Mark your calendar and join us on Friday, April 10th at the Holiday Inn for LCRC’s 25th Annual Banquet & Auction! The banquet committee has been hard at work curating auction items (let us know if you have an item to donate!) and planning the games and entertainment for the evening.
“The Lakes Crisis Center never gave up on me,” emphasized a successful Minnesota professional.
We’ll call her “Tina” for privacy purposes.
Each quarter we highlight an LCRC Staff Member. This quarter, get to know Jesi Smith.
What is your role at LCRC? Positive Connections Program Dir.
What does that entail? I oversee the visitation center. My job duties range from scheduling visitation/exchanges, invoices/billing, supervising visitation/exchanges.
A word from the Executive Director:
It seems as though every time you turn on a television you hear about abuse, violence, and crimes being committed.
Whether it is Adrian Peterson and his physical punishment of a four year old child or Ray Rice knocking out his fiancé in an elevator, domestic violence and child abuse are certainly not limited to the professional game of football. It is clear there are some unsettling trends and statistics coming out of this media attention.
As we near the end of 2014 and reflect on the past year, we think of all the men, women, and children we have been able to serve, the intervention to crisis we’ve provided, and the safety and hope that has been fostered for families in need. Without the support and generosity of compassionate individuals and businesses in our community and surrounding area, we would not have been able to accomplish our mission. There are numerous outreach opportunities, community events, and fundraisers we participated in and hosted throughout the year as well.
Give to the Max Day is coming up on Thursday, November 13th!
Each quarter we highlight an LCRC Staff Member.
The Lakes Crisis & Resource Center recently hosted the first of what is intended to be an annual event – an Old Fashion Charity Auction to raise funds to support the programs and services provided by LCRC and Mary’s Place Shelter.
The sexual abuse began when she was six years old, but she lived to tell her story …
She was thrown down a stairway by her first husband who tried to abort her pregnancy, but she lived to tell her story …
She battled cancer at ages 21 and 29, but she lived to tell her story …
She sought love in all the wrong places and only found meth and brutal abuse, but she lived to tell her story …
He beat her and left her for dead in a gun cabinet for three days, but she lived to tell her story …
Undercover Colors is a new company based out of North Carolina working to prevent sexual assault. Their recent development is a nail polish that when exposed to the presence of date rape drugs such as GHP, Rohpynol, and Zanax will change colors indicating that something is wrong.
The followign statement is taken from their Facebook page:
