Please join us at the 3rd ANNUAL BERKSHIRE COUNTY WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES MEN’S MARCH TO STOP RAPE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND GENDER VIOLENCE – Third Thursday, September 19, 2013.
Men can stop rape and abuse. Walk today for a better tomorrow.
Men, women, boys, girls, friends and supporters of all stripes are invited to march against violence at 6pm on Third Thursday, September 19, 2013 at the corner of North Street and Park Square in Pittsfield. Walkers: collect sponsors and come with friends and family – we’ll supply the shoes and posters!
Download a pledge sheet here. Or for more information, email us at info@elizabethfreemancenter.org or call us at (413) 499-2425. Together we will take a stand against domestic and sexual violence.
Last year, over 400 Berkshire men and boys, their friends and supporters walked one mile along North Street united against violence and raising more than $28,000 to support Elizabeth Freeman Center services. Our numbers tripled from the year before. Let’s triple them again!
Sponsoring someone walking in the March?
100% of donations goes to helping survivors.
Make a secure, convenient, credit card donation to Elizabeth Freeman Center here. Simply click on the Donate button above, choose “Don’t have a PayPal account,” and enter your chosen donation amount along with the name of the person you’re sponsoring. You’ll receive instant email confirmation from PayPal and a thank-you letter from us, complete with tax donation receipt, after the March.
Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law. Elizabeth Freeman Center is a 501 (c)(3) organization. Elizabeth Freeman Center does not sell, trade, rent, or share donor contact information with anyone else.
The need is great and the stakes are high.
• Berkshire County has a rate of restraining orders 37% higher than the state average.
• Last year, Elizabeth Freeman Center served over 5,000 people from all over Berkshire County through our 24/7 hotline, shelter, counseling, court advocacy and youth violence prevention education programs.
• This year, Elizabeth Freeman Center’s government funding is $40,000 less than it was in 2009.