Iota actives, minus Morgan :( , at the DVA Week Banquet.
This year we had a very eventful and successful Domestic Violence Awareness week organized by our very own Victoria Pietruszka "Reaper"! During the entire week, we (along with the help of our co-sponsors) gave out free purple ribbons and sold purple Livestrong bracelets that said "Love shouldn't hurt" on them. The two main events that we had was a speaker event and our 2nd Domestic Violence Awareness week banquet.
For the speaker event, we had one of the co-founders from Stand Up Guys, Jack, talk about his views on domestic violence and how he thinks it should be dealt with today. He gave a very informative talk that allowed us to see a different point of view on the topic. It was especially interesting to listen the a male's perspective on domestic violence. The presentation was about 45 minutes long followed by a series of thoughtful question and answer. Jack also had some forms that we signed stating the we pledged not to abuse our partners.
The Domestic Violence Awareness week banquet had a huge turn out of over 70 people! In fact the turn out was so big that we even had to turn away some people at the door because there was not enough seating in the dining area. Everyone arrived all dressed up and had a great time enjoying talking with each other an the delicious Italian food served by the Meliora. During the banquet, we had a glowstick ceremony in honor of those who have experienced domestic violence lead by Victoria.
It was a great week and it seems like the Domestic Violence Awareness week banquet is starting to become an annual event! Thanks to the hard work of all the sisters, we were able to make Domestic Violence Awareness week successful!
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