Dear Friends,

On December 2, I'm running this year’s Hot Chocolate Run! This great event raises funds for Safe Passage, the organization addressing domestic violence in Hampshire County. This is an organization that I care a lot about. If you are looking for good organizations to share your abundance with this holiday season....this is one of the really good ones!
 
I hope you’ll make a donation and help me meet my fundraising goal. 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.

Please, there is no pressure to give, and if you do have some resources to share, I encourage you to give it generously. What ever you decide to do, thank you so much for your support! 

Hugs, Laurie

PS If you want to learn more about the run, visit http://hotchocolaterun.com. Or to learn more about safe passage, go to: http://safepass.org/