Hello Wonderful Family and Friends,

It is that time of year again- time for the Hot Chocolate Run for Safe Passage!!! 

As most of you know, I have been involved with Safe Passage for about five years now, and have just passed by 3 year anniversary as a full-time staff member!  The work that my coworkers do is so utterly important, and it makes a huge difference in the lives of the people in our community. 

We have been fortunate enough to have community support for the HCR each year, but as the years pass, it becomes more and more vital to continue growing this event (with budget cutbacks for funding by the state- meaning we have a larger gap to cover in our funding, and the economy being so poor- meaning we have more clients in need).
 
I hope you’ll consider making a donation and help me meet my fundraising goal. No amount is too small- each donation can really help our organization. 

Safe Passage relies on support from people like us to fund their programming--including an emergency shelter program, individual counseling and support groups, legal services, a 24-hour hotline and more. Here are some examples of what these services cost:

$20: Emergency funds for a woman to purchase groceries or diapers
$45: A one-hour counseling session for a woman seeking help for the first time
$80: One weekly drop-in group session for survivors of domestic violence
$100: An hour of ASL interpreting for a deaf survivor's counseling session
$135: Three sessions for children who have witnessed domestic violence
$500: A month of on-call advocacy for victims of domestic violence police calls

All contributions are tax-deductible, and you’ll receive an emailed receipt immediately after you donate.

Thank you so much for your support!  If you want to register for the event or learn more about it, visit http://hotchocolaterun.com.  Consider registering- it is one of the best events that I have participated in (and I'm not just saying that because I am on the committee that plans it!)

Thanks everyone!