September 2018
Thank you Sunshine Kiwanis Club for keeping the Mad Hatter Tea Party going! This year the famous Mad Hatter Tea Party will be held Sunday, September 30th, 2018 at the same location, the Downtown St. Petersburg Coliseum, hosted by the Sunshine Kiwanis Club. There is nothing like creating a memory for a child who often has little to smile about and it was the Angel’s honor and privilege to pass the baton to this wonderful organization to keep this legacy alive. For those of you who can help with this event and would like to volunteer for please contact Sandy Kearney so we make sure we do our part to help make this day the success that we have enjoyed the last six years.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!
Mark your Calendar – Sunday, September 30th 2018,
8:00 am – 2:00 Volunteer Setup
Event starts – 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Clean-up – 5:00 PM
Dear Volunteers, the Kiwanis Club needs your HELP! They are having the Mad Hatter Tea Party on a Sunday and everything will be done in ONE day! It is going to take SUPER HEROES to Pull this Off, we have the best of the best volunteers so we know we can do it! Please sign up for the day to make this day a special day for these children who look forward to this event ALL year long….
SEPTEMBER 11TH 2018
ANGEL MEETING
8:30 am – 9:30 am
Pasadena Community Church, Life Enrichment Center
227 70th Street South
St Petersburg, FL
HELLO ANGELS
Dear Angels, our August Meeting was AWESOME and a great way to kick off the season! We loved hearing from some of our Community Partners who shared some of the ways the Angels have touched the lives of others. Let’s shoot for another amazing Angel meeting in September. We have a lot going on with the Angels and we love sharing it with our amazing group of Angels.
We will be hearing from one of our long-time Angels, Dr. Steve and Christina Wyckoff, who have just started a non-profit that they will be sharing with our group. I believe everyone will be interested in learning how he can make a difference in the lives of those that are in need of help and assistance. The name of their Non-Profit is “Be the Branch”. Please take a few minutes to learn about how Dr. Steve and Christina Wyckoff will be making a difference in the lives of others in need in the link below!
Please click below to rsvp with a YES or a NO
so I can make sure the room is set up.
We look forward to seeing you. Bring a Friend to join in the fun of the MAGIC we make in children’s lives.
ANGELS ON THE MOVE
ANGEL CORNER
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT BABY COURT
PINELLAS COUNTY COURTHOUSE
To: Angels Against Abuse
From: The Honorable Judge Todd, Early Childhood Court
Angels Against Abuse wanted to give back by creating a space for children and families within Early Childhood Court to have positive interactions while at court waiting for hearings and Family Team Meetings. The Angel’s Corner will allow families to have a warm, safe, fun environment to see and play with their children. Equipped with movies, books, and sensory toys as well as beautiful colors and an inspirational theme and the Angel’s Corner helps to encourage this positive interaction. Early Childhood Court is a specialty court within the 6th Judicial Circuit, that serves families involved in the Dependency System with children ages 0-5, using a trauma informed, child centered approach. Early Childhood Court recognizes that any opportunity for children to have a quality interaction with their parent works to secure the bond and attachment that they share and increases the likelihood for reunification and timely permanency for the children that we serve. Thank you so much to the Angels for sprinkling your dust over the children and families at the Courthouse
ANGEL MAKING MAGIC
DIRECTIONS FOR LIVING – TAMPA LOCATION
A message from April – I felt more excited than I anticipated – it is simply beautiful. It is even more than I had hoped for and accomplished my goal of the room feeling like there were several different spaces to visit all with in the same room!
I will never be able to thank the Angels enough for what they have done and for being such a wonderful support to me and the children we serve. I have asked myself “what have I done to deserve the angels?” And I have asked myself “where have the Angels been all my life”.
Your Angels are true angels – and I am grateful everyday for all your organization does for children!:
April Lott
President/CEO
Directions For Living
FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT
Thank you Matt and Danie for hosting the Angel Event at your Awesome Mastry Brewery location, Your constant support to our organization means so much and we are so grateful. From the bottom of our hearts – Thank you for your support in making a difference in the lives of the children we advocate for 24/7. The Angels
ANGEL WALL OF FAME DONATIONS
Thank you Derby Lane, Richard Winning and Steve Hlas for your continued support to our organization. Thanks to your support we can continue to give the children and youth we advocate for 24/7 HOPE for a better tomorrow. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for helping us to help them!
Sandy Kearney, Founder
Angels Against Abuse, Inc.
Thank you to The Broadrick Family Foundation for your support to the Angels. It is only thanks to your generosity that the Angel Resource Room is stocked for the many requests that come our way for the children and youth we advocate for every day. The Angels give HOPE for a better tomorrow and if it weren’t for individuals and organizations like the Broadrick Family Foundation, we would be unable to make the difference that we make. Thank you for helping us to help them!
Sandy Kearney, Founder
Angels Against Abuse, Inc.
A BIG THANK YOU FROM THE PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CPI DIVISION, FOR PROVIDING TABLETS TO OUR CHILDREN. THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A TREAT FOR THE TIME THESE CHILDREN HAVE TO BE IN TRANSIT WITH NOTHING TO DO. FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS, THANK YOU…
The tablets Angels donated have been so helpful. We had to transport a child to a relative in Miami yesterday and it kept her happy and entertained during the 4 hour drive. We also have a low functioning autistic child on another case who loves to use it during visits. Before bringing out the tablet, he was hitting the walls and himself, part of his typical behaviors. Please let Sandy know they are going to good use. J
Sarah Anthony
Family Support Worker Supervisor
Child Protection Investigator Supervisor
Child Protection Investigation Division
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED FOR THE EXPO, PLEASE DO SO TODAY!
ATTENTION PLEASE! We just went live for signing up for the 2018 Child Advocacy Expo! Let’s make this our best EXPO ever and bring in some new faces to join in the fun of networking and joining forces to make more of a difference in the lives of the children and youth we advocate for. Every year our guests walk away with new knowledge and new friends. We are planning on getting the students interested in finding jobs in the fields that each of you work and this would be an excellent opportunity to recruit some students and talent which is so needed in our industry. Let’s join together and make this year’s Expo an event to remember! We would like to challenge our attending guests to bring 5 new community partners who have never attended to let this be their first Child Advocacy Expo. The more involvement by our community partners, the more difference we can make in our communities.
THANK YOU ANGELS AND FRIENDS!
WE NEED YOUR HELP FOR 2018
OCTOBER DEADLINE!!!
Thanks to your reviews, the Angels made the Top Non-Profit List for 2017. Now it is that time of year to write your reviews so we can make it again for 2018, three years in a row. Our getting this recognition is only thanks to your support and belief in our organization. PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES AND WRITE A REVIEW. We need to Keep the Reviews Coming Thank you. WE NEED YOUR REVIEWS – PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, it just takes a few minutes. Just click on the Icon and let’s make that list again for 2018…
PLEASE CLICK ON THE BUTTONS FOR EACH OF THE UPCOMING EVENTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EVENTS GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE PART OF ANGELS AGAINST ABUSE, INC. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE EMAIL ME AT [email protected]
PLEASE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!
We are looking for volunteers for all of our upcoming events. Please contact Sandy Kearney by clicking on the above link and let us know which of our upcoming events you are available to help volunteer. Please remember that all of these events benefit the Angels and your support will make a difference. Thank you for your support!
BLUE RIBBON GALA 2019
APRIL 27TH 2019
ST PETE YACHT CLUB
6:30 PM TO 11:00 PM
Mark This Date On Your Calendar
Our Annual Blue Ribbon Gala will be doing something a little different in 2019. Our Gala will be a Masquerade Ball! Start your search now for that perfect mask to grace our evening with. As the year unfolds the Angels will provide all the details about next year’s amazing Gala.
YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS THIS EVENT!
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR UPCOMING EVENTS
Summer Break
September 11th , 2018 – 8:30 – 9:30 am
Angel Meeting – Pasadena Community Church
Life Enrichment Center- 227 70th Street So
St Petersburg, FL
September 30th , 2018 – 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Mad Hatter Tea Party – Downtown Coliseum
Hosted by Sunshine Kiwanis Club St Pete
October 9th , 2018 – 8:30 – 9:30 am
Angel Meeting – Pasadena Community Church
Life Enrichment Center- 227 70th Street So
St Petersburg, FL
October 12th , 2018 – 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
Annual Child Advocacy Expo
St Pete College, Seminole Campus
October 20th , 2018 – 8:00 pm – Midnight
Our Final BrewHaHa
The Farley Mansion
November 13th , 2018 – 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
Angel Meeting – Pasadena Community Church
Life Enrichment Center- 227 70th Street So
St Petersburg, FL
December 12th , 2018 – 8:30 am -10:00 am
Angel Christmas Giving Celebration
St Pete Yacht Club
11 Central Avenue, St Pete, FL
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE FINAL 2018 BREW HA HA EXTRAVAGANZA HALLOWEEN BASH
AT THE FARLEY MANSION
SATURDAY NIGHT
OCTOBER 20TH 2018
8:00 PM TO MIDNIGHT
START YOUR SEARCH FOR THAT SPECIAL COSTUME!
THANK YOU BREWHAHA FOUNDATION FOR CHOOSING ANGELS AGAINST ABUSE AS YOUR CHARITY OF CHOICE FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS…
