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Singer Amy Grant joins City of Refuge fundraiser on Oct. 19

Grammy Award winner Amy Grant will sing during the annual fundraiser for City of Refuge on Oct. 19 at The Foundry at Puritan Mill, 916 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd. NW, Atlanta. (Courtesy of City of Refuge)

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Grammy Award winner Amy Grant will sing during the annual fundraiser for City of Refuge on Oct. 19 at The Foundry at Puritan Mill, 916 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd. NW, Atlanta. (Courtesy of City of Refuge)
By Carolyn Cunningham – For the AJC
Sept 27, 2023

City of Refuge’s fundraiser is 6 p.m. Oct. 19 at The Foundry at Puritan Mill, 916 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd. NW, Atlanta, with six-time Grammy Award winner Amy Grant performing during “The Gathering” dinner.

Tickets at $500 per person are available at tinyurl.com/35ezfvxz.

With the theme “Break Barriers and Build Momentum,” the Atlanta-based nonprofit is “a faith-based environment that helps individuals and families transition out of crisis,” according to the organization’s website.

For more information, visit facebook.com/CityOfRefugeAtl or CityOfRefugeAtl.org or contact Caroline VanEaton at cvaneaton@CityOfRefugeAtl.org.

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