Events

Our annual fundraising events aid not only in raising funding for ACCH but also create public awareness for this ministry.

March

Annual Open House &
Pancake Breakfast

Come enjoy some warm pancakes, fresh cooked bacon and sausage, and coffee fresh from the pot!

This is our first big event of the year where you can fellowship around warm company, tour a campus cottage, and encourage our houseparents, staff, and children. We are very thankful to our corporate sponsors for making this event possible: Whataburger, Albertsons Marketplace, and SoPo Coffee Co.

Volunteers Needed (contact Alicia O’Rear for interest in volunteering):

  • Set-up crew
  • Food servers and runners
  • Parking crew
  • Trash and bathroom cleanup
  • Take-down and cleanup crew

August

Annual Open House &
Barbeque

Our second big event of the year, this BBQ is a fun picnic outdoors on our picturesque 6-acre campus!

Delicious barbecue from Rudy’s, live band, activities for the whole family, cottage tours, and a chance to meet our staff and children. Join us for a perfect summer Saturday you don’t want to miss!

Volunteers Needed (contact Alicia O’Rear for interest in volunteering):

  • Set-up crew
  • Food servers and runners
  • Parking crew
  • Trash and bathroom cleanup
  • Take-down and cleanup crew
Tickets are $10 and are paid AT THE DOOR, kids under 11 get in for free! 
For more information, visit our Facebook!

November

Annual Benefit Dinner & Auction

This is our biggest fundraiser of the year. The Annual Benefit Dinner & Auction is an elegant evening gala held at the Embassy Suites in Albuquerque. The evening includes a silent auction, a three course dinner, and a live auction. This is the prefect event to get all your Christmas shopping done early and help children in need at the same time! All funds raised at this event go straight into ACCH’s general operating fund to continue to provide a safe, loving home to at-risk children in our community. Join us for an elegant evening filled with Christmas magic and exciting auctioneering!

Volunteers Needed (contact Alicia O’Rear for interest in volunteering):

  • Serve on our auction committee to solicit and procure items (months in advance)
  • Event set-up
  • Check-in and check-out, including sales
  • Silent Auction (manning tables during silent auction, organizing winner’s items for purchase)
  • Event take-down and cleanup