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Event
Denim & Diamonds: The 3rd Annual Benefit
April 7 will be a night full of music, food, fun and finding out about an exciting vision, Crossroads Ranch. Heavy hor d/oeuvres as well as some rock and blues tunes by Wes Sheffield & the Slowburners will be served. We will have 2 silent auctions: the first being an art auction of work of local artists and the second being various donated items(several great surprises!). We at Crossroads Ranch hope that each and every person comes out to support the benefit!
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For those who may not be familiar with Crossroads Ranch, here is a glimpse inside the dream becoming a reality!
Renae Bennett is the founder of Itawamba Crossroads Ranch in Fulton. The vision for the ranch was born from the tragedy of her son, Marcus, sustaining a traumatic brain injury thirteen years ago at the age of 17. After spending several miserable years in institutions, her dream is to have a privately funded, residential community for high-functioning, special needs adults.
The ranch will include a lodge for meals, education center and gathering place, individual small houses for residents, a skills depot for citizens to make pottery and other goods, an organic garden with a greenhouse, and farm animals. The Ranch will provide a happy, healthy and safe
environment for those who choose to call it home and also for those who come for daily activities.
To date, forty-two acres have been donated for the site of the ranch, architectural plans have been drawn for the lodge and small houses, landscape plans have been obtained for a Prayer Garden, material costs for the small houses and lodge have been estimated, and a building across the road is currently being renovated to house the skills depot. In addition, Crossroads Ranch Pottery is being made and sold as a way to promote the ranch and raise money for current projects. Construction on the lodge began last year and we hope to complete the interior and begin work on the Cottages with proceeds from this benefit.
Crossroads Ranch is currently a SPECIAL PROJECT through CREATE Foundation.
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LocationSheffield Manor (View)
101 Ike Drive
Fulton, MS 38843
United States
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