Say Something at the Hot Chocolate Run

This past weekend, Safe Passage held the 10th annual Hot Chocolate Run.  This annual fundraiser is one of the biggest sources of income for our organization, and provides the ability for our programs to sustain -- even expand -- in an economy that often threatens to shut down many agencies like our own.

Last year, the event raised roughly $225,000 for Safe Passage services.  An amazing feat that led to changes in the organization, such as increased hours for our Legal Advocate who provides information, resources, and representation to our clients.  Last year's Hot Chocolate Run was also responsible for the development of the Say Something program.

We were so excited to have a Say Something booth at this year's Hot Chocolate Run, and were able to meet many folks from the community, promote our program, and give away almost all of our pens, buttons, bookmarks and bracelets.  It was amazing to see everyone who came out in the cold weather to run, walk, volunteer, or cheer on friends and family.

Our little community, and the amazingly giant support that it provides to our agency, is the reason that we were able to create a prevention program at Safe Passage-- which is one of my favorite parts of this initiative.  Our program seeks to make the community a safer place, and is capable of doing so because of community support, and with community involvement.

So, we just wanted to take a minute to say Thank You!!  For all the support, all the encouragement, and all the amazing generosity that you have given us.  And we look forward to working together to help build a safer community free of domestic, sexual, and interpersonal violence.

If you missed us at the event and want more info about the program, visit www.saysomethingnow.org or email us at saysomething@safepass.org.



Laura Penney is the Community Engagement Coordinator at Safe Passage and the project director of the Say Something Prevention Initiative.