October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Anew: Building Beyond Violence and Abuse will kick off the month by celebrating more than four decades of providing services to families impacted by domestic violence.
The annual Keeping Dreams Alive event will be held on Friday, Oct. 7, at 5:30 p.m. at the Olympia Field Country Club. The theme is Sneaker Ball, where guests will wear their cocktail attire with their favorite pair of sneakers.
The special host for the event will be ABC7 Chicago’s Val Warner.
Anew will present the 2022 Velton Lacefield Memorial Award to Cece Coffey for her years of bringing awareness to domestic violence and various charities by selling her delicious pies with a purpose. Proceeds from the pie of the month sale support local charities.
The Diane Kessler Community Champion Award goes to Calvary Protestant Church of Park Forest, Ill., for their commitment to bringing awareness to domestic violence and for the years of providing space for Anew group meetings.
Join Anew for food, a silent auction, raffle and live music.
Tickets are $75 per person and can be purchased at www.anewdv.rallyup.com/kda22. For more information call (708) 794-2140.
About Anew: Building Beyond Violence and Abuse
Anew provides comprehensive, coordinated services to families in which domestic violence exists without imposing any one solution, offering an array of services that includes a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, counseling, court advocacy, housing, partner abuse intervention and community education and training. For more information visit http://www.anewdv.org.