April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Child Abuse Prevention Month

Click here to see a calendar outlining community events to bring awareness to these issues throughout April, including self-defense classes, Denim Day, Take Back the Night, fundraisers, and more! 

Additional information about important events on the calendar can be found here.

Please join us to Take Back the Night on Wednesday, April 23, 2008.  Check out our flyer for the event.

Sunset Gala by the Lake Raises Over $30,000
South Lake Tahoe Women’s Center is pleased to announce that we reached our goal of raising more than $30,000 at the 30^th Anniversary Sunset Gala by the Lake.  Funds raised go toward providing supportive services to more than 2,000 victims of violence.  It was the most successful Sunset Gala in our eight years of hosting the event.  Our heartfelt appreciation goes to the many individuals and businesses whose generous donations of talent, food, services and time made the evening such a delight for our guests.

Event Sponsors
Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course (venue)
Lakeside Inn & Casino (food)
Montbleu Resort Casino & Spa (food)
Harrah's Lake Tahoe (food)
Horizon Casino Resort (food)
Local Wineries: Michael-David, Kenwood, Lake Sonoma, Sutter Home, Trinity Oaks, St. Supery and Alexander Valley

Platinum Sponsors: $2,500
Harrah's Lake Tahoe
U.S. Bank

Gold Sponsors: $1,000
Wyndham Vacation Resort
Paradise Timeshare Resale & Paradise Real Estate
Barton Memorial Hospital

Silver Sponsors: $500
South Tahoe Refuse
Feldman & Shaw, LLP
El Dorado Savings Bank
Tahoe Women's Care
South Lake Tahoe Police Association
Optimist Club
Dickson Realty

Auction donors included: A Massage at Tahoe; Aaron Hagar; Alpaca Advantage; Alpen Sierra Roasting Co.; Andrea King; Apple Mountain Golf Resort; ArrowCreek Golf Club; Bijou Municipal Golf Course; Body Essentials Day Spa; Cindy & Gale Davis; Dirk Yuricich; Dr. Martin Salm, Advanced Cosmetic Surgery & Dermatology Center; Dr. Michael Lipkin; Dr. Richard Lusby, DDS; Dr. Sean Degnan, Cosmetic Dermatology; Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course; El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office; The Finn Family; Freshies Restaurant; Genoa Lakes Golf Resort; Ginger Mitchell; HeliTahoe; Hope Valley Outdoors; Inn by the Lake; Interior Motives; Jarvis Gallery Collection; Joe Benigno’s Tree Service; John’s Cleaners; Judi Harkins; Justin Bailie; Kathay Lovell; Kindertown Preschool; Kirkwood Mountain Resort; The Kollar Family; La-di-da Handbags; Lake of the Sky Adventures; Lake Tahoe Cruises; Marcie Stetler; Marcus Ashley Galleries; Mark Terrell; Nail Girls; NJ Thompson; Personal Chef by Jaylyn; Rain Urbana; Russel Ketenjian; Shannon’s Day Spa; Sidestreet Boutique; Sierra-at-Tahoe / Northstar-at-Tahoe Ski Resort; Skin & Hair Wellness Center; Simpson’s Jewelers; Sorensen’s Resort; South Lake Tahoe Police Dept.; Southwest Airlines; Sport Habitat; Sunterra Resorts; Tahoe Seasons Resort; Tamara Charland; Tep's Villa Roma; The Ridge Tahoe; Tim Rains; Trader Joe’s; Yasmin Sayyed; The Zanatell Family; and Zephyr Cove Resort. 

Special thanks to Brooke Laine for providing complimentary photos for our guests, Diane Guth at Young’s Market for coordinating donations from wineries, Ed Winslow for carving the ice sculpture, Lake Tahoe          Community College for donating easels for the auction artwork, Thran’s Flower Shop for donating flowers, and Bobby King at Edgewood for donating the space and helping to coordinate the event.

More than 220 guests joined us at Edgewood.                                                 

Harrah's, Montbleu and Lakeside Inn donated wonderful food. Michael-David Vineyards and other local wineries provided wine.

 

The North Room Auction and the Lobby Auction raised more than $12,000 for our programs and services.

Russel Ketenjian played the guitar.            Ed Winslow carved a beautiful ice sculpture.

  

The Mystery Box prize raised more than $1,000.  The prize was a three night stay at a Fallen Leaf Lake cabin.