Event Details
When:
Saturday. October 28, 2023, 11 am to 1 pm
Where:
Pond House Café at Elizabeth Park, 1555 Asylum Street, West Hartford, CT. Use the Asylum Avenue entrance for Elizabeth Park; the restaurant is ahead on the left. There is plenty of free parking.
Event Proceeds: Funds raised by the Halloween Brunch will benefit the Greater Hartford and Waterbury Reentry Welcome Centers. The Centers are the only CPA programs not funded by state contracts. They rely on grants, donations, and fundraisers to provide critically important services.
Tickets:
$50/person. Ticket holder and their guests’ names will be at the door.
Sponsorships start at $250 and include one or more tickets.
Brunch Schedule:
11:00 am to 12:00 pm:
Doors Open: Brunch Buffet, 360° Phantom Photo Booth, Rattle and Roll Raffle
12:00 to 12:30 pm:
Justice Dance Performance Project (JDPP), Community Partner Award, Sister Nancy Audette Outstanding Accomplishment Award
12:30 to 1:00 pm:
Costume Contest, Raffle Winner Selected
The End: 1:00 pm
Awards:
2023 Community Partner Award
Kay Mello, Director of Community Impact, United Way of Greater Waterbury. Kay demonstrates exceptional support of the Greater Waterbury Reentry Welcome Center and the people we serve.
2023 Sister Nancy Audette Outstanding Accomplishment Award
Former Participant, Resettlement Program. Sharon embodies the spirit of resilience after leaving prison.
About Sister Nancy Audette: In 1992, Sister Nancy Audette established CPA’s Resettlement Program, our longest-running reentry program. She originally designed the program based on a refugee model, where people leaving prison would be matched with a church community to obtain necessary reentry support. Due to the large number of people needing reentry support, Sister Nancy modified the Resettlement Program to a pre- and post-case management model. Church communities throughout CT are still actively engaged and valued partners of CPA’s reentry programming.
Sister Nancy’s vision in 1992 helped create our Greater Hartford Reentry Welcome Center in 2018 and our Greater Waterbury Reentry Welcome Center in 2021. The Resettlement Program’s reentry model, which includes long-term pre- and post-release case management services and a strong network of community partners, is the foundation of CPA’s reentry programming. In July 2023, CPA fully integrated the original Resettlement Program model into both Centers and retired the “Resettlement” name.
Performance:
Justice Dance Performance Project (JDPP):
Moving for change since 1989, JDPP bridges the boundaries of art and social justice through dance-theater performance and multi-arts programming. JDPP is based in Hartford, under the artistic direction of founder Judy Dworin, with performances in theaters, colleges and universities, prisons and inner-city schools. CPA and JDPP are long-time partners who have worked together on programs and other activities for many years.
Activities:
Rattle and Roll Raffle (only available at the Brunch): Enter to win a “Restaurant Galore” gift card basket, artwork from the Prison Arts Program, and other prizes.
Phantom Photo Booth: Strike a pose in the 360° Phantom Photo Booth.
Frightfully Fun Costume Contest: Dress up in your favorite costume, and you might be a winner!