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Blankfest 2007, organized by Let’s Rock America, continues to rock NJ to help end homelessness! The final totals are not in as of today. However, this year’s event has met or exceeded the goal. In addition, a solid foundation has been set for Blankfest 2008.

New photos from the event have been added and an online album established for Blankfest 2007.

These are some random photos from Blankfest 2007. To view all of the pictures click here.

Tags: blankfest, Ending Homelessness, homelessness, let's rock america, Project Homeless Connect

Blankfest 2007 was held on Sunday, December 23, 2007 at The Crossroads, 78 North Avenue, Garwood, New Jersey 07027. Sponsored by Let’s Rock America, the six (6) hour benefit concert raised blankets for the homeless that will be distributed throughout the state at Project Homeless Connect events. More details and photos will be available later this week.

This is a photo of Jerry Bohrer and Ruby! of the group Ruby and Jerry, Rich Kubicz of Let’s Rock America who organized the event, and Richard Brown of Monarch Housing Associates.

This is a picture of Rich Kubicz, Melinda Davis of Melinda Davis and the Eleventh Hour and Taiisa Telesford of Monarch Housing Associates.

Tags: blankfest, homeless, let's rock america, Project Homeless Connect

The Blankfest season has officially started.  The 2007 season will see the expansion of this event into 8 different cities in 3 countries across the world. Concerts in Nyack, New York and Nottingham, England are scheduled to take place on December 16.  For more information about these events click here. 

The New Jersey show will take place on Sunday, December 23, 2007 at The Crossroads: 78 North Avenue, Garwood, New Jersey 07027.  Sponsored by Let’s Rock America, this 6 hour benefit concert will raise blankets for the homeless that will be distributed throughout the state at Project Homeless Connect events. 

The show lineup is as follows:

4PM:  Ruby And Jerry

5:30:  Melinda Davis and The 11th Hour

7:00:  The Voltaires

8:30:  Splooge

10:00:  F.P. Toz

11:30:  The Baghdaddios

Admission to the concert is a blanket for the homeless.  All blankets from the event will be collected by Monarch Housing Associates and distributed throughout the State for Project Homeless Connect events.  If your county is interested in receiving blankets for your Project Homeless Connect event please send an email to Taiisa Telesford [Email address: ttelesford #AT# monarchhousing.org - replace #AT# with @ ]. 

Spread the word about the upcoming event and let’s make Blank-Fest New Jersey 2007 and Project Homeless Connect 2008 a great success!

Tags: blankfest, Project Homeless Connect

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The Monarch Gallery of photos has been integrated into Monarch’s Blog. To have your photos of events or project development please contact either Taiisa Telesford [Email address: ttelesford #AT# monarchhousing.org - replace #AT# with @ ] or Asish Patel [Email address: apatel #AT# monarchhousing.org - replace #AT# with @ ].

These are random images from the Gallery which contains 1458 photos.

These are the most recent additions to the Gallery.

These are the most viewed images in the Gallery.

These are the list of all of the photo albums. Below the links are four random photos from each album:

2007 Governor’s Conference

Allies Homes 2004

Allies Homes 2004 Album 2

Allies Homes 2005

Alternatives - Somerset

Alternatives Homes 2004

Arc Warren - Columbia Supportive Living

Arc Warren - Columbia Supportive Living Album 2

Bergen County 2007 Project Homeless Connect

Bergen County 2008 Project Homeless Connect

Bergen meets Phil Mangano

Blankfest

Bridgeway - 9 month inspection 9/11/2007

Bridgeway - Hunterdon Home

Camden DREAMS

Camden DREAMS Grand Opening

Camden Homeless Summit

Camden Homeless Vigil 2006

Camden Housing First Summit

Camden’s 2007 Project Homeless Connect

Camden’s 2008 Project Homeless Connect

Cape May 2007 Project Homeless Connect

Cape May 2008 Project Homeless Connect

Caring Homes 2004

CoC Summit December 10, 2007

CoC Summit March 18, 2008

Congressional Reception

CSP South - South Main Avenue

Cumberland 2008 Project Homeless Connect

Essex County PHC 2008

Hawthorne 2007 07 19

Hudson 2007 Project Homeless Connect

Hudson PHC and Plan Completion

JSDD 2005

Life Link Grand Opening

Lily Mae Grand Opening

Lily Mae Album 3

Lily Mae Album 4

Lily Mae Album 5

Lily Mae Construction

Lily Mae Construction Album 2

Mercer County 2007 Project Homeless Connect

Middlesex County Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Kick Off

Monmouth 2008 Project Homeless Connect

Morris 2006 Project Homeless Connect

Morris 2007 Project Homeless Connect

NJCDC - Birch

NJCDC - Hawthorne - 6/7/07

NJCDC - Hawthorne - Grand Opening

Ocean 2007 Project Homeless Connect

Ocean County 2008 Project Homeless Connect

Passaic County 2007 Project Homeless Connect

Passaic County 2008 Project Homeless Connect

Passaic County PIT & PHC Kickoff 2007

PCICH: HOPE in Passaic County Ten Year Plan Kickoff

Phil Mangano in Gloucester County

Phil Mangano in Salem County

Project Live - Office building and residences

Project Live - Office Building and Residences - Ribbon Cutting

Project Live Efficiency Apartment Update

Project Live Efficiency Apartments

Robins Nest - Buildings 1 and 2

Robins Nest Grand Opening Part2

Seashell Open House

Somerset Street Count Locations

Sussex Freeholders Approve Plan to End Homelessness

Sussex Freeholders Thank PIT and PHC Volunteers

The Keys to Ending Homelessness in Hudson County

Winans

To have your photos of events or project development please contact either Taiisa Telesford [Email address: ttelesford #AT# monarchhousing.org - replace #AT# with @ ] or Asish Patel [Email address: apatel #AT# monarchhousing.org - replace #AT# with @ ].

Tags: Allies, blankfest, Bridgeway, Camden DREAMS, Congressional Reception, Ending Homelessness, Essex County, homeless, homelessness, Housing First, HUD, Mercer County, NJCDC, Ocean County, Phil Mangano, photo albums, Project Homeless Connect, Salem county

As the holiday season officially begins, Let’s Rock America prepares to host their annual Blank Fest event.  Once again, The Crossroads in Garwood New Jersey will be home to the benefit concert featuring local bands coming together to provide blankets for the homeless.  This years concert will be held on December 23 starting at 4pm. The line up for this year’s Blank Fest includes:

Ruby and Jerry
Melinda Davis and the 11th Hour
The Voltaires
Splooge
F.P. Toz
The Baghdaddios

Blank-Fest New Jersey 2007 will run from 4pm - 12:30pm at The Crossroads, 78 North Avenue, Garwood, New Jersey 07027.  Admission to the event is a blanket for the homeless.  All blankets collected at Blank Fest New Jersey 2007 will be distributed at Project Homeless Connect events throughout the state on January 29, 2008.

To learn more about Blank-Fest click here. 

Tags: benefit-concert, blankfest, Project Homeless Connect

What started over 10 years ago with one man collecting blankets for the homeless at Christmas time has grown to a huge annual benefit concert raising awareness and blankets for the homeless.  In the winter of 1996 Kenn Rowell decided to collect blankets from his friends and distribute them to homeless individuals on the streets Christmas Eve.  The next year this idea expanded and Blank-Fest I was born.  Kenn Rowell brought together friends of his that were musicians as well as his own band and hosted a benefit concert for the homeless.  Admission to the event, one new or slightly used blanket to be given to homeless individuals in New York City.  Since its first year collecting 40 blankets and sharing music of local bands, Blank-Fest has grown into a major event starring up and coming artist.  Last year Blank-Fest broke records collecting over 650 blankets for the homeless.  Blank-Fest has seen a successful growth and has spread to communities outside of New York. 

In 2007 will see Blank-Fest events in the UK, Toronto Canada as well as cities across the US from Austin Texas to Cincinnati Ohio and Scranton Pennsylvania.  2006 saw the first Blank-Fest event in New Jersey which was quite successful raising 200 blankets that were distributed at Project Homeless Connect events throughout the state on January 25, 2007.  Once again, New Jersey will be home to Blank-Fest on December 23, 2007.  Proceeds from this year’s blank-Fest will be distributed to Project Homeless Connect events in New Jersey.  More details about New Jersey Blank-Fest will be available soon.
 
For more information about Blank-Fest visit click here.

Tags: blankfest, Project Homeless Connect

On Sunday, December 10th, internet music magazine Let’s Rock America sponsored the very first Blank-Fest in New Jersey, a charitable 12 hour concert that collected blankets for the homeless, at The Crossroads, 78 North Avenue in Garwood, NJ. At the end of the day an estimated 200 blankets were donated to Project Homeless Connect through Monarch Housing Associates.

Randi Moore [Email address: rmoore #AT# monarchhousing.org - replace #AT# with @ ], pictured on the left, Monarch Housing Associates’ Senior Associate and Team Leader of the Ending Homelessness Team, accepted the estimated 200 blankets on stage from Rich Kubicz. Ms. Moore stated that the blankets will be given to the homeless who attend the Project Homeless Connect New Jersey events on January 25th. To read the full story .

Tags: blankfest, Ending Homelessness, Project Homeless Connect