This year’s holiday event once again will focus on serving the Nashville homeless community with 20 percent of proceeds from the event going to Safe Haven and People Loving Nashville. Last year, the event raised more than $2,000 for the local organizations.

Here’s the press release with all the info…

THE 4TH ANNUAL CREMA CHRISTMAS SET FOR DECEMBER 10TH

Local Coffee Brewtique Hosts Handmade Arts – Crafts Sale
to Benefit the Nashville Homeless Community

NASHVILLE, TN –November 29, 2011 — CREMA, a local coffee brewtique, has set their 4th Annual CREMA Christmas event taking place Saturday, December 10th from 2 to 6 PM. This year’s holiday event once again will focus on serving the Nashville homeless community with 20 percent of proceeds from the event going to Safe Haven and People Loving Nashville. Last year, the event raised more than $2,000 for the local organizations.

This year, CREMA Christmas will once again feature local artisans that have made homemade accessories, paintings, photos, jewelry and other handmade goods by local artists with proceeds going to each of these organizations.

The CREMA mission is to serve distinctively great coffee, expand coffee knowledge and be good people. Since opening their doors, CREMA has raised and/or donated more than $10,000 to Safe Haven, People Loving Nashville and other non-profits.

With these donations, CREMA has been recently announced as a “Gold Guardian Angel” for Safe Haven. A “Guardian Angel” is an organization that underwrites the cost of a family while they stay at Safe Haven Family Shelter. With their donations, CREMA has been able to provide a family with the opportunity to receive comprehensive training, counseling and support through the shelter program for 45 days.

Make a difference for the Nashville homeless community this holiday season by attending CREMA Christmas.

ABOUT SAFE HAVEN:
Safe Haven provides shelter and transitional services that empower Middle Tennessee homeless families with children to achieve lasting self-sufficiency. This is the only homeless shelter that takes in whole families in the area. For more information, http://www.safehaven.org/

ABOUT PEOPLE LOVING NASHVILLE:
In 2008, a group of five gathered to provide a small Thanksgiving meal to those residing on the streets of downtown Nashville. Impacted greatly by this one night, they decided to provide a weekly meal for the homeless & less fortunate in downtown. Now, coming together every Monday night to prepare, serve and give a meal, People Loving Nashville has become a movement among twenty-somethings and beyond in Nashville. The most important goal is to provide love; simple, genuine love to those that feel they have been forgotten. They are simply “People Loving Nashville.” For more information, http://peoplelovingnashville.com/

ABOUT CREMA:
CREMA is the mark of excellence in the finest espresso. When a shot of espresso is properly crafted, its rich foam topping is the crema. Our name represents our primary goal, excellence in quality as well as our passion for the best quality in coffee, espresso and service, which is proudly rooted in our Italian heritage. We focus on the fundamental elements, so our highly skilled, ninja-like baristas use small-batch, locally roasted beans, precise methods, and superior equipment to handcraft the finest traditional Italian coffee and espresso. Our love and respect for coffee means we never stop learning or experimenting and we’re always eager to talk about it. We are also always finding new ways to be a part of the local community, such as giving away our advertising space to charities and donating caffeine to jump start event volunteers at 5:30am! For more information, http://www.crema-coffee.com/

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