Anya Menk: Benefit Concert for “Conversations with Friends”

Vocalist, Anya Menk, returns to Jazz Central with a benefit concert for CWF!

Conversations with Friends (CWF) is a dedicated, humanitarian, all-volunteer, non-profit organization whose members write weekly pen-pal letters and send birthday cards and Sunshine Club cards to people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the Freeborn County Adult Detention Center (Albert Lea), Kandiyohi County Jail (Willmar), and Sherburne County Jail (Elk River). In addition, CWF makes modest commissary deposits; they provide ‘Dignity’ backpacks for those who have been ordered deported; they provide Safe Release services to people who have been released and need assistance reaching their final destination; and they visit people detained by ICE at the Freeborn County Adult Detention Center. CWF’s mission statement is as follows: ending isolation by visiting and supporting people detained by ICE. 

featuring:

Anya Menk – vocals

Austyn Menk – piano

JC Sanford – trombone

Dan Carpel – bass

Ben Ehrlich – drums

Arya Menk – special guest