Shelter Honors Volunteers by Hosting Apple Pie Day at Options Thrift Shoppe April 12, 2011

Join The Shelter for Abused Women & Children for the eighth annual Apple Pie Day, a birthday celebration commemorating the generosity of the late Jack and Lue Harris, at 3 p.m. on Monday, April 25, 2011, at Options Thrift Shoppe, 968 Second Avenue North, Naples.   Apple Pie Day honors Jack and Lue Harris’ countless volunteer efforts with The Shelter, as well as their generous gift that allowed the nonprofit domestic violence center to purchase the Options building.   This year’s celebration takes place at 3:00 p.m. Monday, April 25th at the resale store and includes remarks by Options Store Manager Lissette Garcia, as well as free apple pie for customers, while supplies last.   Options Thrift Shoppe is owned and operated by The Shelter for Abused Women & Children. Proceeds benefit The Shelter’s life-transforming programs and services while offering program participants the ability to shop using free gift vouchers for the items needed to rebuild their lives.   Open Monday through Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Options is located at 968 Second Avenue North in Naples. To arrange for free pick-up of furniture donations, please call the Options Manager at 239.434.7115. For more information on The Shelter, please call 239.775.3862, or visit www.naplesshelter.org    To Prevent. To Protect. To Prevail. The Shelter for Abused Women & Children.

The Shelter for Abused Women & Children, Collier County’s certified domestic violence center, has served more than 57,000 individuals since 1989, providing programs and services designed to prevent domestic violence before it begins; advocating for societal changes to end domestic violence in our community; and meeting the immediate and long-term needs of victims and survivors.   The nonprofit organization is included in a list of the 14 top-rated domestic violence centers across the United States by America’s premier independent charity evaluator, Charity Navigator, and has received their Four Star Charity rating two years consecutively.

JOIN THE SHELTER IN HOLIDAY MERRY MAKING November 15, 2010

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Join The Shelter in Holiday Merry Making    Naples, FL – 11/15/10- Make it a merry holiday season – donate new, non-violent toys and gift items to The Shelter for Abused Women & Children for program participants of all ages.   “Through community support, The Shelter can help ensure a safe, peaceful and joyful holiday season for hundreds of children, women, men and their pets,” Volunteer & Resource Coordinator Rebecca Grabau. Needed for the holidays are new gift items: Non-violent toys, games and batteries Dolls (all ethnicities) Non-violent CDs and DVDs Non-violent video games Non-violent books for adults and children Baseballs, basketballs, soccer balls, etc. Sports equipment Roller skates/blades Skate boards Portable CD players, MP3 players Adult clothing (all sizes) Children’s clothing (all sizes – especially teen boys) Shoes (boys, girls, men, women) Purses and wallets Gift sets – bath & body scrubs, lotions, etc. Make-up sets Hair brushes, hair dryers and accessories PJs for adults and children (all sizes) Slippers for adults and children Gift cards to Target, Payless Shoes, Walmart, Coastland Center Mall, etc. Phone cards and gasoline cards Additionally, food items for Thanksgiving are needed. Grabau concludes, “Together we can bring peace and joy into homes across our community.” To coordinate a Donation Drive, or for more information on The Shelter’s holiday needs, please call 239.775.3862, ext. 235, or email Rgrabau@naplesshelter.org. Donations should be dropped at the back warehouse of The Shelter’s Options Thrift Shoppe, 968 Second Avenue N, Naples, Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ELDER ABUSE TRAINING October 18, 2010

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MEDIA ALERT: No Wrong Door Elder Abuse Training WHO: The Brookdale Elder Abuse Response Program Advocate for The Shelter for Abused Women & Children, representatives from the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence and other elder abuse experts. WHAT: No Wrong Door: Serving Survivors of Domestic Violence - a free training for victim advocates, law enforcement, adult protective service staff, senior service providers, healthcare workers and disability service providers. Participants learn to identify victims of elder abuse and ensure that whatever door in the community the senior victim enters, she or he will receive help WHERE: Naples Botanical Garden 4820 Bayshore Dr. Naples, FL 34112 WHEN: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.      The Shelter’s program serving later in life victims of domestic violence, The Brookdale Elder Abuse Response Program, is generously underwritten by The Brookdale Foundation Group. No Wrong Door is one of a series of events The Shelter is participating in/hosting as part of the nonprofit’s National Domestic Violence Awareness Month campaign.  For more information please call 239.775.3862, or click here!  To Prevent. To Protect. To Prevail. The Shelter for Abused Women & Children. For more information on The Shelter, please call 239.775.3862, or visit www.naplesshelter.org

NEW YORK CITY FAMILY HOLIDAY PACKAGE September 28, 2010

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NYC Family Holiday Package Provides Winter Wonderland for Children of All Ages!   Naples, FL – 9/28/10 – Gourmet chocolate, a luxury hotel stay and four prime orchestra seats to the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular, presenting the world-famous Rockettes, are just part of the amazing New York City Family Holiday Package being offered by the The Shelter for Abused Women & Children as part of the organization’s 11th annual Mending Broken Hearts with Hope Luncheon.    Bid today on this festive NYC Family Holiday that features:  Radio City Christmas Spectacular Marriott hotelfour prime orchestra seats (4) One-night stay in a luxury (2 standard rooms for 1 night in NYC) Mad Hatter’s Tea Party for four (4) at Alice’s Tea Cup La Maison du Chocolat $30 Gift Certificate and $18 Canister of Tasse de Chocolat F.A.O. Schwarz $100 Gift Card Canine Styles $100 Gift Card Spring Flowers Eli Zabar $150 Gift Basket delivered to hotelChildren’s Boutique $150 Gift Card E.A.T./   The minimum bid for this holiday adventure is $800. The NYC Family Holiday Package is valued at $1,542 – $2,022 (variability due to hotel stay). The winner will be notified by email. All proceeds from the online auction benefit the life-transforming programs and services of The Shelter.   Bids will be accepted online at http://www.naplesshelter.org/how-you-can-help/shelter-events   through 3:00 p.m. on Friday, October 15, 2010, EST.   The Shelter’s 11th annual Mending Broken Hearts with Hope Luncheon takes place on Friday, February 18, 2011, at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, and features Robin Givens as keynote speaker.   Sponsorship are available; seats are $300/person. For more information call 239.775.3862, ext. 211, or email mgreen@naplesshelter.org   To Prevent. To Protect. To Prevail.  The Shelter for Abused Women & Children. For more information on The Shelter, please call 239.775.3862, or visit www.naplesshelter.org The Shelter for Abused Women & Children, Collier County’s certified domestic violence center, has served more than 57,000 individuals since 1989, providing programs and services designed to prevent domestic violence before it begins; advocating for societal changes to end domestic violence in our community; and meeting the immediate and long-term needs of victims and survivors.   The nonprofit organization is included in a list of the 14 top-rated domestic violence centers across the United States by America’s premier independent charity evaluator, Charity Navigator.   If you or someone you love is in an abusive relationship, please call The Shelter’s confidential 24-hour crisis line:    239.775.1101 www.naplesshelter.org   To Prevent. To Protect. To Prevail.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS OPEN HOUSE September 24, 2010

WHAT:            Domestic Violence Awareness Open House

                        In recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, PACE Center for Girls, Collier at Immokalee welcomes local author Nancy Koerner of Belize Survivor: Darker Side of Paradise to speak about her book on domestic violence.  Book signing to follow presentation.

WHERE:           160 North 1^st Street, Immokalee, FL 34142

WHEN:            October 6^th, 2010 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

WHY:               October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

INVITED:         Shelter for Abused Women and Children

                        Delta Family Counseling

                        Local Community Resources             

CONTACT:       Marianne Kearns

PHONE:           239-377-9864

EMAIL:             marianne.kearns@pacecenterorg

  Believing in girls….. Christina A. Jordan PACE Center for Girls Collier Special Projects Manager
239.377.9877 (Direct) 239.273.5057 (Cell)  239.377.9861 (Fax)
  Eat at California Pizza Kitchen at Coconut Point or Waterside October 5th or 6th, present a flyer to the server and 20% goes to PACE!  Download a flyer at www.pacecenter.org/collier!   Join us October 6th for a Domestic Violence Open House from 10-12!  Guest speaker, author Nancy Koerner!