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Child Abuse Prevention Month

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and ABC Counseling & Family Services invites you to join them for their fifth annual Gifts From the Heart fundraising event.  In addition to helping families grow through adoption, the staff of ABC have dedicated countless hours over the past 16 years to help youth and families heal from the many traumatic effects of child sexual abuse.  In order to continue to wage this battle, ABC needs your help.
 Gifts From the Heart is one of ABC's primary fundraising efforts and is being held on Saturday, April 25, 2009 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. at Illinois State University's Alumni Center.  This upscale event will feature live jazz music by The Larry Harms Trio, hors d'oeuvres by DESTIHL, dessert samples by Decadence Bakery & Pastries, wine, a dessert auction and a live and silent auction.  Tickets are $30 in advance, $40 at the door and $20 for students and non-profit employees.  Please come support ABC and their efforts. For more information, click here.
Youth involved with the State Farm Youth Summit mentoring program have selected ABC Counseling & Family Services as their agency of choice to help with as part of their community involvement.  Youth will be attending a "Fun Night" at Chiddix Junior High School on Thursday, April 23, 2009.   Money collected from this event will be donated to ABC to benefit youth being served by the agency.  At this event, the youth will learn more about what ABC does and why we do the work we do.
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and ABC is making efforts to help bring more community awareness about the topic.  While we believe adults need to be more aware of the unfortunate statistics of child abuse and child sexual abuse, we also believe that education needs to be addressed at a child's level also.  ABC is partnering with local school districts to launch its "Kids Helping Kids" campaign in April.  This campaign will encourage teachers and parents to talk to their kids about topics such as the fact that not all children have safe and loving environments to call home, and that sometimes kids get hurt in their home by people they trust.  Throughout the month of April, the schools which have partnered with ABC will have posters in their schools, flyers sent home to parents, and kids will have the opportunity to donate their spare change to help a child affected by abuse being seen at ABC.  "Kids Helping Kids" is a way for children to have more education, parents and educators to discuss tips on what to do, and a way for children to be able to make a difference.  To find out more about this campaign, or to find out if your child's school is participating, please contact Trisha Malott at tpmalott@hotmail.com or (309) 451-9495.

Get on the new "ABC Update" newsletter mailing list!

Thanks to some help from a great group of ISU interns, we've generated the first ABC newsletter, "ABC Update"! This newsletter will be sent quarterly to begin with, and will include lots of great information such as staff biographies, upcoming events, and examples of how your generous donations help ABC change the lives of children in our communities. If you'd like to be added to our mailing list, please email Trisha at trish@abccounseling.org. You can also download a pdf version copy of our newsletter here.

Enter to Win 2 Round Trip Air-Tran Tickets!

Enter for your chance to win 2 round trip Air Tran tickets to anywhere in the continental U.S.  Drawing will be held at ABC's Gifts From the Heart fundraising event on Saturday, April 25, 2009 during the live auction portion of the evening.  Tickets are $10 each or 5 tickets for $40.  For tickets before the event, please contact Trisha at tpmalott@hotmail.com or at (309) 451-9495.  Tickets will also be available for sale the night of the event.

ABC Counseling & Family Services first Decatur event a sucess!

ABC hosted its first fundraiser to benefit the Decatur community on Friday, January 16, 2009 at Lock, Stock and Barrel. A Taste for Change was a fun happy-hour like event featuring a Leinenkugel’s beer tasting, appetizers and karaoke. Congratulations go to Emma of Millikin University who won our karaoke competition and a new iPod Nano!! We had more than 150 people in attendance and raised nearly $3,000 to help kids affected by sexual abuse. Thank you for your support! We look forward to hosting this event again next year.

ABC would like to thank the sponsors of A Taste for Change:

  • Geo. A. Mueller Co., Inc.
  • Lock, Stock and Barrel
  • WEJT-FM 105.1
  • Cloud Nine Sound Solutions

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Imagine feeling all alone, hurt and betrayed by those closest to you. Just for a second, imagine being that child.
Hundreds of children in Central Illinois count on the staff at ABC Counseling to help them heal from the trauma of sexual abuse. ABC Counseling counts on you to help us provide that healing. By clicking on the link above, you're making a donation that has an immediate positive impact on the life of a child.