Tee off to support A Safe Place's services and programs

A Safe Place will host its 15th annual "Drive Out Domestic Violence" golf outing on Monday, June 19, to raise much-needed funds to provide lifesaving and transforming services for survivors and children to stop the spread of domestic violence.

The event will be held at the Ravinia Green Country Club, 1200 Saunders Road, Riverwoods. It will include a luncheon, raffle, dinner, and reception. Registration will begin at 11 a.m. and the shotgun start will be at 12:30 p.m.

The tournament is part of A Safe Place's annual event lineup to raise funds to support programs and services that provide for those most fragile neighbors in local communities. Last year the organization had to turn away over 500 individuals due to lack of funding.

"It is imperative that we continue to host events like the golf outing in the community," A Safe Place Executive Director Pat Davenport said. "One out of every three women and one out of every seven men - over 88,000 of our neighbors - will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. Only through staying visible will we stop the spread of domestic violence."

"It is thanks to the generosity of our event sponsors, donors, and participants that victims are able to receive the programs and services that they greatly need."

A Safe Place provides emergency shelter, affordable housing, court advocacy, and individual and group supportive services to survivors of domestic violence and their children; educational programs for the community; and intervention services for abusers to learn accountability for their choices and actions. Last year, A Safe Place served more than 13,000 adults and children in Chicagoland and Wisconsin.

For more information or to register for the Golf Outing, visit asafeplaceforhelp.org/content/golf-outing. Sponsorship opportunities are available; contact Carmen Patlan, director of development, at cpatlan@asafeplaceforhelp or (847) 731-7165, ext. 109.

A full list of A Safe Place's programs and services can be found at www.asafeplaceforhelp.org.