Special Events An Evening of Elegance [printable PDF invitation or sponsor brochure] Featuring: Hor D'oeuvres, Art Gallery & Silent Auction, Awesome Desserts, Musical Entertainment and The Children of Cottage Cove At the Patricia Hart Building: Corner of Rains and Wedgewood Avenues Nashville, TN 37203 Click for Map Saturday, November 1, 2008, at 6:00 pm. Cottage Cove's premiere social event each year is An Evening of Elegance. This fundraising gala includes a “Silent Auction” consisting of art work by the children of Cottage Cove, plus donated items and services provided by businesses, recording artists, and more. The evening is a semi-formal event complete with exotic desserts and musical entertainment. Our program has included well-known recording artists and amazing musical entertainment, the children of Cottage Cove, visual media, plus testimonies from volunteers, staff, parents and children.   Christmas with Dignity [December 6, 2008] Click here for a printable wish list brochure (2007) (full color pdf master for printing. 2.62 MB download) Click here for a printable B&W wish list brochure (2007) (gray scale pdf master for printing. 974 KB download) Click here for a printable wish list bulletin insert (2007) (full color, 2 per page, pdf master for printing. 1.14 MB download) Helping the children and their families. Every year we have a day before Christmas that we set aside for the parents/guardians of the children who attend Cottage Cove. Brand new donated items, from bicycles to Barbie dolls, are set up in a fashioned store and can be purchased at extra low prices by the parents/guardians. We provide free refreshments and free Christmas wrapping. This event came about after seeing parents watch their children receive “gifts from strangers” that they wish they were able to purchase. Thus, the “Dignity” is restored to them as they provide for their children. Parents/guardians are always told in advance what day this will be held so that they can save for the event. This is one of our most successful programs and has brought us closer to the children’s families. Item Needs: New Items For Christmas Presents -- Games, Bicycles and helmets, Dolls, RC Vehicles, Electronic Games, MP3 Players, Batteries, Wagons, Sleeping Bags, Tonka Toys, Skate Boards and pads, Basket Balls, Footballs, Children's Clothing, etc. Wrapping paper is welcome too! Participation: Along with providing items for Christmas with Dignity, we require numerous volunteers the night before to setup our amazing store, attach batteries, label items, plus assemble bicycles, tricycles, wagons, etc. Also, the day of this event, we need about 80 volunteers to be "store staff," gift wrappers, greeters, clean up, etc. This is a great opportunity for teens and adults to help out!   Event Volunteers Needed Contact us for details on how to get involved!