By Daily Press staff
Daybreak Shelter is offering shoppers an opportunity to purchase exclusive crafts and collectibles during its annual holiday sale.
Daybreak Designs, a project-based business started in 1999 as an extension of Daybreak Shelter, will hold its holiday sale on Friday, Dec. 9, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 10, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The sale will take place on the corner Seventh Street and Colorado Boulevard.
Items for sale will include a variety of specially designed arts and crafts including hand-painted greeting and holiday cards, one-of-a-kind jewelry items and other collectibles. Daybreak Designs is run by the women of Daybreak Shelter who are working to overcome mental illness.
The annual holiday sale provides the opportunity for the artists and craftswomen to increase their limited income and learn important self-supporting skills. The sale also includes the raffle of a handmade quilt.
Daybreak Shelter, a transitional housing program, provides six months of structured, group living for up to 15 mentally ill women. Daybreak Shelter is a project of Ocean Park Community Center.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 16, 2005. Read the original PDF.