A Great BIG Thank You to all those who participated in our 3rd annual “Drive Out Dating Abuse” golf tournament. What a great way to make a difference for our youth! We appreciate you and all the support you give to prevent dating abuse amongst our youth, develop leaders and reduce the dial on domestic violence in Spokane. Thank you Downriver for hosting us and all the volunteers who gave their time and talents to make this a great event!
1ST PLACE MEN’S
DAVE MORASCH
AUSTIN BILITER
JIM HECKEL
MIKE SANCHEZ
2ND PLACE MEN’S
KEN BOTAI
JERAD HERLING
JAMIAN BOTCH
CAEL MCKIERNAN
1ST PLACE WOMEN’S
ANNE COWLES
SUE HARE
CYNDI DUREN
BRUCE ANN CULBERTSON
2ND PLACE WOMEN’S
ZERO-WE ONLY HAD ONE
WOMENS ONLY TEAM
1ST PLACE CO-ED
AMY MILLER
JEFF MILLER
TANNER GRAYBAEL
BRYAN SUDDERETH
2ND PLACE CO-ED WAS A TIE
CAM LANGHAM
KRISTIN LANGAHNM
SCOTT SEVIGNY
SHANNON SEVIGNY
2ND TIE
JACKI BLUMENTHAL
MITCH BLUMENTHAL
CARSON BLUMENTHAL
ANNE MARIE MUELHEIMS
MEN’S LONGDRIVE
AUSTIN BILITRE
WOMEN’S LONGDRIVE
AMY MILLER
MEN’S KP
JEFF MILLER
WOMEN’S KP
DAWN DAVIS
It’s an important month! February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. SRDVC is partnering with Create Your Statement and together we are asking you to wear orange on Wednesdays throughout the month of February to raise awareness and show support for Teen Dating Violence Awareness month. By wearing orange, you will be helping us reduce the stigma of unhealthy relationships.
We know that youth as they are impacted by violence, abuse, and trauma. This shows up in their dating relationships. Engaging our youth in this work is an exciting and rewarding way to impact the future of Spokane.
During the month of February, SRDVC is having their first ever Meme Challenge! Youth are encouraged to submit an original meme of what love means to them. We will be choosing 3 winners! Check out our submission website for more details starting February 4th:
We have also partnered with the Spokane Regional Library District. You can find our blog regarding Teen Dating Violence Awareness : https://www.scld.org/helpful-information-awareness-prevention-during-teen-dating-violence-awareness-month/ Please feel free to share!
I also want to take this time to acknowledge our wonderful partner Jenny Moeller, Executive Director of Create Your Statement. Jenny has shared her knowledge regarding TDVAM and we are so grateful for all her help raising awareness for our youth.
If you have any questions about how to support youth you can reach out to Ingrid Rivera at youthcoordinator@srdvc.org. If your agency has additional events or resources, please share so we can pass along to our great Coalition partners.
Back in September, we held a fantastic event for our mission. We just wanted to shed some light on the positive outcome of this fundraiser. Thank you to our community for supporting our mission.
“Drive Out Dating Abuse” at Downriver was a huge success! Thank you to all of our sponsors and the players for coming out! You truly are making a difference for our youth! We are grateful to have raised $43,705.00!
Last Friday, Create Your Statement was honored to be the sponsored nonprofit of the night for the Spokane Empire game. There were approximately 3,500-4,000 people in attendance! We brought in just under $2,000 and plan on using the proceeds for new apparel. Thank you to all those who attended and showed their support. Great job tackling dating abuse!
We also had the opportunity to sit down with members of the Spokane Empire Football Team and the Spokane Empire Dance Team to discuss the problems around dating abuse and what we can do to put a stop to it. Check out the video below with our conversation! Each of these individuals are amazing role models for the youth in our community and we should all feel so lucky to have them represent our community!
Create Your Statement is thrilled to partner with Empire Football! Please join us for a fun night out as we cheer on Spokane Empire while tackling dating abuse.
Statement is honored to be the sponsored nonprofit of the night!
Spokane Empire vs. Arizona Rattlers
Get your tickets today!
When: Friday, May 12, 2017 at 7:00 pm
Where: Spokane Arena
Cost: $30.00 (includes lower level ticket and t-shirt; retail value $38.00)
A portion of the proceeds helps prevent teen dating abuse!
Please make check payable to:
Create Your Statement
PO Box 18934
Spokane, WA 99228
**Include t-shirt sizes with your check. Statement will contact you for delivery of tickets and t-shirts**
Download event flyer here. If you have questions, please contact info@createyourstatement.com.
We had a blast at our Wine, Cheese, & Chocolate event on January 26th. Thank you to everyone who turned out to help Create Your Statement kick-off a new year! As many of you know, Statement’s programs are gaining huge momentum and volunteers are an integral part of pushing our mission forward. Without them, Statement would not be where it is today.
Here are some photos from our evening of fun:
We are so appreciative of everyone who came out on September 23rd for the Happy Girls Run Spokane benefiting Create Your Statement. More than 1,000 Happy Girls joined us — we are inspired by each and every one of you!
Athleta’s Happy Girls Run brings together women of all levels of physical fitness and achievement for a race that is nothing short of life-changing for many runners. It’s life-changing for Statement too. Proceeds from the race benefit our programs to help combat dating abuse.
Not only did Happy Girls Run Half Marathon finishers support a great cause, they also received a beautiful piece of custom jewelry made locally by Mishakaudi and a Happy Girls Run T-shirt.
We’d also like to thank all of the volunteers who made this event possible. Also, we’d like to send a BIG thank you to our sponsors. Your help makes all the difference.
2016 Happy Girls Sponsors
Nelson’s Auto Body
Jeff Moeller
Moloney+O’Neill
RV Craig Construction
Spring Marie Hill (In Memory of)
Kay McGonigle (In Memory of)
Associates for Women’s Health
Farmgirlfit
URM Stores
Albertsons
Check out the photos from this awesome day!
