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:
Each quarter, we will feature an LCRC Staff member in the Advocate Newsletter. We want our supporters and those interested in what we do to have the opportunity to get to know the individuals that make up the Lakes Crisis & Resource Center team. This quarter, please enjoy getting to know our Executive Director Jan Logan.
Five years ago was the first time he hit her. He was high on meth when he hit her with a belt. He thought she had bugged the house and was working with the police but that was not the case…he was hallucinating. In reaction to the abuse, she didn’t leave the house in an effort to show her husband that she was true to him. She isolated herself from her friends (her parents were deceased and she thinks her brother is in prison).
Mark your calendars for "Birds & Blooms" on May 6th at La Barista! This open house event is a kick-off for our new Kinship Program. This will be an opportunity to learn more about Kinship, talk with LCRC Staff and volunteers, and socialize with fellow community members who join you in your comittment to supporting the youth of our community. In addition, there will be items available for purchase including beautifully decorated birdhouses that have been handmade by local artisans and undecorated houses for you to adorn with your o
On April 4th, LCRC will be hosting it’s 24th Annual Auction and Banquet at the Holiday Inn in Detroit Lakes.
Fundraising in a direct sales business can be profitable and also increase your customer base dramatically! LCRC is looking to hold fundraisers with companies that offer quality service & outstanding products to sell.
“Are we going someplace where daddy can’t yell at us anymore?”
“Yeah,” she told her son as she left their home with only her pre-school children and her purse, telling her husband they were just going to the grocery store.
