REGISTER TODAY & RESERVE YOUR TABLE!

Good Morning Community Partners, time is flying by and before we know it, our Annual Child Advocacy Expo will be here! October 6th, 2017, 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM at the St Pete College Seminole Campus. This is a wonderful networking opportunity for all of our community partners to gather in one room and get to know one another and come up with more ways to make even more of a difference in the lives of the children and families we advocate for 24/7.

We want to keep all of you in the loop of our Angel News so we have included all of you in our Angel Newsletter. Please feel free to visit our website below as well. All of our resources are listed and if we have left someone out, please feel free to email Sandy Kearney at [email protected] and we will get you added to our website.

We look forward to having our biggest ever Expo! Every year we add new partners to our family of community partners.

Please make sure you complete the Registration Form that is attached to the below link so we can have your table ready for check in.

SEPTEMBER ANGEL MEETING REMINDER
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR OUR NEXT ANGEL MEETING,
SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2017
8:30 am – 9:30 am
PASADENA COMMUNITY CHURCH, LIFE ENRICHMENT CENTER,
227 70TH STREET SOUTH, ST PETERSBURG, FL.

PLEASE CLICK BELOW TO RSVP YOUR ATTENDANCE.

Over a hundred Angels, Friends and Community Partners joined us July 21st, 2017 for our Ribbon Cutting Dedication Ceremony. It was an AWESOME event and if you missed it, please visit our website below and take a peek at our beautiful facility! Everyone who walked through the doors had a smile from the time they walked in until they left. The Angels paid attention to every detail for each of the three rooms to make sure they were perfect when our welcomed guests arrive. The Hope Room is for the infant to six years old, Winter Room, 7 to 12, Rufus Room, 13 to 18 and even a meeting room called Mavis where visiting parents and their children can enjoy a snack or if a meeting is needed, this room is perfect. Since we are sharing this facility with Ready For Life, it is our plan to make this facility a multi-function Center for other Agencies to use for meetings or training. We will officially be opening our doors to visitations starting Monday, August 14th 2017, 9:00 am to 7:00 pm! For scheduling Visitations, contact Andrea Cowart at [email protected] or phone: 727 742-4909

Special Thanks to Al & Susie Bennati for all they have done to help the Angels make their dream a reality, with two very special individuals who loved children and wanted to make a difference, Nick and Kay Catizone! Special thanks to David Yates of Clearwater Marine Aquarium for taking our dream and creating magic in all the rooms! It is AMAZING! Thank you Tyler Rowland for your vision and Jim Durrell for making it happen.

Please email Sandy Kearney [email protected] with any questions regarding upcoming events.

St. Pete Glitter Queen Ball Save the DateSaturday September 16, 2017 To our 6th Annual Royal Ball Peace, Love & Music “Mod” about the 60’s Proceeds benefit Beth Dillinger Foundation.

We Need YOUR Help!

PLEASE SPONSOR A CHILD – $25 PUTS A SMILE ON A FACE….

Our next major Angel event is our famous Mad Hatter Tea Party. To sponsor a child is only $25 and the Angels are matching $25 with every sponsor we receive. You still have time to make a difference and put a smile on the faces of these children who often have little to smile about! The clock is ticking because September 23rd is right around the corner. If you are able to meet this challenge, you can write a check payable to Angels Against Abuse, Inc. 5404 Leilani Drive, St Pete Beach, FL 33706 or you can pay via PayPal. Every dollar makes a difference and every child needs to smile, even if only for an afternoon. You never know the impact you will be making. Thank you in advance for helping us to help them!!!

Any Questions, just email me. Sandy Kearney, The Mad Hatter

Welcome Back Angels

September 12th, 2017 – 8:30 – 9:30 am
Angel Meeting – Pasadena Community Church
Life Enrichment Center- 227 70th Street South
St Petersburg, FL

September 23rd, 2017 – 2:00 – 5:00 pm
Mad Hatter Tea Party
Downtown Coliseum

October 6th, 2017 – 9:00 – 1:00 pm
9th Annual Child Advocacy Expo / Job Fair
St Pete College Seminole Campus

October 10th, 2017 – 8:30 – 9:30 am
Angel Meeting – Pasadena Community Church
Life Enrichment Center- 227 70th Street South
St Petersburg, FL

October 21st , 2017- 8:00 pm – Midnight
2017 BrewHaHa Monster Ball -The Farley Mansion

November 14th, 2017 – 8:30 – 9:30 am
Angel Meeting – Pasadena Community Church
Life Enrichment Center – 227 70th Street South
St Petersburg, FL

December 13th, 2017 – 8:30 – 10:00 am
Christmas Giving Program – St Pete Yacht Club
11 Central Avenue, St Petersburg, FL

CAST YOUR VOTE

CREATIVE LOAFING NOMINATION BEST LOCAL NON-PROFIT

ANGELS AGAINST ABUSE, INC. HAS BEEN NOMINTATED FOR THE BEST LOCAL NON-PROFIT AND THE BREWHAHA FOR THE BEST CELEBRITY FUNDRAISER. BOTH UNDER THE CATEGORY OF PEOPLE, PLACES, POLITICS. HERE IS HOW YOU CAN HELP!

VOTING STARTED TODAY! PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE TO VOTE AND FOLLOW THE BELOW LINK. IT IS AS EASY AS ONE, TWO, THREE! THIS IS SO EXCITING BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP TO GET THE VOTES IN. PLEASE DO YOUR PART TO MAKE IT HAPPEN! THANK YOU….

THE SUMMER IS OVER AND IT IS TIME TO GET BACK IN THE GROOVE WITH THE ANGELS. PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 2017 AT 8:30 AM. PLEASE JOIN US AT OUR REGULAR MEETING LOCATION, PASADENA COMMUNITY CHURCH, 227 70TH STREET SOUTH, ST PETERSBURG, FL. WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON STARTING IN AUGUST ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR, SO FOLLOW THE LINKS BELOW SO YOU DON’T MISS OUT ON ANYTHING! WE WILL BE COUNTING ON YOU TO BE A PART OF HELPING US MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH WE ADVOCATE FOR IN OUR COMMUNITY.

PLEASE RSVP IF YOU WILL BE ATTENDING OUR ANGEL MEETING SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THE ROOM IS SET UP PROPERLY.

IT IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER FANTASTIC YEAR FOR THE ANGELS…

WHAT A HUGE SUCCESS
THANK YOU FOR COMING TO OUR
RIBBON CUTTING / DEDICATION CEREMONY
THE CATIZONE ANGEL CENTER

Over a hundred Angels, Friends and Community Partners joined us July 21st, 2017 for our Ribbon Cutting Dedication Ceremony. It was an AWESOME event and if you missed it, please visit our website below and take a peek at our beautiful facility! Everyone who walked through the doors had a smile from the time they walked in until they left. The Angels paid attention to every detail for each of the three rooms to make sure they were perfect when our welcomed guests arrive. The Hope Room is for the infant to six years old, Winter Room, 7 to 12, Rufus Room, 13 to 18 and even a meeting room called Mavis where visiting parents and their children can enjoy a snack or if a meeting is needed, this room is perfect. Since we are sharing this facility with Ready For Life, it is our plan to make this facility a multi-function Center for other Agencies to use for meetings or training. We will officially be opening our doors to visitations starting Monday, August 14th 2017, 9:00 am to 7:00 pm! For scheduling Visitations, contact Andrea Cowart at [email protected] or phone: 727 742-4909

Special Thanks to Al & Susie Bennati for all they have done to help the Angels make their dream a reality, because of their very special relationship with two very special individuals who loved children and wanted to make a difference, Nick and Kay Catizone!

If you would like to have a tour, please join us on August 10th, 2017 from 5-7 PM for the Open House for Ready For Life where you can have an opportunity to see both facilities and you can see first-hand why this partnership is such a good match for our community and the children and youth we advocate for 24/7. Please rsvp if you would like to attend. If you want to attend the Open House, please contact either Kathy Mize Plummer or Sandy Kearney:

Contact: Kathy Mize Plummer
727.631-1778 / [email protected]

Contact: Sandy Kearney
727.804.7710 / [email protected]

We Need YOUR Help!

PLEASE SPONSOR A CHILD – $25 PUTS A SMILE ON A FACE….

Our next major Angel event is our famous Mad Hatter Tea Party. To sponsor a child is only $25 and the Angels are matching $25 with every sponsor we receive. You still have time to make a difference and put a smile on the faces of these children who often have little to smile about! The clock is ticking because September 23rd is right around the corner. If you are able to meet this challenge, you can write a check payable to Angels Against Abuse, Inc. 5404 Leilani Drive, St Pete Beach, FL 33706 or you can pay via PayPal. Every dollar makes a difference and every child needs to smile, even if only for an afternoon. You never know the impact you will be making. Thank you in advance for helping us to help them!!!

Any Questions, just email me below. Sandy Kearney, The Mad Hatter

Please email Sandy Kearney [email protected] with any questions regarding upcoming events.

Please show your support to the Kind Mouse by attending this year’s MOUSEquerade. New Venue and lots of new and exciting things to experience. Gina Wilkens and her AWESOME Team works so hard to keep food in the little bellies of these hungry children, so let’s help Gina to help her kids! It is such a worthy cause.

St. Pete Glitter Queen Ball Save the DateSaturday September 16, 2017 To our 6th Annual Royal Ball Peace, Love & Music “Mod” about the 60’s Proceeds benefit Beth Dillinger Foundation.

DON’T BE LATE FOR
THIS VERY IMPORTANT DATE!

It is almost that time of year again for the Famous Mad Hatter Tea Party! We need volunteers, sponsors and most of all those little faces that look forward to running through the Rabbit Hole to an afternoon of JOY and SMILES! We need our Community Partners to start putting together their list and send it to Sandy Kearney.
Email Address: [email protected]

DO NOT MISS THIS NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY
PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE
9th Annual Child Advocacy Expo

WHEN: Friday, October 6th – 9 am to Noon
WHERE: St. Petersburg College –
Seminole Campus

We want to make certain you attend the Child Advocacy Expo & Job Fair in 2017!! We are thrilled to announce we have partnered with SPC to offer a spot at the EXPO for you and your organization or agency at no cost.

In addition to networking with the people who are helping children in the foster care system, we are inviting SPC students to come and learn what you do – this is also an opportunity to determine if any of these students would be a fit for your team! We will continue our “Expo” format to provide you with time to learn from one another and identify ways to work together!

Please let us know if you plan to attend AND PLEASE invite others!!! Make it YOUR Goal to invite 5 agencies that have never attended.

Contact: [email protected]

Welcome Back Angels

August 8th, 2017 – 8:30 – 9:30 am
Angel Meeting – Pasadena Community Church
Life Enrichment Center, 227 70th Street South
St Petersburg, FL

August 19th, 2017 – 6:30 – 11:00 pm
The Kind Mouse 5th Annual Mousequerade
Pasadenda Yacht & Country Club
6300 Pasadena Point Blvd South
Gulfport, FL 33707

September 12th, 2017 – 8:30 – 9:30 am
Angel Meeting – Pasadena Community Church
Life Enrichment Center- 227 70th Street South
St Petersburg, FL

September 23rd, 2017 – 2:00 – 5:00 pm
Mad Hatter Tea Party
Downtown Coliseum

October 6th, 2017 – 9:00 – 1:00 pm
9th Annual Child Advocacy Expo / Job Fair
St Pete College Seminole Campus

October 10th, 2017 – 8:30 – 9:30 am
Angel Meeting – Pasadena Community Church
Life Enrichment Center- 227 70th Street South
St Petersburg, FL

October 21st , 2017- 8:00 pm – Midnight
2017 BrewHaHa Monster Ball -The Farley Mansion

November 14th, 2017 – 8:30 – 9:30 am
Angel Meeting – Pasadena Community Church
Life Enrichment Center – 227 70th Street South
St Petersburg, FL

December 13th, 2017 – 8:30 – 10:00 am
Christmas Giving Program – St Pete Yacht Club
11 Central Avenue, St Petersburg, FL

We Need Your Help

Before you read any further, please go to our website: www.angelsagainstabuse.org and click on the DONATE button. For only $25 you can put a smile on the face of a child that will give them a memory to cherish forever when they walk through our famous Rabbit Hole. If we all work together, we can make this happen! The Angels are making a difference everyday in the lives of the children and youth we advocate for, and the Mad Hatter Tea Party is one of the events where we can most use your help!

Let’s start the challenge TODAY and make this happen. For every $25 donated, the Angels will match the $25. The clock is ticking and September 23rd will be here before you know it. If you would rather write a check instead of a credit card, please make your check payable to Angels Against Abuse, Inc. and mail to 5404 Leilani Drive, St Pete Beach, FL 33706. Every dollar makes a difference and every child needs something to smile about, even if it is only for an afternoon. You never know the impact you will be making. Thank you in advance for helping us to help them!!!

We do have a request for face painters since that is an event that the kids love most of all. If anyone has any one in mind, please let me know as soon as possible so we can contact them. Please provide their email or phone information.

Any Questions, just email me below. Sandy Kearney, The Mad Hatter

Please email Sandy Kearney [email protected] with any questions regarding upcoming events.

Please show your support to the Kind Mouse by attending this year’s MOUSEquerade. New Venue and lots of new and exciting things to experience. Gina Wilkens and her AWESOME Team works so hard to keep food in the little bellies of these hungry children, so let’s help Gina to help her kids! It is such a worthy cause.

St. Pete Glitter Queen Ball Save the DateSaturday September 16, 2017 To our 6th Annual Royal Ball Peace, Love & Music “Mod” about the 60’s Proceeds benefit Beth Dillinger Foundation.

DO NOT MISS THIS NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY
PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE
9th Annual Child Advocacy Expo

WHEN: Friday, October 6th – 9 am to Noon
WHERE: St. Petersburg College –
Seminole Campus

We want to make certain you attend the Child Advocacy Expo & Job Fair in 2017!! We are thrilled to announce we have partnered with SPC to offer a spot at the EXPO for you and your organization or agency at no cost.

In addition to networking with the people who are helping children in the foster care system, we are inviting SPC students to come and learn what you do – this is also an opportunity to determine if any of these students would be a fit for your team! We will continue our “Expo” format to provide you with time to learn from one another and identify ways to work together!

Please let us know if you plan to attend AND PLEASE invite others!!! Make it YOUR Goal to invite 5 agencies that have never attended.

Contact: [email protected]

Welcome Back Angels

August 8th, 2017 – 8:30 – 9:30 am
Angel Meeting – Pasadena Community Church
Life Enrichment Center, 227 70th Street South
St Petersburg, FL

August 19th, 2017 – 6:30 – 11:00 pm
The Kind Mouse 5th Annual Mousequerade
Pasadenda Yacht & Country Club
6300 Pasadena Point Blvd South
Gulfport, FL 33707

September 12th, 2017 – 8:30 – 9:30 am
Angel Meeting – Pasadena Community Church
Life Enrichment Center- 227 70th Street South
St Petersburg, FL

September 23rd, 2017 – 2:00 – 5:00 pm
Mad Hatter Tea Party
Downtown Coliseum

October 6th, 2017 – 9:00 – 1:00 pm
9th Annual Child Advocacy Expo / Job Fair
St Pete College Seminole Campus

October 10th, 2017 – 8:30 – 9:30 am
Angel Meeting – Pasadena Community Church
Life Enrichment Center- 227 70th Street South
St Petersburg, FL

October 21st , 2017- 8:00 pm – Midnight
2017 BrewHaHa Monster Ball -The Farley Mansion

November 14th, 2017 – 8:30 – 9:30 am
Angel Meeting – Pasadena Community Church
Life Enrichment Center – 227 70th Street South
St Petersburg, FL

December 13th, 2017 – 8:30 – 10:00 am
Christmas Giving Program – St Pete Yacht Club
11 Central Avenue, St Petersburg, FL

PRESS RELEASE

Ribbon Cutting / Dedication Ceremony
The Angel Center

Please join us July 21, 2017 at 9 AM for the ribbon cutting and dedication of The Angel Center! “It’s been a vision the Angels of to have a place for children to have hope for a better tomorrow and break the pattern of abuse” says Sandy Kearney, president of Angels Against Abuse, a 100 percent volunteer non-profit dedicated to meeting the many needs of foster children in Pinellas County.

Located at 2300 Tall Pines Drive, Suite 100 in Largo, The Angel Center is a cheerful, child-friendly environment thanks to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium who have donated their time and their talent to make this facility a place that children will want to visit.
“Eckerd Community Alternatives would like to thank Angels Against Abuse for The Angels Center. The visitation center will provide more visitation opportunities for the children and families that we serve daily. Because of our partnership with Angels Against Abuse and a vision of Sandy Kearney, this is the first free Visitation Center of its kind.” (Brian Bostick, Executive Director, Eckerd Community Alternatives, Pinellas and Pasco)

The Angel Center is “A place of joy to soothe a child’s hurting heart and turn tears into smiles” says Laurallyn Segur, Director of Foster Care Licensing and Recruitment at Eckerd Community Alternatives. Sandy Kearney adds, “Thanks to the generous donation of Nick and Kay Catizone, The Clearwater Marine Aquarium and The BrewHaHa Foundation, the Angels’ 10 year vision has become a reality!”

The need for the Angel Center is dire and long overdue. Please join us!

Contact: Sandy Kearney
727.804.7710 / [email protected]

We Need YOUR Help!

PLEASE SPONSOR A CHILD – $50 PUTS A SMILE ON A FACE….

We need your help! As everyone knows from last week’s EMAIL Blast, the Angels are on the move and we have a lot going on. I know it is summer and everyone is taking a little break, catching their breath and doing a little R&R which is AWESOME! However, we have some major events approaching that we need to start gearing up for and we need your help in getting the word out! All of our events are right at your fingertips with all the details, just below. All you have to do is click on the appropriate button and just like magic, you have reached your destination.

Our next major Angel event is our famous Mad Hatter Tea Party. This year we have had to cut our budget for this event due to the many programs that we provide to children and youth who have been victims of abuse and their many needs. Also, as you know, we are launching our newest project, the Angel Visitation Center, which is very exciting and will impact children’s lives daily who are trying to be reunified with their parents. We are still planning to have thee Mad Hatter Tea Party for these kids so they can walk away with a memory that they can hold on to forever. It is hard to put a price tag on a memory because it is not something you can touch, but rather you can only see when these children run through the amazing Rabbit Hole we have created for them into a magical afternoon of nothing but pure fun and excitement. If every Angel on our email blast distribution list would sponsor one child, we would be able to create this magical experience for them with no problem at all! It is like eating an elephant one bite at a time with everyone working together as one. To sponsor a child is only $50 which could be shared by two people or if you were unable to sponsor, maybe you have a family member or friend that could write that check. Let’s start the challenge TODAY and see how quickly we can make this happen. The clock is ticking because September 23rd is right around the corner. If you are able to meet this challenge, you can write a check payable to Angels Against Abuse, Inc. 5404 Leilani Drive, St Pete Beach, FL 33706 or you can pay via PayPal. Every dollar makes a difference and every child needs to smile, even if only for an afternoon. You never know the impact you will be making. Thank you in advance for helping us to help them!!!

Any Questions, just email me below. Sandy Kearney, The Mad Hatter

Please email Sandy Kearney [email protected] with any questions regarding upcoming events.

Please show your support to the Kind Mouse by attending this year’s MOUSEquerade. New Venue and lots of new and exciting things to experience. Gina Wilkens and her AWESOME Team works so hard to keep food in the little bellies of these hungry children, so let’s help Gina to help her kids! It is such a worthy cause.

St. Pete Glitter Queen Ball Save the DateSaturday September 16, 2017 To our 6th Annual Royal Ball Peace, Love & Music “Mod” about the 60’s Proceeds benefit Beth Dillinger Foundation.

DON’T BE LATE FOR
THIS VERY IMPORTANT DATE!

It is almost that time of year again for the Famous Mad Hatter Tea Party! We need volunteers, sponsors and most of all those little faces that look forward to running through the Rabbit Hole to an afternoon of JOY and SMILES! We need our Community Partners to start putting together their list and send it to Sandy Kearney.
Email Address: [email protected]

DO NOT MISS THIS NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY
PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE
9th Annual Child Advocacy Expo

WHEN: Friday, October 6th – 9 am to Noon
WHERE: St. Petersburg College –
Seminole Campus

We want to make certain you attend the Child Advocacy Expo & Job Fair in 2017!! We are thrilled to announce we have partnered with SPC to offer a spot at the EXPO for you and your organization or agency at no cost.

In addition to networking with the people who are helping children in the foster care system, we are inviting SPC students to come and learn what you do – this is also an opportunity to determine if any of these students would be a fit for your team! We will continue our “Expo” format to provide you with time to learn from one another and identify ways to work together!

Please let us know if you plan to attend AND PLEASE invite others!!! Make it YOUR Goal to invite 5 agencies that have never attended.

Contact: [email protected]

Welcome Back Angels

August 8th, 2017 – 8:30 – 9:30 am
Angel Meeting – Pasadena Community Church
Life Enrichment Center, 227 70th Street South
St Petersburg, FL

August 19th, 2017 – 6:30 – 11:00 pm
The Kind Mouse 5th Annual Mousequerade
Pasadenda Yacht & Country Club
6300 Pasadena Point Blvd South
Gulfport, FL 33707

September 12th, 2017 – 8:30 – 9:30 am
Angel Meeting – Pasadena Community Church
Life Enrichment Center- 227 70th Street South
St Petersburg, FL

September 23rd, 2017 – 2:00 – 5:00 pm
Mad Hatter Tea Party
Downtown Coliseum

October 6th, 2017 – 9:00 – 1:00 pm
9th Annual Child Advocacy Expo / Job Fair
St Pete College Seminole Campus

October 10th, 2017 – 8:30 – 9:30 am
Angel Meeting – Pasadena Community Church
Life Enrichment Center- 227 70th Street South
St Petersburg, FL

October 21st , 2017- 8:00 pm – Midnight
2017 BrewHaHa Monster Ball -The Farley Mansion

November 14th, 2017 – 8:30 – 9:30 am
Angel Meeting – Pasadena Community Church
Life Enrichment Center – 227 70th Street South
St Petersburg, FL

December 13th, 2017 – 8:30 – 10:00 am
Christmas Giving Program – St Pete Yacht Club
11 Central Avenue, St Petersburg, FL