To the editor:
On behalf of the Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable and the families living in area domestic violence shelters and transitional housing programs who received your generous donations, I would like to thank everyone who helped make their Valentine’s Day a little brighter. Valentine bags were delivered to clients of REACH Beyond Domestic Violence, The Second Step and Voices Against Violence. This is one of the many projects organized by the Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable as a reminder to families who have suffered abuse that the community cares about them and wishes them well on their journey to safety. It is a small gesture on our part, but it has a big impact on them.
The Roundtable would especially like to thank Sudbury Extended Day pre-K students for once again decorating the Valentine bags. The children’s decorations add a special touch to the gift bags. Also, thank you to the Lincoln Council on Aging and Marlborough Savings Bank of Sudbury. We also appreciate the contributions of the League of Women Voters of Sudbury and the parents and staff of Sudbury Extended Day as well as the anonymous donations left by caring members of the community. This is indeed a community effort.
Valentine’s Day bags assembled by Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable members Karen Cohen, Marilyn Ellsworth, Isabel Rivera, Laura Van Zandt, Joan Gaumnitz and Diane Seligman.
Everyone can make a difference. If you were unable to help with the Valentine Collection, but would like to support the Roundtable’s community projects, please watch for news about our upcoming Shower for Shelters that will take place in May. This drive benefits families transitioning from shelter to new homes.
The Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable is a community-based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting safe and healthy relationships, raising public awareness about abusive and controlling behaviors whether exhibited through bullying, teen dating violence, domestic violence, or elder abuse, and ending relationship violence in all its forms. If you share our determination to make our communities safer, please join us at our meetings. The group meets the second Tuesday of each month from September to May at 3 p.m. in the Community Meeting Room of the Wayland Public Safety Building at the intersection of Routes 20 and 27 in Wayland Center. The meetings are free and open to the public. More information about the Roundtable and its activities and about domestic violence can be found at www.domesticviolenceroundtable.org.
Sincerely,
Diane Seligman, Sudbury
Valentine Outreach Committee Chair
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