A Day to Shine: Fashions Morning to Night
Tickets are now on sale for “A Day to Shine: Fashions Morning to Night,” which will be hosted at the Austin (TX) Country Club on April 10, 2010, to benefit loveisrespect, National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline.
This year’s fundraiser features two exciting events, a dessert and fashion show at 2 p.m., and an evening gala and fashion show at 6:30 p.m. The daytime event will feature Olga Campos, anchor on Daybreak/Midday News KVUE as Mistress of Ceremonies and guest speaker Judge Jeanine Pirro from the Judge Pirro Show.
The evening gala will feature Robert Hadlock and Leslie Rhode, KXAN anchors as Master/Mistress of Ceremonies. The evening will also feature a live auction with lavish items available for bidding.
The exciting fashion show will feature members of the Westlake High School service clubs, GETMAD (Girls Engaged to Make a Difference) and GENTS (Guys Exhibiting Needed Traits in Society). Special guest models include Sheriff Greg Hamilton, Ellen Balthazar from Any Baby Can, Julia Spann from Safeplace, Miss Texas High School America Rachel Prochnow and Mix 94.7’s Heather Rivera! For ticket registration and sponsorship information please click here.
loveisrespect is proud to unveil the interactive Teen Power and Control Wheel! It is adapted from the Domestic Violence Power and Control Wheel and is customized to address dating violence issues experienced by teens. Each spoke of the wheel addresses a different tactic abusers employ in order to control their partner. By clicking on each spoke of the wheel you can view the video diary of a scenario that corresponds with that description. This wheel is a great tool for conducting your own discussions about teen dating abuse and brainstorming possible resolutions. 
Today marks the first day of National Youth Violence Prevention Week (NYVPW). 
MTV’s A Thin Line campaign has some exciting new stuff going on! They have launched an awesome new Facebook application called “
Since her return from the Peer Ambassador retreat in Dallas, Daegan has become very active in her community to raise awareness about teen dating abuse. She is in the process of starting an organization to promote the ideas of loveisrespect called Badgers Against Dating Abuse, or B.A.D.A. This is a great idea because her school has not had a club similar to this one. She would like to begin promoting healthy relationships at her school and has decided to put loveisrespect posters around her school to advertise both the club and the website.
There are a million reasons why I enjoy working at loveisrespect, National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline. When I first learned of the position of being a peer advocate at the helpline I was thrilled and felt like it could not have come at a better time. I started in August ‘09 and since then I have been educated on so many important issues that I always wanted to be involved with before but never had quite the same opportunity as with working at loveisrespect. It has allowed me to carry out my part in raising dating abuse awareness not only at work but at school and in the community as well. Out of all the reasons why I am privileged to work at the Helpline, in the end the main one is not about me, but helping others and contributing towards making a positive difference in their lives.
