ACTS of Vance County, Inc. is hosting a benefit concert later this month to showcase local talent and raise money to support its mission – attending to the food needs in the community and shining the love of Jesus.
The concert, “Make a Joyful Noise unto the Lord” will be held at McGregor Hall in Henderson and will begin at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, according to ACTS Executive Director Lee Anne Peoples. Tickets are $5, and children 12 and under get in free, Peoples said. ACTS stands for Area Christians Together in Service.
“We have amassed a wide variety of local talent to provide an evening of wonderful, inspirational performances,” Peoples said in a statement to WIZS News.
There also are various sponsorship levels that Peoples said she hopes individuals and other groups and businesses will consider as a way to support ACTS. Platinum ($1,000) sponsors receive a full-page ad in the program; Gold ($500) sponsors get a half-page ad and Silver ($250) sponsors receive a quarter-page ad. Please make all checks payable to ACTS of Henderson.
Sponsors receive complimentary tickets, she added, and will be listed in the program.
ACTS provides hot, homemade meals each weekday between 11 a.m. and noon and distributes food boxes and Mobile Meals to those who cannot physically come to the ACTS location. ACTS also provides 25 bags of food weekly to a local elementary school for distribution to children who may need food on weekends, Peoples said.
In 2020, with one full-time, two part-time staff members and a host of volunteers, ACTS:
- served 25,527 meals through the soup kitchen
- prepared and delivered 4,862 Mobile Meals
- packed and distributed 775 boxes and bags of food through the food pantry
Peoples said those numbers will be significantly higher in 2021, and ACTS needs community support more than ever.
Tickets for the concert are available from any ACTS board member or from the ACTS facility, located at 201 S. William St. ACTS is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Contact Peoples at 252.492.8231 or lapeoples@actsofhenderson.org to learn more.