Cheers and Chocolate to Benefit Every Woman's Place April 14th at the CIM

Where else in West Michigan can you spend an evening in a world class culinary institute enjoying some of the most delicious treats and tempting tastes you'll ever stumble upon while surrounded by the students who prepared them, excited to tell you about their craft all while raising a few bucks to help protect some of the more vulnerable people in the area?  It only happens in Muskegon and you only get the chance once a year!



Cheers and Chocolate returns to the Culinary Institute of Michigan on April 14th to benefit Every Woman's Place of Muskegon and it's your one chance a year to help one of our towns most important agencies in a setting second to none.  You'll get to stroll the multiple floors of the CIM and see first hand what the students there learn on as they prepare for their career in the culinary industry.  You'll get to sample some of the delicious food they make, from indulgent desserts to tasty hours d' oeuvres.  You'll be able to bid on a wide variety of silent auction items donated by local folks who want to help and you'll get to rub elbows with a lot of people who enjoy great times for a great cause.

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Every Woman's Place is a shelter for women and children who have faced or are currently facing a domestic crisis.  It would be great if we didn't need them at all, but...it's simply not the case.  Not only does Every Woman's Place provide shelter for women in crisis, they provide counseling, support groups,  children's services, education and prevention measures and more.  They have also just introduced a sober living element to what they offer.  A domestic abuse situation often runs deep and the need for comprehensive help post trauma is key to making sure it doesn't repeat.  Every Woman's Place has been in operation since 1975 and in as much as you'd hope they wouldn't be needed after 43 years, the need for their services continues to grow and community support is key for their future.

Lori Rasmussen is the Executive Director of Every Woman's Place and Susan Prell is a brand new face at the agency.  She came on a couple days ago as the development director.  We sat down to talk about the Cheers and Chocolate event as well as the work at the agency.  Take a listen.

I'd love for them to be out of business.  I'd love for domestic abuse to be a thing of the past, but...as Lori stated it comes down to control and it comes down to better educating our young men.  No woman should ever have to face abuse or the aftermath in her life that comes with that abusiveness.  Please help support Every Woman's Place by attending Cheers and Chocolate or you can click on the link below to visit their website to make a donation online.  Thanks to Lori and Susan for joining me to talk about the event and agency today.