Thank you for making our 2008 Benefit Lunch so successful.
We raised more than $140,000 for our direct services to domestic violence survivors and our work to prevent domestic violence in the community.
If you were unable to attend and would like to make a donation, click here. Please reference the Benefit Lunch in the designation field. Or print out this donation form and mail it with your check or credit card information.
Committee From left to right: April Ericson – Benefit Lunch Committee, Brooke Barnes – Board Member and Benefit Lunch Committee Co-Chair, David Martin, Board Member and Benefit Lunch Speaker, Sandy Lindqust – Benefit Lunch Committee, Ken Masters – Benefit Lunch Master of Ceremonies, Rachel Byrne – Board Member and Benefit Lunch Committee, Lois Loontjens, New Beginnings Executive Director, Chris Bridenbaugh – Benefit Lunch Committee.
Blake Nordstrom
Nordstrom, our Presenting Sponsor, has hosted this event for three years. Left, company president Blake Nordstrom welcomes the Benefit Lunch guests.
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Left: Lois Loontjens, New Beginning’s Executive Director
Right: David Martin has been a New Beginnings Board member since 2003. He is also a Senior Deputy Prosecutor at the King County Prosecutor’s office supervising the domestic violence unit. At the Benefit Lunch David spoke about the positive impact individuals can have on the lives of those experiencing domestic violence.
Photos by Shani Photography.
Thanks to our sponsors :
Presenting Sponsor
Premier Sponsors
Major Event Sponsors
Event Underwriters
In Kind Donors
City Catering • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Gene Juarez Salons & Spas
Judy Simpson Creative Services • L'Occitane
Shani Photography
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.