Sussex County Interfaith Hospitality Network (SCIHN) of Newton will hold its 14^th annual dinner auction on Saturday, March 31 at the Lake Mohawk Golf Club in Sparta. Corporate sponsorships are available, and tickets are now on sale.

The event will begin at 6:30pm with a silent auction, followed by a gourmet dinner buffet created by Chef Marc Muniz. A live auction will feature vacation getaways, restaurant dine-arounds, gift baskets and event tickets. Friends and businesses are invited to donate items, and all will be acknowledged in the program.“We look forward to seeing old and new friends at our annual fundraiser. Sussex County Interfaith Hospitality Network is grateful for the continued support of our community,” said Julie Schuldner, Executive Director of SCIHN.

Tickets are $60 a person and can be directly purchased by calling 973-579-1180 or email info@scihn.org Tickets are not available at the door and must be reserved by March 20. For more information, go to www.helpnjhomeless.org.

All proceeds benefit SCIHN, (Sussex County Interfaith Hospitality Network), a division of Family Promise, is a non-profit organization created in 1998 in response to the growing number of homeless families in Sussex County, New Jersey. Today, Family Promise has over 171 IHN affiliates in 41 states and the District of Columbia.  In 2010, Family Promise affiliates served more than 49,000 children and adults and involved more than 125,000 volunteers in 5,000 congregations.

The Sussex County Interfaith Hospitality Network (SCIHN) was created in 1998, in response to the growing number of homeless families in Sussex, Warren, & Morris Counties. A network of volunteers from local congregations provides emergency shelter, meals and support services to families & single women who are homeless. Families can be two parents with children, single mother with children, single fathers with children or couples. Homeless families have two desperate needs: 1) Immediate food and shelter where they can stay together as a family in a place where they can feel safe and 2) Assistance in finding permanent housing they can afford. Our network provides for both of these needs, while advocating for societal solutions to the crisis. Volunteers offer support and encouragement as families in trouble try to survive and stay together.