pints is a low-key, fun way to give back what these non-profits give out daily; Tammy Bjorge, and our team hope to accomplish great things again this year.” The 8th Annual Heart+Pints Bazaar will be held Rain or Shine Thursday, 3/8/18 from 5pm-9pm at Dogfish Head Alehouse at Seven Corners in Falls Church. Music, Art, Pints and community coming together all in one place.

For more details about the event and Advon Real Estate, please contact:

Genevieve Concannon | Genevieve@advonre.com | 703-663-7171 |  AdvonRE.com