Crisis Counseling, Adult and Child Support Groups Bilingual Advocacy

Adult, Adolescent and Child Advocacy Shelter for Families and Individuals 24-Hour English/Spanish Crisis Line

Legal Assistance and Medical Referrals Crisis Counseling for Adolescents/Children

Educational Presentations Building Healthy Relationships Groups in 12 Schools

Revolution Peer-Education Group Presentations Bullying and Safe-Touch Presentations

Batterer’s Intervention Program (English) Turning Point Program for Women Who Use Violence

Available Services

Supplies Diapers Baby Wipes Toilet Paper Paper Towels Dish Soap Shampoo Conditioner Deodorant Lotion Tooth Paste Batteries, all sizes Laundry Detergent Bleach Hand Soap Trash Bags– all types Cleaners, all types Light Bulbs

Gas cards

Gift Cards

Wish List

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The Columbus Big Give had another successful year! The Big Give serves as a 24-hour giving period for individuals to donate to local non-profits of their choice. This year, we were excited to partner with Sammy’s Superheroes Foundation to host a giving station at Glur Park. We want to thank everyone who was able to come out and support our local non-profits. The funds raised for area non-profits in 2016 were over $85,500 with the Center for Survivors Endowment Board receiving over $5,000.

National Police Week was held from May 15th-21st.

Our law enforcements officers are often the first responders to incidents of violence in our communities. We had a great group of volunteers from Lakeview High School paint the windows to show our appreciation. We would like to thank our local law enforcement agencies for their dedication and sacrifice in keeping our communities safe. #WeSeeYou

National Police Week

Mission: To advocate for non-violence through intervention, education, and prevention in order to create a safe environment for all individuals, families and communities

Vision: To achieve a violence free community

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3103 13th St. Columbus, NE 68601

In this edition:

Revolution Training/Big Give

Summer Sizzle/No More 5K

Technology & Safety

Upcoming Events/Thank You’s

Revolution Training

April-June 2016

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Columbus Big Give

Please help us welcome all of our new Revolution Members! On June 1st & 2nd, the Center for Survivors Program Manager, Abbie Tessendorf, along with other Center staff trained 44 members of Revolution on dating violence, sexual assault, media/technology safety, and healthy relationships. These teens are dedicated to making a difference in our communities and are striving for a world free of violence. We are so excited to see their work in the upcoming years.

Board of

Directors

President Denise Kracl

Vice President Cindy Janssen

Secretary

Hope Freshour

Treasurer Deb Wilke

Members at Large

Drew Behn

Kathi Hurner

Rev. Annika Lister Stroope

Carrie Prokopec

Holly Wulf

Endowment Board

President

Jay Trofholz

Treasurer Pat Sokol

Members at Large

Nikki Cimpl

Ann Ernst

Terri Nore

Linda Sahs

Diann Schacher

Summer Sizzle 2016 Center Staff

Executive Director Tara Korthals

Program Manager Abbie Tessendorf

Office Manager

Linda Cattau

PT Office Manager Madge Huggler

Fiscal Manager Janelle Perrings

Communications Coordinator

Megan Cimpl

Volunteer Coordinator Traci Pilar

Outreach Advocate

Janet Schlueter

Bilingual Advocate Darlyn Ortez

Bilingual Advocate (Part-Time)

Adalis Ortiz Vega

Adult Advocate Katie French

Adult Advocate (Part-Time)

Christina Osantowski

Coordinated Response Advocate

Angela Kalani

Child Advocate Sheri Gillotte

Adolescent Advocate

DeAnna Rodriguez

Adolescent Advocate Rachel Steffen

Adolescent Advocate

Denise Tompkins

College Advocate Taylor Baumgart

Student Coordinator

Hannah Haynes

Our Annual Summer Sizzle fundraiser was another HUGE success! This year’s event took place at Ramada Inn on Friday, June 10th. The theme this year was “Old Hollywood.” We had over 150 auction items including a Husker football tailgate space, autographed jerseys (Tommy Armstrong of Nebraska and Eric Berry of the Kansas City Chiefs), and Kansas City Royals tickets. We would like to thank all of our donors, businesses and individuals for your contributions! We would also like to thank our board members, volunteers, and Revolution members for donating their time to make sure that we had another successful event.

It is hard to believe that 2016 is half over. The old saying, “time flies when you’re having fun”, truly describes that our volunteers have been having fun with all of the opportunities available to them. April was National Volunteer Month and it was our pleasure to recognize our wonderful volunteers who are so dedicated and willing to give so much of themselves. We had a volunteer training evening and we are happy to report that we had a fantastic turnout. It was great getting to know our new volunteers, as well as those that have been volunteering with the Center for years. We have kept busy with outreach at local health fairs, the No More 5K Color Run, finishing up with the painting around the office, adult support group, children’s group, all of the day-to-day office jobs, board and committee meetings, making and donating goodies to Revolution training, and our big project—our Summer Sizzle fundraiser. We had so many fabulous volunteers this year helping with every aspect of the Sizzle. We are so grateful for all of your help, as the Sizzle is an important fundraiser for the Center. The Center would not be what it is without our volunteers. Thank you again! We do have many great opportunities coming up. If you would like to volunteer please contact our volunteer coordinator, Traci Pilar. We are so thankful for our supportive community of volunteers and for your commitment to our mission of non-violence.

Volunteer News

Sponsorships provided by:

Oscars Academy Awards

Sponsors:

Alpha Media Radio, BD

Construction, Cargill, Columbus

Telegram, Columbus Women’s

Healthcare, Midwest Medical

Transport, Renee Mueller– HOME

Real Estate, Ramada, Weber

Insurance

Golden Globes Sponsors:

Abel Inc., D.E.A. DJ Entertainment

Association—Scott Ridenour,

Edward Jones, Family First Dental,

Jeffery Miller, Minute Smiles LLC,

Sequoia Wealth Partners—Roger &

Cheryle Deal, Slumberland, Walt

Disney World, Deb Wilke, YMCA

Writers Guild Sponsors:

Aksarben Inn & Suites, Ameriprise

Financial, BD Medical Systems,

Columbus Childrens Healthcare

Pediatric Clinic P.C., Columbus

Community Hospital, Columbus

Eye Physicians, Columbus News

Team, Comfort Inn & Suites—

Kansas City, Eakes Office Supply,

Ron & Ann Ernst, Fabulous

Forever, Gene Steffy Ford, Kendall

Law Office, Imagine That Scrap-

booking & Gifts / Artzy Haven,

HOME Real Estate, McMillan

Construction, Optometric Center of

Columbus, Pillen Family Farms,

Pinnacle Bank Arena, Preffered

Plumbing, ServiceMaster Carpet

Cleaning & Restoration Services,

Tan 24/7, Tessendorf Chiropractic

& HDM Corporation, Ultra

Graphics, Wal-Mart

No More 5K Run

On April 24th, Central Community College’s National Society on Leadership and Success held their 2nd No More 5k in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The monies raised directly benefitted victims of violence in our six county service area. Thank you to all of the students, staff, and attendees for raising awareness on this prominent issue!

As a non-profit we do not have the

funding available to pay for all the

needed services we provide for our

clients, such as transportation, so

volunteers are very much needed to

help out.

Last year over 4,154 hours of service

were provided by volunteers. You can

make the difference in others lives.

Consider Volunteering … We Need Your Help...

Volunteers Needed

Stop in to the Center to volunteer or call 402-564-2155 Volunteers assist with: Adult and Children’s victim support

group Childcare Grocery shopping Organizing donations Outreach Events Facility handyman Administrative tasks

As usual, we are overwhelmed with gratitude! First we want to thank these amazing volunteers for all of their help on our Summer Sizzle Event: Casey Bailey, Marilyn Carleo, Nikki Cimpl, Dr. Rick Cimpl, Shanda Erb, Alyssa Hogeland, Denise Kollath, Michelle McMillan, & Jane Schneider. These awesome volunteers, along with our board members, spent months planning for the event including setting up decorations, clean-up after the event and soliciting area businesses. We would al-so like to thank the Cornhusker Power Goodwill Fund and the ADM Cares Council for their extremely generous donations! We would not be able to continue to offer many of our services if it were not for these great donations! Our last thank you goes out to Mike Kaczor of the Fence Shop. Mike has kindly donated his services to ensure that our landscaping and yard areas are well maintained. Again, we are humbled by our supportive community. The Center is so appreciative of all of you!

Upcoming Events

We are excited for the area county fairs including

Boone (July 9-13), Butler (July 19-24), Colfax (July

21-24), Nance (July 8-12), Polk (July 27-31), and

Platte (July 6-10). Stop by and see us at our area

booths! We are also looking forward to participating

in the Columbus Days Parade on August 21st!

Recently, the Center has been asked to do a few presentations on the use of technology in cases of stalking and abuse. 76% of female homicide victims have been stalked by their intimate partner, and it is reported some form of technology was used in one in four of those homicides. Technology abuse may include but is not limited to: checking phone logs, emails, and odometers, monitoring computer usage, sending unwanted calls, texts, and emails, leaving gifts, creating fake social media accounts to make contact with the victim, and installing GPS/tracking devices on phones and vehicles. Due to expansions in the “technology world”, social media and phone apps have made stalking easier and more accessible. Apps advertised for a parent to monitor a child’s computer usage are being utilized by abusers to track every link and keystroke the victim initiates. GPS tracking allows an abuser to set digital barriers and receive notifications if their victim steps outside that barrier. Some apps even track each location the victim visits and each step they take. A victim may not know that a GPS tracker has been installed on his/her phone because the app runs in the background of the phone and does not display an icon on the screen. Even with social media, we need to periodically monitor our privacy settings and be cautious about what we post. The internet and modern technology make it impossible to be inconspicuous. The more information we display on our social media accounts, the easier it is for others to locate us. We advise parents to be aware of what may be on your child’s phone/tablet by monitoring what apps are on their devices. Even children can become victims of internet harassment through chat rooms on apps, tablet games, or video games. If you have questions or need more information on stalking and tech abuse, please contact Megan Cimpl or Taylor Baumgart at the Center for Survivors at (402) 564-2155.

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our apologies and know that we are grateful for your contribution.

St. Joseph Mission Group, Platte

Center

CATO

Sears Hometown Store

Roxie Jasper

Alice Tschantre

Estate of Ruth Ekstrom

Family Dollar

In memory of Carol Carlson,

Connie Nickolite

Amanda Henry

Shear Perfection, Rhonda Boyd

Kathy Dreesen

Bob Arp

Alisha Schuettler

Sally Limbach

5th Graders (breakout),Trinity

Lutheran Church

Jennifer Holmes

Federated Church

Sheila Hoadley

Grace Episcopal Church

St. Mary’s Quilters, Leigh

Fern Koch

Chloe Lippstreu

Tammie Hogan

Judy Donahue

Kathy Orr

Emerson School Elementary Staff

donation through JC Penney

Paul Brown

Jessy Hill

Wilma Arp

Tony & Diane Krings

Carolyn Kresha

Bonnie Labens

Vern & Barb Ramaekers

First United Methodist Church

Michele Meister

Sarah, Megan & Jadyn Johnson

Cornhusker Power Goodwill Fund

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran

Church

Cheri E. Vetick

Linda Vandenberg

Casey’s General Store

Lisa Rosendahl

Doug & Michelle Schindel

Kay’s Place for Message Therapy

Timothy Matas

Shelley Renner

Kathy Hassebrook

Girl Scout Troup #30293

T. Bordy, Kathleen Howland,

Megan Ferris, Megan McLean,

McKenzie Kranzler, Rosa

Lopez

Kelly Zahm

Fr. Rodney Kneifl

Pam Kluck

Kaye Eicher

Deb Adelman

Sharon Leffers

Cindy, Pastor First United

Methodist Church

Bob Moss

Crystal Holdorf

Dianne Sindelar

Janice Aye

Evelyn Bosak

Catalina Sebastian

Federated Church

Magdaline Svec

John & Marlene Cimpl

Aurora Ellis

Marie Kapels

Nell Burnham

Selma Loseke

Rita Hittner

Denise Stevenson

Katy Nagengast

Lois Bertsch

Ziemba Family

St. John’s Lutheran Church, Shell

Creek

Tiffany Nelson

St. Francis Parish Religious

Education, Humphrey

Holly Klatt

Kenna Jasa

Order of the Eastern Star

Fraternal Oder of Eagles

Auxiliary #1834

Tania Stahl

Shanda Erb

Joan Willis

Angela Kerman

Heidi Loop

Beth Augustine-Schulte

Danielle Scheele

Tiffany Talbott

Jim & Traci Grant

Neil & Marlene Kuhlman

Carmen Hoppe