TOY DRIVE & FUNDRAISING

Greetings Fête Noire Family…

We support the Allegro Foundation. They're a champion for children with disabilities. The Fête Noire Family raised several thousand in 2024 for the charity, which supports the programming necessary to assist children and families in need. A simple “Thank you” doesn't do justice to what you've already done for this incredible Charity that's dear to our hearts and one that does so much for our community. A link to the Allegro Foundation website can be found in the section of links below. Please go and make a donation in any amount to the charity using #fetenoire for tracking.

TOYS!!!! We'd like to continue our tradition of collecting toys. Last year, through small parties, group gatherings, social media, and drop-offs, you made Christmas morning possible for 140 children of all different ages who received their entire Christmas gifts thanks to your contributions. These toys were distributed on behalf of our Fête Noire Family. We collect toys in honor of Juanita Harrison, Thomas's mother. Like all of you, she had that giving heart and spirit. Anytime she received word or heard of some child who may not have experienced Santa on Christmas morning, she went out of her way and made sure that Santa visited that child and so many more. Many things in life put a smile on Juanita’s face… but nothing made her happier than ensuring the excitement that a child experiences when opening a package during the Christmas season. Your donations blessed children impacted by Helene in the mountains of NC, and those contributions provided a bright spot in their lives as they worked to recover.

You can place an order with Amazon, Walmart, Target, or any store of your choice and have them delivered directly to our home, or drop them by in person. Check out our social pages for in-person gatherings too. Smaller group gatherings aren't as fiesty as the big annual masquerade, but just as important.

Our goal is to have all toys delivered or dropped off by mid-November to ensure that we can get the donations to the church, which will handle dispersal to the children for the holidays.

Thomas & Wes
6701 Mounting Rock Road
Charlotte NC 28217-3498

With warmest Regards,

Thomas & Wes

#Fetenoire #fetenoire2025

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T-Shirts
for Charity

Purchase Fête T-Shirts

We are continuing to sell Fête Noire T-shirts via Threadless.com and all of the proceeds go to the Allegro Foundation (Allegrofoundation.net).
If you would like a little year-round Fête, buy a T-shirt.

Annual
Toy Drive

Fête Toy Drive

We collect these gifts and will deliver them to children and families in need. We honor the late memory of Thomas's mother, Juanita. She was always involved in community outreach, whether it was an annual angel tree, thanksgiving preparation, Christmas meal or driving a church bus.

Allegro
Foundation

Allegro Foundation

Allegro provides free weekly classes to more than 800 children each year, serving those with intellectual disabilities, Down syndrome, autism, orthopedic challenges, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, learning disabilities, muscular dystrophy, visual and hearing impairments, children considered at risk, and children living with cancer.

At the heart of Allegro’s philosophy is a focus on the total learning process. By combining cognitive and muscle memory, the program stimulates sequential and conceptual learning, problem solving, and communication. At the same time, it strengthens motor skills, improves physical coordination, and encourages powerful emotional and physiological growth.