As Will County grows, unfortunately the number of incidents of violence against women & children grows, too.  Here are just a few: May 2009:  4-year-old Sabrina Clement's body was found stabbed to death in her Mokena home. April 2009:  14-month-old Halli Burton died of blunt force trauma to the head in Elwood. February 2009:  Brittany Brooks was fatally stabbed over 34 times in Joliet. February 2008: Lane Bryant employees Rhoda McFarland, Sarah Szafranski, Connie Woolfolk and Carrie Hudek Chiuso murdered in Tinley Park. June 2007: Kimberly Vaughn and her 3 children were found shot to death inside their family SUV. September 2006: Regina DeLos Santos died of multiple stab wounds. August 2006: Sylvia Addams died of a gunshot wound. March 2004:  Kathleen Savio found drowned in her bathtub in her Bolingbrook home. Today there are women missing without a trace: Lisa Stebic, Stacy Peterson�

Dear Community Member/Business Leader:

Will County Take Back the Night’s steering committee invites you to join us as we work to end some men’s violence against women.

This year’s Will County Take Back the Night 14th annual vigil and march will take place Thursday, October 14, 2010 at the University of St. Francis, 500 Wilcox Street in Joliet. The event begins at 6:00 p.m.

At this vigil, we will solemnly honor more than 50 women victims, their minor children and other female children who were murdered in Will County over the last 10 years. We will also honor those women who have survived. As always, we will have information from local agencies and TBTN items will be available for purchase as well.

Download 2010 Sponsorship Form Here >>

Please contribute to Take Back the Night through a sponsorship. We understand that these are hard times for all, but agencies receiving these monies have been hit even harder with many of their grants on hold and even terminated due to the lack of federal and state funds. By sponsoring this event, you will help make a difference in the lives of many by providing support to local agencies that work on behalf of victims.

Another way you can help is to post our event’s information on your marquee or hang a poster in your workplace announcing the event. For more information about other ways you can lend support, contact Lora McGuire at 815-725-6847.

Please checkout the Will County Take Back the Night website at www.willtbtn.com for further information about this year’s event, sponsorships and links to important resources.

Thank you,
The 2010 Will County Take Back the Night Steering Committee
 

Download 2010 Sponsorship Form Here >>