Safe Harbor of West Chester has another $9,000 thanks to the efforts of the Radley Run Art Show held at the country club on March 9 and 10.

It’s the third year the shelter has been the beneficiary of the show that donates 30 percent of the sale price on all items sold as well as 100 percent of the sale

price for items the artists donated for auction.

Karen Delaney, the coordinator for the art show, said the event was capped at 50 artists and 32 of them donated works.

Displayed for sale were a variety of art styles, from paintings, sculptures woodcarving and ceramics to glass art, photography and jewelry.

This was the fourth year for the show and the third for Safe Harbor. Delaney said the last two shows raised a combined $17,000. This year’s addition brings the total to $26,000.

According to Delaney, who was also one of the artists, Safe Harbor was chosen because of its enthusiasm for the show.

“We actually put an invitation out to a number of charities in the area What we were looking for is a charity as enthusiastic about the event as we are, and could actually get the word out and help us… Safe Harbor was over the top in their efforts to get the word out.”

She said the shelter managed to get a sign at the top of the PECO building advertising the Radley Run event.

“The fact they went to that effort was really great…They worked as hard as we did.”

She added that Safe Harbor does a great job for the single homeless and that “helping them out is very gratifying.”

Glenn L. Fricke, executive director of Safe Harbor, called the help received through the art show “fantastic.”

“It’s humbling that Karen and all the artists take their time and their artistic works and donate to Safe Harbor. That is just tremendously appreciated. In these times of need, the problem is funding and anything we can get will help,” Fricke said, and called the artists and everyone at Radley Run “tremendous.”

Safe Harbor provides shelter for 20 men and 20 women at a time as well as providing lunch for about 45 people Monday through Friday. Last year they served more than 56,000 meals, breakfast, lunch and dinner,” Fricke said.

Fricke refers to Safe Harbor as a temporary home for those in need of finding themselves, preparing to get jobs and for returning to their families.

Several schools in the area work with Safe Harbor, including Hillendale Elementary School. The school makes lunches for Safe Harbor during the annual Day of Service on Martin Luther King Day.

A number of local businesses helped sponsor the show by making donations to promote the event. Among them were Crozer Brinton Lake Medical Pavilion, Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union and Carousel Toyota.