Events
Don’t miss our second annual Characters for Christmas event!
The holiday season is finally here, and we’re getting ready to spread some cheer with Characters for Christmas! Characters for Christmas started last year as a COVID-friendly way to bring some extra special holiday magic to our community, all while helping a great cause – and we’re so…
Get ready for the 2021 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Spring is on its way, and with it the 6th Annual Sip & Swine BBQ Festival! This last year has involved its fair share of challenges, but Sip & Swine is a good time for a good cause, and we just can’t wait. All proceeds from this event…
Sell-out crowd expected at first-ever Home of Hope golf tourney
It’s a fundraiser 20 years in the making. For more than two decades, North Gwinnett Kiwanis Club has been organizing golf fundraisers for various kid-based community projects. And this year, for the first time, they’ve teamed up with Home of Hope. The Home of Hope Charity Golf Tournament…
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 2020
Hungry? How about a plate full of award-winning barbeque? One hundred of the best barbeque teams around are set to converge on Coolray Field for the fifth annual Sip & Swine BBQ Festival. It all happens on March 5-6 and proceeds benefit Home of Hope at Gwinnett Children’s…
Status report: One month to go until Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 2019
The fourth annual Sip & Swine BBQ Festival will take place from Friday, March 1st to Saturday, March 2nd at Coolray Field. We’re looking forward to Sip & Swine 2019, and we have some exciting news about this year’s BBQ Festival: Rick Hendrick is our Grand Champion Sponsor!…
We’re getting ready for the second annual Diamonds and Dancing event!
Our second annual Diamonds and Dancing event is coming right up. It will be held on October 19th at 6:30 pm at the Chateau Elan. This year’s theme is Havana Nights, so wear white linens or a brightly colored dress and top off the ensemble with a fedora!…
The third annual Sip & Swine BBQ Festival is on its way!
The third annual Sip & Swine BBQ Festival is rapidly approaching, and here at the Home of Hope @ GCS we're getting very excited. This year's BBQ Festival will take place on Friday, March 2nd to Saturday, March 3rd at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville. (The event will open…
Diamonds & DISCO 2017: A huge success for Home of Hope at Gwinnett Children’s Shelter!
A few weeks ago we took part in a very special event called Diamonds & DISCO. The purpose of the Diamonds and DISCO gala was to raise money for our organization, the Home of Hope at Gwinnett Children’s Shelter. We want to thank all of the sponsors and…
We eagerly await our Diamonds & DISCO 30-year celebration!
We are getting pumped for a very special fundraising event - Diamonds & DISCO! On October 27th, the Home of Hope @ Gwinnett Children’s Shelter will celebrate 30 years of helping homeless children and their mothers with Diamonds & DISCO, a dinner and silent auction fundraiser. The banquet…
Sip & Swine 2017
[vc_row class="remove-top"][vc_column][rs_space height="25px"][vc_column_text]Sip & Swine 2017 This March 3rd and 4th will mark the second annual “Sip & Swine BBQ Festival” benefiting Home of Hope at Gwinnett Children’s Shelter. The inaugural 2016 event brought more than 10,000 people over two days to enjoy some of the best BBQ,…