WCJ Annual Kickball Tournament 2021
Spring is here, and so is the start of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) for the city of Jacksonville. This year, Hope joined in to support the cause for the first time by participating in the Women’s Center of Jacksonville (WCJ) Annual Kickball Tournament to bring awareness and raise money to support survivors of sexual assault for the organization.
The Kickball tournament was an all-out competitive frenzy that ended with our team coming in 2nd place this year. Not bad for the team’s first entry. More importantly, this year’s tournament helped raise over $5,000 to support the cause. Mallory Warner, WCJ’s Advocacy and Prevention Director, was thrilled about the tournament and commented on how great this tournament has been throughout the years. “It’s wonderful to come together as a community to raise awareness, bring in some money [to help survivors that are not funded through our grants], and have fun while doing it!”
The hope team looks forward to competing next year, and hopefully, bringing home the trophy!
About the WCJ
If you believe you were a victim of sexual violence, and need to speak with someone, visit the WCJ website and contact them today. If you need immediate help and someone to speak with, you can also contact the 24-hour rape crisis hotline at (904) 721-7273. For more information about sexual violence, visit the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, to learn more.
About HOPE Across the Globe
HOPE Across the Globe, Inc. is a local medical 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization providing treatment and patient care, prevention, testing, and education for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, sexually transmitted infections (STI), and PrEP daily. The group has provided an Awareness Campaign in the local Jacksonville area with free HIV testing, and funding for testing of local high-risk populations as well as provided medications, supplies, and educational materials to a rural hospital and HIV clinics in western Panama and Lima, Peru.
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