It's Everyone's Business to Stop Domestic Violence
On Tuesday, October 25, over 250 business people gathered at the downtown Nordstrom Store and raised more than $130,000 to support New Beginnings and our services for victims of domestic violence.
Seated left to right: Deborah Horne - KIRO TV Reporter and Producer, Karen Bryant - CEO and President Seattle Storm, Standing left to right: Lois Loontjens - Executive Director New Beginnings, Pete Nordstrom - Director of Merchandising Nordstrom, Stephanie Beers - Dorsey Whitney and New Beginnings' Board President, Bobby Morrison - Verizon Wireless President of the Northwest Region.
Photo Credit for all photos is: Finelight Photography
Seated left to right: Leeza Hayes - Special Events Coordinator New Beginnings, Sheryl Payne Huston - Event Co-Chair, Gail Cottle - Event Founder, Standing left to right: April Ericson - Guest Development Lead, Michelle Acker - Event Committee, Zoe Myers - Development Director New Beginnings, Katie Rosen - Event Committee, Merisa Hue-Weller - Event Committee, Luann Linn - Event Co-Chair.
Not pictured: Katina Thornock - Corporate Sponsorship Lead.
The entire event was hosted by Deborah Horne, KIRO TV Reporter and Producer.
Pete Nordstrom, Welcoming Remarks
Bobby Morrison, Verizon Wireless President of the Pacific Northwest Region lauded New Beginnings' work and announced a $35,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation to fund our core services (To learn more about this generous gift click here).
Karen Bryant, Keynote Speaker and CEO and President of the Seattle Storm, highlighted the commitment both New Beginnings and the Seattle Storm have to personal and social change through advocacy and empowerment.
Presenting Sponsor
Signature Sponsor
Anne and Wayne Gittinger
Leadership Sponsor
Premier Sponsors
Duane and Debbie Covey Foundation
Major Sponsors
Event Underwriters
In-Kind Sponsors
Anni Shelley, Graphic Designer
Bridenbaugh Communications
City Catering Company
Dick's Drive-In eLit Inc - Technology Services and Litigation Support
Finelight Photography
Ivars
Julep Nail Parlor
Mayflower Park Hotel
Starbucks Coffee Company
Domestic violence is not just a personal issue. Its effects spill out into our entire community, including the workplace, resulting in lost productivity and the very real danger of violence on the job. The Family Violence Prevention Fund has said it best: It is crucial that domestic abuse be seen as a serious, recognizable, and preventable problem like thousands of other workplace health and safety issues that affect a business and its bottomline.
To learn more about the workplace costs of domestic violence, click here.
