City proclaims Ride for The Shelter Day
The Shelter for Abused Women & Children’s “Spokes’men” Gordon Kellam and Glen Schwesinger came before Naples City officials, Sept. 16, to accept a proclamation for “Ride for The Shelter Day.” Traveling over 1,500 miles by bicycle from Naples to Washington D.C. in April 2016, the local business men plan to raise awareness for The Shelter’s Gentle’men Against Domestic Violence (GADV) ® Initiative which calls upon men to stand with women as equal partners in addressing the root causes of domestic violence.
The GADV initiative was created to identify, educate and obtain the commitment of a group of like-minded men in Collier County to support The Shelter’s “Raising Gentle’men” program which teaches young men and boys that strength does not equal violence and true gentle’men exhibit the traits of respect, loyalty, honesty and accountability.
Ride for The Shelter Day will be celebrated with a kickoff party at 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7th Avenue Social, 849 7th Avenue South, Naples. Tickets are on sale now.
On April 16, 2016, Kellam and Schwesinger will leave Naples at 10 a.m. from 7th Avenue Social and continue the 1,156-mile ride to the Nation’s Capitol, where they will meet with elected officials. Along the way, they will stop at domestic violence shelters and meet with NFL teams to discuss the GADV Initiative.
A variety of sponsorship opportunities are still available to provide much needed supplies for The Ride, such as, tires, transportation, clothing and food.
For more information about The Ride, visit www.naplesshelter.org/ride/ or call Tamika Seaton, Senior Development Officer at (239) 775-3862 ext. 217, or email Tamika at tseaton@naplesshelter.org.
Proceeds from this event will further The Shelter’s mission to prevent, protect and prevail over domestic violence through advocacy, empowerment and social change. With your help, we can promote healthy relationships and prevail over domestic violence in our community.
