Wear Purple Day on October 18th

Hosted by Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse “Show your support for survivors and help spread awareness by wearing purple this October for Domestic Violence Awareness Month! On October 18th, put on your favorite purple outfit, take a pic & send it to communications@emergecenter.org OR upload it to social media & tag @EmergeTucson! Make sure to … Read more

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Info at Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse: https://www.emergecenter.org/. Don’t forget to wear purple on October 18, 2018 on Wear Purple Day.  Check out all the other activities for the entire month of October. As a former staff attorney for a DV Victims Advocacy project (in Hawaii) and the former Interim Director of the Domestic Violence … Read more

Emerge! 17th Annual Mother of the Year Luncheon

When: Friday, April 27, 2018 Where: JW Marriott at Starr Pass 3800 W. Starr Pass Blvd. Tucson, Arizona 85745 Time: Silent Auction begins at 11:00 a.m. and the Mother of the Year program will run from 12:00 p.m.-1:15 p.m. “Event to include a silent auction, Emerge’s 2018 Mother of the Year, and a Keynote Conversation … Read more

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Paint Pima Purple

Entire month of October is D.V. Awareness Month. My husband and I attended a film screening at Sea of Glass of “Power and Control” documentary, mostly about the Duluth Model (from Duluth, MN) and an abused woman with 3 daughters, seeking shelter and a new life (with or without her husband). Check out Emerge! website … Read more

Comedy for Charity: Thank you for serving benefit honoring Veterans at the Fox Theater

 

THANK YOU FOR SERVING: THE BENEFIT

AN EVENING OF ENTERTAINMENT HONORING VETERANS

RALLY POINT, LA FRONTERA ARIZONA: RALLY UP! VETERANS HELPING VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES: WE HONOR YOUR DEDICATION, SERVICE AND VALOR.

Honorary Chair: Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild

“This year’s show, emceed by David Fitzsimmons, is an adult variety show for mature audiences (ages 15+). It will feature Tommy Blaze, who is a veteran of the comedy stage. Tommy has been called America’s premiere relationship comic. For over two decades, he has entertained audiences from all walks of life. Blaze has performed in such diverse arenas as television, film, comedy clubs, colleges, military bases, casinos, cruise ships, and churches.

Tommy sums up his broad appeal with a simple statement: “Wherever you find men and women together, that ‘s where I’m needed.” He has appeared in the NBC mega-hit Friends, and movies like Me Again and Marriage Retreat. He also writes films, including Brother White and God’s Not Dead.

To round out the talent, there will be feature comedy act Butch Lord, from Dallas, Texas; Michael Garvey, from Annapolis, Maryland, a veteran who was shot twice in Afghanistan, was awarded the Purple Heart and who now does comedy with his service dog Liberty: a dance performance by senior tap group The Rodeo City Wreckettes; Hip hop by the award winning Egokillaz; and music by Los Guapos, Janee Starr, as well as local musician Kate Becker and her band. Music! Dance! Comedy! And it’s all for a wonderful cause—to make our community a safer place while at the same time the audience is entertained by a first class show. Our mission this year is to raise money (hopefully a lot of money) and awareness about the problem of veterans committing suicide.

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