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Your Impact Click here to view the 2008 Impact Report and how your investment empowers victims to become survivors. 2008 Fall Impact Report
TESSA See how your support of TESSA makes a difference. Click here to view the 2009 Spring Impact report Upcoming Events Pasta in the Park August 15, 2009 Myron Stratton Campus 2525 S. Hwy 115/S. Nevada Pasta Sauce Cook-off Competition begins at 5:30pm Enjoy the cook-off competition with wine tasting, dinner catered by the Picnic Basket, and great items to bid on during the silent and live auctions. Make sure you stick around after the program to party with Phat Daddy & the Phat Horn Doctors! Purchase your tickets online beginning July 1st! For more information, please call 719-785-6808. 3rd Annual Wild Card Bike Run and Party with Frankies and FrankiesToo to beneift TESSA Sunday, July 19th beginning at 8am, first bike out at 9:30am $15 for one hand/$20 for two For more information, call Renee or Jennifer 495-8707 Click here to print the event flyer and get more information. TESSA welcomes a new Executive Director After a long and thoughtful search process that included interviews with executives from other states, we found the right person to be TESSA's leader, right here in our own back yard. We needed a dynamic results-oriented and community minded leader and we found her…Connie Brachtenbach. click here for more details YOU can empower survivors. With your support, victims of domestic violence and sexual assault become survivors. Click on the 2008 Fall Impact Report at right to learn more about TESSA help to women and children in the Pikes Peak Region. Find out how to donate to TESSA
Upcoming Events October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month Please check back soon for DVAM activities. Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month Thank you to all of the people, bars and restaurants that participated in Sexual Assault Awareness Month Activities. Special thanks to: The Thirsty Parrot The Ritz Southside Johnny’s SODO Jose Muldoons Jack Quinns and 98.9 Magic FM for being a part of TESSA's first NO MEANS KNOW campaign. Sexual Assault Awareness Month
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Thank You! Thank you for supporting TESSA! You will not receive any paper tickets. You will receive confirmation of your purchase shortly. We look forward to seeing you on August 16, 2008 at the Myron Stratton Home! 2525 S. State Highway 115/Nevada Ave Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Click Here for a map to the event Evening's Menu... 5:30 pm Cocktails & "TESSA-tinis", Pasta Sauce Cook-off Wine Tasting by Vintage's Silent Auction 7:00 pm Seasonal Cuisine by Picnic Basket/Cravings 8:00 pm Program & Live Auction Chocolate Fondue by The Melting Pot 9:00 pm Entertainment by Phat Daddy and the Phat Horn Doctors
2008 Pasta in the Park *Pasta in the Park* will once again be held on the Myron Stratton Campus on August 16 2008 beginning at 5:30pm. The program light event offers a fun and casual atmosphere so you can spend time with your guests. Many have told us that it’s the only fundraiser that they actually look forward to attending. Many of our female guests have said that it’s the only fundraiser their husbands like to attend because they can actually wear (nice) shorts. If you are interested in donating an item for our silent or live auction, please contact Staci Woods at swoods@tessacs.org or 719-785-6808. Click here to purchase tickets through PayPal:
Domestic Violence Enhanced Response Team (DVERT) The mission of the Domestic Violence Enhanced Response Team (DVERT) is to create a community free from domestic violence by providing an effective collaborative, multi-agency response through intervention and education focused on safety and accountability. We believe that DVERT represents a model of inter-agency collaboration. Through the collaborative process, DVERT has made possible several forms of intervention with domestic violence victims and offenders. DVERT's primary service is providing a multidisciplinary response to families throughout El Paso and Teller Counties in Colorado. Cases enter DVERT through referrals, outreach, and requests for immediate response to a domestic violence crisis. Referred cases are reviewed by law enforcement, victim advocacy, and child welfare/child advocacy professionals. DVERT only serves cases with active elements of domestic violence. Cases that do no seem appropriate for DVERT may receive no follow-up. When no follow-up is to occur, the referring party will be notified and given the opportunity to present addtional information that may be brought back to DVERT for further consideration. Cases that are accepted by DVERT are managed on the Intensive caseload. Cases assigned to this caseload receive a response including full team contact with the victim, child, and offender. During this process assessment for additional charges, enhancement of charges, or other legal interventions are explored. The victim will have the opportunity to receive confidential advocacy and safety planning from a community based victim advocate and referral to services. Department of Human Service caseworkers will assess the safety and welfare of the children and make referrals and recommendations to assist the non-offending parent and child. The non-systems child advocate is involved in safety planning and referrals to services such as supervised exchange and parenting time and advocacy for children in Dependency and Neglect court proceedings. DVERT is nationally recognized for its innovations in addressing domestic violence. To more comprehensively address the issue of domestic violence in the Pikes Peak Region, DVERT has developed several programs outside of the traditional, multidisciplinary response. Programs and Services
2007 Pasta in the Park Recipes 2007 Pasta in the Park Winning Sauces Best Overall — Melting Pot Maple Gorgonzola The Melting Pot: Steve and Tracy Carlson *Best Presentation — GO! Gangplankers* from the Gazette Warren Epstein. Linda Navarro, and Andy Wineke *Tastiest Sauce — Al Verde Pasta Sauce* Southern Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce Leslie Eldridge, Tabitha Kidd, Glenda O’Halloran, and Terry Zarsky Click here to see all of the delicious recipes made at this years Pasta in the Park celebration. Thank you to all of the cook-off teams that participated in Pasta in the Park this year.
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Thank you to our Corporate Sponsors Please support our 2008 Pasta in the Park Sponsors... *Presenting Sponsor* *Gold Sponsors* *Silver Sponsors* *Bronze Sponsors* California Casualty Insurance Checks Unlimited El Pomar Foundation Forest Ridge Community Church Johnson & Cord, P.C. La Plata Communities New England Financial University of Phoenix U.S. Olympic Committee ...and our generous vendors A Aa Rentals Bristol Brewing Colorado Vodka Great Harvest Bread JD Huffman/Studio Two Pepsi/Lane Sales The Phat Horn Doctors Picnic Basket/Cravings The Melting Pot The Myron Stratton Home Sno-White Linens Super Bowl Portable Restrooms Vintages Wine & Spirits Pasta in the Park
Thank You! Thank you for supporting TESSA! You will not receive any paper tickets. You will recieve confirmation of your purchase shortly. We look forward to seeing you on August 11, 2007 at the Myron Stratton Home! 2525 S. State Highway 115/Nevada Ave Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Click Here for a map to the event Evening's Menu... 5:30 pm Cocktails & "TESSA-tinis", Pasta Sauce Cook-off, Wine Tasting by Vintage's, Silent Auction & Marketplace 7:00 pm Seasonal Cuisine by Picnic Basket/Cravings 8:00 pm Program & Live Auction Chocolate Fondue by The Melting Pot 9:00 pm Entertainment by SOUL SCHOOL
TESSA Myron Stratton Home Naming Opportunities As TESSA moves to our new home on the grounds of the beautiful Myron Stratton Home, we have several naming opportunities in the new building. Should you choose to sponsor a room or an area in the new building, a plaque will be installed recognizing your generous sponsorship. A consideration may be to sponsor a room as a memorial or in honor of someone special to you. Naming opportunities are as follows: $2,000 Children's Lobby, Play Therapy Room, Tween/Teen Room, Children's Bedrooms $3,000 Children's Playroom $4000 Dining Room, Children's TV & Play Den, Women's Bedrooms $5,000 Main Lobby, Shelter Lobby $6,000 Family Bedrooms $7,000 Homework & Computer Workstations $10,000 Classrooms $20,000 Advocate / Therapy / Counseling offices, meeting areas Please contact Patti Barton, TESSA's Director of Funds Development, at (719) 785-6807 about any of these opportunities.
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