Learn all about us and our work

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We are a volunteer-run 501(c)3 tax-exempt registered nonprofit

(TIN# 87-1795098) serving Virginia, Maryland and D.C, USA. We welcome volunteers who are interested in helping others by supporting 

Our MISSION 

"Employing the Arts to Support Communities in Need". 

Our GOAL is to support other non-profits and organizations who are doing good work for people in need, by financially aiding them in their missions. Each year we will select at least one beneficiary and help raise money for them, through an art-centric event. 

In 2022, we were pleased to select our first beneficiary: Therapeutic Adventures. The inaugural gala event was held on September 17 at Madison at the Mill in Orange, VA. The gala was such an inspirational evening filled with lots of entertainment, great food, music, auction items, amazing people and love and we raised over $11,000. for TA! 

In 2023, we repeated the amazing evening at the Hylton Performing Arts Center, this time with American Idol finalist, Aaron Kelly, and local Poet Laureate, Kim B Miller, performing. We raised over $14,000 for HRFP! Sounds awesome, right?

  Some life essentials we support include food security; housing; diversity, equity and inclusion; mental health and wellness, special health needs and more. 

We are a uniquely structured charity organization that connects the community by supporting other nonprofits and organizations who are already doing great things to help others! We create an amazing event, in support of a yearly beneficiary, that brings everyone together, and all donations received after expenses go directly to the beneficiary. Therefore, we are not just about one cause, we are about many human causes! The more each area gets help, the more our communities thrive!

Please help us reach our goals by partnering with us to support people in need.

We are dedicated to ensuring that the vast majority of our funds received go directly to the intended beneficiary. Our passionate all-volunteer team consists of a board of directors: 

Founder/President, Kelly Haneklau 

Vice President/Secretary, Cindy Lancaster Treasurer, Becky Crowne

Event Chair, Karen Propheter

Social Media Chair, Alex Holzapfel 

and our team of volunteers, are committed to upholding the highest ethical and professional standards possible. 

Our VISION is to continue the human services mission of other organizations and nonprofits (who help people in need) by growing our recognition, presence and financial stability, as well as providing a secure career for our future employees. By doing this, we will expand our reach and touch more lives of those who need support in as many areas as possible.

Our future goals include being able to offer employment to kind and caring professionals to help expand our mission. 

Therefore, as we grow, so does our help to people in need AND to people in the workforce. 

Our Nonprofit is a Community-Owned entity! It is our passion to help those in need. Our nonprofit does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or political affiliation or military status.