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Show i - aZT 1 rr :t -.7- 'v F j ' . , rid? ' 1 f ;, .. . " "' " - - , - -- - - Reverend Jack Dunn organizes the first Chili Cook-Off to raise awareness of domestic violence. Photo courtesy of Shauna DeBuck Chili Cook Off Helps Victims The first Strawberry Days Charity Chili Challenge is a step in the right direction to fight the epidemic of domestic violence. Everyone was impressed how the firefighters from Pleasant Grove, American Fork, Lehi, and our Grand Champion winner Lone Peak Fire all came to the rescue for the Center for Women and Children in Crisis. Organized by the Anglican Church of Central Utah and teaming up with Ronda Gates, the shelter director for the Center Cen-ter for Women and Children in Crisis, and along with the volunteers and participants of Strawberry Days Celebration and Rodeo, we have stepped-up our efforts in the fight against domestic violence. We want to thank all who came by and enjoyed the fire-house fire-house chili and were able to meet some of the extraordinary volunteers who help protect and relocate the victims of domestic violence. "We want to make families fami-lies aware that there is a place, a safe haven we have been trying try-ing to help called the Center for Women and Children in Crisis. I would like to assure any woman wom-an under this awful threat that these facilities will make your escape, transition, and recovery from abuse as comfortable as possible," said Reverend Jack Dunn of the Anglican Church. "These extraordinary people make the recovery to an "ordinary" life a transition from persecution into peace and horror into happiness," he added. We want to thank our sponsors spon-sors The Bank of American Fork, Costco, Rib City, Water Gardens Theater, Kneaders of Lehi, and our local paper -Timpanogos Times, and Betty Memmot for all the help and support Strawberry Days Celebration Cel-ebration and Rodeo gave us. For more information see reverendjackdunn.blogspot. com. |