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 Circles of Hope Telethon
Telethon PSAs, click to watch On Sunday, August 15,
2010, the Exchange Club-Carl
Perkins
Center
for the Prevention of Child Abuse hosted its 26th Annual
Circles of Hope Telethon.
The event was held at the
Carl Perkins Civic
Center and was be
broadcast live on WBBJ TV ABC 7 from 1:00-10:00 pm.
This year's theme was Somewher e
there's a child - child abuse is real, Tragic,
Preventable. The
Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse was asking the community to get involved and join the team so
that we can get help to these children, because
now more than ever the need
is even great for our services.
"We as a community
must get involved, somewhere there's a child that needs out
help and the Carl Perkin's Center's service," said Chris
Allison, 2010 Circles of Hope Telethon Chairperson.
"The 27th Annual Circles of Hope Telethon is the primary
fund raiser for the Exchange Club Carl Perkins Center for
the Prevention of Child Abuse.
All funds raised are used
to provide programs and services to the children and
families of West Tennessee.
The Center now has 18 locations, serving in 20
counties and last year, served over 6,453 individuals. The
Center offers a variety of services designed to meet each
individuals needs.
Services offered by the Center include Crisis
intervention and case management, individual and group
counseling, child advocacy services, emergency services,
parenting training and parenting groups, supervised
visitation,
relative caregiver program, a food pantry, clothes closet,
and a toll free 24-hour hotline.
To make a pledge, contact Julie McMahon at 4-A-CHILD (422-4453) or
1-800-249-7397, or click on the donate now button on this
website.
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