Blues Benefit in
Grand Rapids-
Sunday, April
27th seven regional blues acts will
be taking the stage for 45 minutes sets leading
up to the headliner Nora Jean Bruso at Downtown
Grand Rapid’s River City Slims at 243
Commerce SW from 1-10:00 pm. $10 cover donation
will go to support services to child victims
of physical and sexual abuse through the Andre’
Bosse Centers and Children’s Assessment
Center of Kent County.
In honor of National Child Abuse & Neglect
Prevention Month a dedicated group of musicians
and volunteers are organizing this benefit in
hopes of raising awareness, community concern
and money for these worthy child advocacy centers.
More info: Beat'N
the Blues Benefit Concert, Our
Sponsors
Links: River
City Slims, Nora
Jean Bruso
Past Lake Jumps have collectively
raised over $250,000 for worthy charities in
West Michigan. When asked why WMOM chose the
Andre' Bosse Centers to be the beneficiaries
Patrick Lopeman, owner of WMOM said"We
feel that nothing is more important than healthy
children and families". He added that WMOM
chose the Andre' Bosse Centers because they
wanted to be an active supporter and help to
assure that the Andre' Bosse Centers can financially
afford to keep both the Oceana and Mason County
Centers open.
More info: Lake Jump Wrap Up, Photos
9&10 News Video: 08
Lake Jump raises over $17,000
Link: WMOM's
Website
Pay a Pledge On-Line NOW:
Help
Wanted: Andre' Bosse Centers for Abused Kids
Strapped for Cash- 9&10 News Story
from 2/18/2008
The child advocacy programs offered a the Andre'
Bosse Centers are being threatened by a severe
lack of money. The Centers in Ludington and
Hart operate with private donations. For nearly
ten years, that has been enough to staff the
centers and run programs for neglected and abused
kids. But now lean economic times are affecting
the places that try to heal fragile young minds.
Link: To
see video & story
Volunteer Spotlight-
Here at the Andre' Bosse
Centers we think all of our volunteers are great.
Without their help we would not be able to provide
all the services we do. Each quarter we will highlight
one volunteer and explain why we rely on them.
Link: Volunteer
spotlight- Linda Thompson
Link:Volunteers
Key to Sustaining Bosse Center's Growth
Tel Medicine /Distance
Learning Initiative-
With this proposed equipment a child who has
experienced physical or sexual abuse can now
have a forensic medical examine preformed by
a physician who specializes in pediatric sexual
or physical trauma at U of M’s Motts Children’s
Hospital or the Midwest Regional Children’s
Alliance in Minnesota without traveling any
farther than Memorial Medical Center or Hackley
Lakeshore Hospital. That same specialist can
then testify during the Court proceedings off-site
saving the Counties travel expenses and increasing
prosecution rates. This is just one example
of how this equipment can be used to strengthen
our community. Group’s involved hope to have
a 6-site system in place by Fall of 2009.
More info:
Fact Sheet on Initiative,
To donate toward this Initiative: Donate
Now
Do 1 Thing to Prevent
Child Abuse-
Whether you’re a caregiver,
community member or business, you can do something
to protect the children in your family, neighborhood
and schools from abuse and neglect. The Andre’
Bosse Center Kid’s House, Mason County Council
on the Prevention of Child e Abuse and West
Michigan Community Mental Health are teaming
up to encourage everyone to “Do One Thing” to
protect our children and strengthen our community.
More info:
Do
1 Thing Press release
Do
1 Thing Handout
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