Check out our new PayPal button–and donate while you’re at it!
Yippee skippee! We are doing the happy dance because of our new PayPal button in our sidebar! As of this week we officially became a verified PayPal nonprofit organization, so you can safely and securely donate to our cause. Every donation helps, whether it’s $10 for our art bags (your $10 helps us put an art bag in the hands of an at-risk child) or $100 to help us help other abuse-related organizations and support groups in the state.
The button has been tried and tested, so we know it works. Perhaps you should test it out just in case… It’s over there to the right!
Remember, together we can do much for many!
Rescue the Future recap
On October 21st Childhelp Wasatch Front Utah Chapter held its first fundraising event. Rescue the Future, a fundraiser and art exhibit, took place at Noah’s event center in South Jordan and featured Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff as the keynote speaker. Also on the program were Childhelp co-founders Sara O’Meara and Yvonne Fedderson.
After a few hours of preparation…
and a few more hours…
including packaging up some yummy goodies for the tables…
we were ready for our guests!
The evening consisted of a silent auction…
a wonderful art stroll hosted by local Utah artists…
and fabulous speakers.
(Clockwise from top: Sara O’Meara, Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, Ruth Van Buren-Stevens, Debora Fletcher, Yvonne Fedderson)
Guests also enjoyed entertainment by Phoebe Romney and Natalie Evans…
Gregory Pearson and Shannon Fry (not pictured)…
and a solo Latin dance by current Miss Lehi Sabrina Jaco…
Per Eve Foussard’s request (our chapter president), the evening ended with a little dancing…
Thank you to everyone who planned, set up, welcomed, donated, sponsored, attended, spoke, socialized, served and entertained. It would not have been as successful a night without your help. We love you!
To catch more photos from Rescue the Future, you can pop over to our Flickr stream or the view slideshow below. If you look carefully you might even see the extra “little” help we had setting up!
P.S. Have you seen our Art in a Bag concept yet? If not, you really must! Instead of your $10 going toward an overpriced sandwich in some restaurant downtown, it can purchase an art bag for an at-risk child. Pretty easy decision if you ask me.
Sponsor roundup…a HUGE thank you!
A ginormous thank-you to Childhelp Wasatch Front sponsors for our upcoming Rescue the Future Fundraiser & Art Exhibit (less than 12 hours away)! We couldn’t put on this fabulous evening without them. (To visit their website, check out our sponsors page…it has all the links you’re looking for!)
THANK YOU!
- Alisa Nicole Keep Wellness Center
- David Mock
- FedEx/Kinko’s, Sandy
- Jim Morse, Childhelp Board Member
- Mark Robbins
- Mary Jones, Childhelp Committee Member
- Michael Moore, Mike Moore Law Firm LLC (previously served as Attorney General of Mississippi)
- Paul Benson of Prudential Utah Real Estate & Park City Home Search
- Rescue the Future exhibiting artists (for a full list please visit our Events page)
- The Coaching Company
- Wells Fargo Bank, Draper
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For more information on how you can become a sponsor of Childhelp & Childhelp Wasatch Front, please send us an email.
Rescue the Future Fundraiser & Art Exhibit
Three days and counting until our kick-off fundraiser event for Childhelp Wasatch Front Utah Chapter! So much to do and so little time but it is all coming together. So far we have:
- A fabulous location (Noah’s in South Jordan)
- Delicious food (Eclectic Epicurean, Utah Celebrations’ Catering, Alison’s Pantry, Sweet Tooth Fairy)
- An impressive list of local artists (see our event page)
- A wonderful and generous collection of silent auction items (see our sponsor page)
- Noteworthy speakers (Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and co-founders of Childhelp, Sara O’Meara and Yvonne Federson)
- Music and dancing per our chapter president’s request
- A super worthy cause to support (see our about page)
If you would like to sponsor a table (they are going quickly!) contact events@childhelpwasatchfront.org. We also have a few individual seats available if you’re looking for a do-good, feel-good date night. Why the heck not?
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Childhelp is remembering all the women and children affected by violence in the home. Here is an excerpt from the post; we encourage you to read it in its entirety:
No matter how abuse is delivered, it leaves a lasting impression on the victim and those around them. In fact, homes in which women are beaten are exponentially at higher risk to have abused children as well. Sadly, those children are also at risk to learn the abusive habits they see growing up and continue the cycle of violence later in life in their own families. But there is hope and children don’t have to be a part of the domestic violence they grew up in. {click here to read full post}
To learn more about Domestic Violence Awareness Month, visit the Domestic Violence Awareness Project website.
Want to know how you can help? Check out Childhelp’s Take Action page to find out all the ways in which you can get involved, from sharing your story to volunteering to joining the Childhelp movement. Remember, together we can accomplish much for many.
Welcome to our new website!
Thank you for your patience as we build this site. We can’t wait to tell you more about the new Childhelp Wasatch Front Utah Chapter! While waiting for the website construction dust to settle, please visit:
- Our Events page to get the details on Childhelp Wasatch Front’s first fundraising event, an invitation-only affair hosted by Noah’s in South Jordan. The evening will feature keynote speaker Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and the founders of Childhelp—fabulous women who have been nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize for their service to children.
- Our About page to learn more about this new chapter and what we hope to do for Utah’s children.
- Our Sponsors page to check out the wonderful sponsors helping our chapter accomplish its short- and long-term goals.
If you have any questions or would like to learn more how you can support Childhelp Wasatch Front Utah Chapter, please send us an email.
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“Together we will accomplish much for many.”
~ Eve Foussard, Childhelp Wasatch Front Founder & President
