The Clothesline Project
October 4th, 2007
Walk the Line!
The Clothesline Project will be displayed in front of the Orange County Government Center and is the kick off event of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. A brief ceremony will take place at noon. The Clothesline Project bears witness to victims of violence. The t-shirts are made by and in memory of victims of violence. This project is a collaboration of Safe Homes, the Rape Crisis Program of the Mental Health Assocaition and the YWCA of Orange County and an initiative of the Orange County Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
For more information, and to participate, call Shannon Wong, YWCA Orange County, 561-8050 ext 23
Celebration of Hope Dinner - Thursday, October 25, 2007
This year's honorees include
Celebration of Hope
Anne Mcallister
and
Mildred Warren Good Neighbor Award
Orange & Rockland Utilities
Barry Short.
In addition, The Orange County Family Justice Center will hand out its first ever award to County Executive Edward Diana, in recognition of his support and dedication to the Family Justice Center and victims of violence throughout Orange County.
Safe Home's 13th Annual Love Gently Dinner was held at Painter's Tavern in Cornwall on March 12, 2007. The event raised $4,500. Thank you to all of our amazing celebrity waiters, Sal, Peter, Nick and the tremendous wait staff at Painters for their unwavering support and our family, friends and supporters who come and have dinner with us!
For more details for any of these events, please call Safe Homes or e-mail us ocsafehomes@hvc.rr.com
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