Bringing a Bit of Joy to Victims of Domestic Violence
The newly formed FreeGirl Foundation this holiday season had its first official fund raising event benefiting AVDA.
Delray Beach, FL (PRWEB) January 6, 2006
This holiday season the newly formed FreeGirl Foundation had its first official fund raising event benefiting AVDA (Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse) of Palm Beach County, a local non-profit organization working to end violence within families. AVDA is a domestic abuse center that provides emergency shelter and support services to victims of domestic violence regardless of age, color, creed, sex, religion or national origin.
Businesses, including FreeGirl Apparel of Delray Beach, Ravede Insurance of Pembroke Pines, Winn Dixie Stores in Weston and Cooper City, the Weston Dollar Store, Toyota of Hollywood and Rodd Sheradsky-EWM Realtors of Weston donated apparel, cosmetics, and other personal care products. The items were assembled into holiday gift bags for 25 women currently living in an AVDA shelter. It was the hope of the businesses to bring a little joy into the lives of these women during a very difficult time for them.
Pam O’Brien, Director of AVDA, expressed her heartfelt appreciation and said, “ The women in the shelters were very happy with the special holiday surprise delivered by the FreeGirl Foundation”.
The FreeGirl concept was born approximately 4 years ago as a result of three long time friends in south Florida. Shortly after the 9-11 tragedies these three friends were deeply impacted after witnessing television footage on CNN of women being lined up in a soccer stadium in Afghanistan and executed for showing their hair in public. They decided to do something about it and with the help of their local community they decided to do something charitable to help make the world a safer place for women and girls everywhere. Hence, FreeGirl Apparel, Inc was formed and a percentage of the proceeds from the sale of their products goes to The FreeGirl Foundation, a not-for-profit organization created to eliminate the dehumanization of women. Its mission is to promote awareness and the prevention of gender-based violence and to empower women and girls everywhere. It is the intention of The FreeGirl Foundation to fund programs and/or individuals and to partner with organizations that will improve the quality of life of females by advancing their independence, security, education, health, self-reliance and freedom.
If you would like more information about The FreeGirl Family and how you can make a positive impact, please visit www. TheFreeGirlFamily. com.
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