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Thank you to everyone who attended and supported the
Fifth Annual
Compassion is a Work of Art
Gala Benefit for St. Margaret’s House
proudly presented by
Raymond James & Associates
and
The Woodward Room



     

     

   

   

  



Major donations for this event were provided by:
Raymond James & Associates
The Landing
The Woodward Room
Schurz Communications
Bob Miller's Appliances & Mattress Showroom
Carriage House
Cranberry Cottage
South Bend Marriott
Dan O'Day Dance Club
Dancesport on the Plaza
Drive & Shine
Memorial Health & Lifestyle
Merle Norman
Mutual Bank
Disney World
Holiday World
South Bend Chocolate Company
Warren Golf Course
Richard & Jodi McCormick
Andrew Berger
Blackthorn Golf Club
City Of South Bend
BoRics
Broden Vacation Rentals
Beeches Golf Course
Oliver Inn Bed & Breakfast
Anita & Thomas Veldman
Tom & Eileen Hughes

Pieces Donated To Auction To Benefit Center For Women, Children.
Before he donated a painting to "Compassion Is a Work of Art," a benefit for St. Margaret's House in November 2006, William Jensen didn't know much about the day center for women and children in downtown South Bend.  "I had to drop off my piece down there during the day and saw firsthand what they did. I was so impressed," he says.  "It's nice to see a local charity make as much difference in the community and in women's lives."  So Jensen helped organize a much bigger event, the Artists for St. Margaret's House Gala, a black tie optional party with a catered dinner and live and silent auctions at the Woodward Banquet and Special Events Room on Saturday, April 19th.  "My job was to find the talent," he says. "I had a lot of artists willing to step up.  We wanted to try to have every artist be able to sell.   You're going to get to meet the artist.  It's almost like a private show."  Michelle Bryant, branch manager at Raymond James & Associates that hosted the first event and helped sponsor the gala, said the collection had grown from eight or ten artists to nearly thirty, with more than fifty pieces for sale.  "We've got a fabulous variety," she says.  "We wanted to make this an entire night of fun. " Raymond James' commitment to art includes a rotating local display in their office.  Works for auction are in acrylic, pastel, oil, photography, wood sculpture and ceramic, and St. Margaret's House guest Bobbie Robbins donated a handmade afghan.  Watercolors by Geneva McKenzie, a guest of St. Margaret's House, led the live auction.  "She had three pieces in the last auction, and they all sold," says St. Margaret's House director Kathy Schneider.  "We'll also have some St. Margaret's House silk scarves," handpainted products by women who have started a business with advice from University of Notre Dame students.  Other artists are Jensen, Elena David, Abigail Berger, Susie Russell, April Hallwood, Cathy McCormick, Jan Gilbert, Bruce Langton, Michelle Herrli, Mary Firtl, Barbara Rogan, Melissa Schroder, Diane Overmyer, Maria Winstin, Kay Westues, Jake Webster, Charlene Long, Jacqueline Dickey, Laura Miller, Norma Parcell, Mary Beth DiGann, Jessica Lynn, Mark Botzum, Diane Redman-Dillon and participants in the Frame of Mind Gallery in Niles.  At the first art auction for the center, the buyer of Susie Russell's impressionist landscape, "Afternoon Stroll, India," donated the painting to St. Margaret's House, where it hangs outside Schneider's office.   The painting of five women, Russell's first work after Sept. 11, 2001, appeared in the Hoosier Salon Exhibition, toured the state in a traveling exhibition and was published in "Hoosier Painters of the 21st Century."  The scene, Russell says, "represents the attributes that St. Margaret's House nurtures: strength of the individual undergirded by a sense of community."

  

Artists William Jensen, from left, and Abigail Berger assist Michelle Bryant, right, in organizing the works of art that were auctioned for St. Margaret's House at the Woodward Room in downtown South Bend.

This painting by Cathy McCormick was one of the many that was available to be bid on at the auction for St. Margaret's House.

This painting, titled "El Aro Cabl San Lucas," by Granger artist William Jensen was featured in the art auction to benefit St. Margaret's House.

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The Mishawaka Raymond James office is a proud supporter of St. Margaret's House and our local artists.

About St. Margaret's House
If you didn't know anything else about the environment which makes St. Margaret's House so special, you might think that it is simply a day center for women and children. But it's also so much more.
For more information, or to inquire about how you can help, contact St. Margaret's House at: 234-7795 or smhinfo@sbcglobal.net. You can also visit their website at stmargaretshouse.org/.

St. Margaret's Fashion Show
11-16-2010
Spirit and inspiration never go out of fashion, and on Thursday they were combined with fashion at a "Surviving the Times" fashion show that was put on by the clients of St. Margaret’s House. The women of St. Margaret’s made clothes, paintings, and jewelry that guests of the event could buy."The mission of St. Margaret’s House is to improve the lives of women and children in need, by helping them with immediate needs and programming that they need to take their next best step forward," said Kathy Schneider, of St. Margaret’s House. The event gives those who have turned to St. Margaret’s House a chance to express their gratitude for the help they have received in getting through difficult times.

Our Local Artists
Our office is proud to display many works of art from our local area artists. If you would like to receive more information regarding our local artists or their artwork, please contact us at: 243-5872, or e-mail Karen at Karen.Carnes@RaymondJames.com.

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