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MSP Spring Benefit Draws Over 400
MSP Honors Somaly Mam and Announces New Human Trafficking Initiative
The Board of Directors, staff and clients of My Sisters' Place thank the over 400 people in attendance at our Spring Benefit, Voices for Change, on March 11, 2010. The participation and generosity of friends old and new, individuals and corporations will allow MSP to continue providing the myriad of services for families throughout Westchester County.
A special thanks to the evening's co-chairs from Left: Darren and Carolyn Ullerick, Steve and Eileen Farbman, Deborah Slaner-Larkin, Karen Cheeks-Lomax, MSP Executive Director, Somaly Mam, Voices For Change Award Recipient, and Anahaita Kotval and Zubeen Shroff  |
Those present were awed at the remarks of Somaly Mam, a survivor of human trafficking and there was thunderous applause in the room when District Attorney Janet DiFiore presented Somaly with the "Voices for Change" award. Plucked from her home by a man posing as her grandfather, as a young child, Somaly was held in sexual servitude and freed years later by a French aid worker. Somaly has devoted her life to ending human trafficking, our modern day slavery. The Somaly Mam Foundation currently runs 5 shelters for women and girls, some as young as 10 years old, all from similar circumstances.
The event launched MSP's exciting new initiative with LexisNexis Corporation. Announced by Carolyn Ullerick, the company's Global CFO, the Human Trafficking Initiative is a collaboration of My Sisters' Place, LexisNexis, and the Somaly Mam Foundation to respond to the increased prevalence of human trafficking in the United States through the creation of a Human Trafficking Fellowship. The Fellow will assist victims with a range of services including research and development of protocols, trainings, and best practice models for intake, case management and legal representation of victims of human trafficking. In addition, a strategic goal of the Initiative is to replicate this model of service delivery throughout the United States and to share our experience with international organizations serving victims of human trafficking.
Many thanks to all of our individual and corporate sponsors and supporters.
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MSP Celebrates Mothers' Day
Events to Benefit MSP Programs This Mother's Day, MSP will be a part of several community events that will benefit our core shelter and support services. - Wilson Jewelers in Scarsdale, NY will host a special Mother's Day Sale on Thursday, May 6th from 6-9pm to benefit MSP. Partial proceeds of the evening's sales will support our counseling programs. The store will also display "To Our Moms"drawings and essays from the children in our programs and residential shelters.
- MSP's corporate partners Swiss RE and the Women's Network of Kelley Drye and Warren LLP will provide gift baskets for MSP's shelter residents to ensure that this Mothers' Day, they are celebrated and honored for everything they do to bring peace, safety and security to their families.
- The Greek Orthodox Church of Our Saviour is collecting donations from parishioners to create gift baskets to brighten the day of the mothers in our residential shelters.
- The Boppy Company partnered with BabyTalk magazine in campaign for Mother's Day. The challenge was for the magazine to use Support as many times as possible in the May issue. As a result, the Boppy Company is thrilled to be donating more than 150 Boppy® Infant Feeding and Support pillows to three different non-profit organizations that SUPPORT moms and families in need, including MSP!
Special Thanks to Ryan & Ellarie Talgo for their participation in our Mother's Day Campaign!
Celebrate a Mother in Your Lifewith a gift in her honor to support My Sisters' Place
This Mother's Day, we invite you to give a gift in honor of a mother in your life. An special e-card (front page pictured here) will be sent to your recipient(s) with a message of appreciation. Simply indicate your "To and From" information when making your donation. To send your card in time for this Mother's Day, click here. |
MSP To Host Q&A with Filmmaker Guy Jacobson
Featuring clips from his film "Holly" based on the true life stories of sex slavery victims
Tuesday May 4, 2010
7:00pm
Jacob Burns Film Center
Pleasantville, NY MSP will be hosting a special event with award-winning filmmaker Guy Jacobson who will talk with the audience about his film Holly.
The highly acclaimed feature film is dedicated to raising awareness of the global epidemic of child sex trafficking. While shooting on location in Cambodia, the film crew endured substantial hardships in the notorious red light district of Phnom Penh. Holly is a captivating, touching and emotional experience.
Film made possible with the support of LexisNexis. Evening hosted by Eileen and Steven Farbman.
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Contact Us
One Water Street
White Plains, New York 10601
(914) 683-1333
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| For more than 33 years, My Sisters' Place (MSP) has worked to end violence in intimate relationships and combat the effects of domestic violence on women and children throughout Westchester County. MSP has evolved from a grassroots task force and drop-in center into a cutting edge leader and resource in the field of domestic violence advocacy, shelter and legal services and education and prevention. |
MSP is an Accredited Charity of the Better Business Bureau and a proud participant in the Charity Seal Program, which indicates that our organization has met the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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