September - A Month of Remembering

It seems as though September is a month of remembance.  Of course, we all remember 9/11/2001 as the day that America changed.  Families lost friends and loved ones.  It became more difficult to get on an airplane.  Our country's sensitivity heightened about where we were and who was around us.  It was the beginning of two wars where thousands of our young men and women died, many more were wounded physically or emotionally or both.

 And on that first day of September, I lost a daughter, not to an act of terror against America, but to an act of terror in her own home.  Yes, 10 years have passed.  There have been weddings, divorces, a baby born, holidays, birthdays in our family, and about 12,000 deaths in this country due to domestic violence.
As we approach the end of September, we are getting ready for a very busy time at Fix the Hurt, a time for educating and raising awareness through trainings, speaking engagements and five performances of "Domestic Violence, The Musical?" and five performances of CONTROL.ASSAULT.DELETE. 

We are grateful for the opportunity to address over 4,000 students in the East Valley of Arizona, the KAW Nation in Oklahoma and in Hobbs, NM.  We must continue to educate our young people about healthy relationships and the red flags they must watch for as they begin to select their friends and development boyfriend/girlfriend relationships.

We hope that you with familiarize yourselves with our upcoming event dates and if you or someone you know are near one of the presentations we have scheduled, that you will join us and promote awareness against domestic and dating violence.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month - 2010

Another October, and another DVAM almost over. This has been an amazing month for Fix the Hurt. We have made some great new friends and met many incredible people. The cast, DJ, Danielle, Jori, Miciah, Kirby and Kate, and I just got back yesterday from Hobbs, NM, by way of Las Vegas and Lubbock (going) and Lubbock, Dallas, El Paso and Phx (return trip). Hobbs is a great little town with a huge heart.
I met Jan Lobeck (Sheri's Memorial Fund) last year at DVTMusical performance in El Paso for the Texas Victims of Crime Conference. She said at the time, "I want to bring DVTM to Hobbs." She meant it and nothing was going to stop her. Jan worked hard to raise the funds necessary, so that Domestic Violence, The Musical? could educate and raise awareness in Hobbs.
Jan's volunteers, Leticia, Gina, Janette, Shannon/Randy, Barb, Becky, Don, Ken and many others were all instrumental in making it possible for us to have a wonderful time. The cast stayed at a beautiful bed and breakfast owned by Becky, Gina was our host for a delicious dinner, and Shannon and hubby, Randy and children were our chauffeurs. Janette shared her beautiful home with Jan and I.
From the time we arrived until we left Hobbs, we were treated like royalty. This is truly a great town with a lot of heart and even the Police Chief was on hand to promote DV awareness and it was obvious that domestic abuse is among his top priorities.
Friday night the audience was receptive and engaged as the cast did an outstanding job presenting the play. We were trilled and anxious now to return next year.
Thank you Jan and your Volunteers for making us feel welcome. We hope that next year we can do a NM/West TX tour.