SPARCC Spreads Good Cheer and Hope with Holiday Luncheon and Toy Drive

Coconut Telegraph

Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center (SPARCC) celebrates the holiday season with good friends and an abundance of home-baked goodies at its annual luncheon, Cookies, Cakes & Carolers at Michael’s On East, December 11th at 11am. Enjoy a delicious lunch, seasonal music and fabulous raffle items such as a three-night stay on Siesta Key, Van Wezel theater tickets and many more. Bring and donate your favorite holiday treats, purchase bake sale goodies, and donate a gift or toy for SPARCC participants and their children. All proceeds benefit SPARCC’s life-saving programs and services. In the 2018 - 2019 fiscal year, SPARCC provided advocacy services and crisis counseling services to 2,610 individuals; offered a safe shelter to 177 adults, 133 children and 19 pets; responded to more than 4,008 Helpline Crisis calls; and provided legal services for injunction for protection to 237 individuals.

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