Christ's Home will host Nathaniel Deen, a movie producer and former child resident at Christ's Home, as its guest speaker for this year's fundraising dinner. The event will take place on Thursday, May 15, at 6 p.m. at Christ's Home Community Center, 800 York Road, Warminster. Deen was the guest speaker at Christ's Home's spring fundraising dinner in 2022.

Deen's most recent film, titled "Brave the Dark," had its world premiere in January at the Fulton Theatre in downtown Lancaster. Starring Jared Harris and Nicholas Hamilton, the film is about Deen's early life struggles and how Stan Deen, an English teacher and theater arts director at Garden Spot High School, helped change his life for the better. The teacher's unwavering support and kindness helped Nate find healing and a true sense of family during a tough time in his life. "Brave the Dark" won the Overall Audience Choice Award at the Heartland International Film Festival.

Inspired by his late teacher, Nate has enjoyed a career in the arts spanning three decades. Originally named Nathaniel Williams, he changed his last name to Deen in honor of his teacher and started the Stan Deen Foundation in his honor. The organization focuses on helping at-risk youths who have dealt with traumatic life events in the same way that Stan helped Nate.

The spring fundraising dinner will be red carpet-themed and will include a live interview featuring Nate and John Bryant, chief governance officer of Christ's Home. The interview will offer Nate an opportunity to share his life story, his faith, and the process of producing "Brave the Dark."

Monies raised at the dinner will help defray operating costs for Christ's Home that are not 100% covered through government funding.

For more information and to make a reservation, visit https://christshome.givecloud.co/springdinner25.

In continuous operation since 1903, Christ's Home is a charitable 501(c)(3) organization founded as a nondenominational Christian ministry serving children and senior adults in need. For more information, visit http://www.christshome.org.