I am so very sad about this. I am also worried for the workers, particularly Jesse and his family. This must be reinvented, absorbed, worked out. Dear valued friends, family and supporters of Harmony Café, We would like to share with you, as many have already heard, that Goodwill NCW has made the difficult business decision to close both of the Harmony Cafés in Green Bay and Fox Valley, most likely by years end. Harmony Café was founded as a welcoming, inclusive, and vibrant place to celebrate diversity. We have served thousands of different people through hundreds of events and scores of community partnerships, and affected our region in many positive ways, small and large. Harmony has been a caring, welcoming place for people of all ages, backgrounds, beliefs and orientations. Weve been proud to serve as an active arts and music venue for so many years. Unfortunately, our café business simply struggled too much to keep Harmonys doors open. Harmony Café operates LGBT Services, and the Arts & Music program all of which are a part of Goodwill NCW (North Central Wisconsin). Without a venue for performances and events, our Arts & Music program will close at years end, too. Our work in the LGBT Services (LGBT Partnership, Spectrum, and T-Force) will continue to grow in both communities, with offices at Goodwill NCWs Menasha campus and programming at other venues in the Fox Valley and Green Bay communities. Those efforts have made a difference in northeast Wisconsins acceptance of all people, and we are committed to keeping them strong. In the coming days, well be posting information about our closing dates, and hours online. We also will work closely with program leaders, volunteers, and people who use our meeting rooms to try and help them find a new home. If you have ideas or information on possible venues or meeting spaces please contact us at [email protected] or 920-724-2233 in Fox Valley, and 920-569-1593 in Green Bay. We ask for your continued support as we transition the LGBT Services, and say goodbye to our coffeehouses. In addition to our regularly scheduled programs (see the full schedule here) we will be having a goodbye Harmony party before the end of the year, and we will send updates about that soon. Over the next six weeks, lets make the most of the time we have left at Harmony Café and celebrate an amazing 10+ years of community collaboration. We have no regrets. Thanks again for your continued support. Sincerely, The Harmony Cafe Team
Posted on: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 06:17:25 +0000
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