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OFFICE OF THE STATE'S ATTORNEY
LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
MICHAEL G. NERHEIM
STATE'S ATTORNEY
October 23, 2015
For Immediate Release
Contact: Cynthia Vargas
(847) 377-3188
cvargas@lakecountyil.gov
Lake
County Children's Advocacy Center's Healing Garden Fundraiser
Proceeds from
the fundraiser will benefit the Children's Advocacy Center's Healing Garden.
The Healing Garden will serve to comfort child victims of crime.
(LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS October 23, 2015) Lake
County State's Attorney Michael G. Nerheim announced that the Lake County
State's Attorney's Office's Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) is hosting a
fundraiser for their Healing Garden. The fundraiser will take place at the Glen
Flora Country Club 2200 N. Sheridan Road, Waukegan, IL 60087 on December 3,
2015 beginning at 5:30pm.
Nerheim summoned a group of caring and enthusiastic individuals to
come to the table to learn about the needs of the Center and to help educate
the community on its existence. As a result, the CAC Friends Committee was
developed and have begun the process of helping to raise funds for the CAC
Healing Garden. The garden will be located at the CAC in Gurnee, IL. It will
allow children and their families to reflect in a safe space, free of shame and
fear. The space will be available for children who come to the CAC to interact,
as well as learn that they are not alone in their healing process. The goal of
the CAC Friends Committee is to build a healing garden that will be enjoyed by
children for years to come. In addition, the Healing Garden will symbolize the
power of healing and give victims the strength to know that there is hope.
In June of 2014, the Lake County Children's Advocacy Center (CAC)
Friends Committee was created under the direction of State's Attorney Nerheim.
The Lake County Children's Advocacy Center has been in existence since 1987 and
it was founded by former Chief Judge Fred Foreman. The Center works in
conjunction with the Lake County State's Attorney's Office and local Lake
County Police Departments to investigate children who have been physically and
sexually abused in Lake County. The CAC is a 501(c)3 organization. It provides
a safe, friendly, less invasive environment to children when being interviewed.
The CAC is also focused on creating fewer traumas for the child victim, and
serves as the first step for children in their healing process.
All proceeds from this fundraiser will benefit the Children's
Advocacy Center's (CAC) Healing Garden. Ticket prices are $40 and will include
Hors d'Oeuvres. A silent auction will be held and will include hundreds of
items that have been donated by local businesses, families and organizations.
For tickets and information, please contact the Lake County
State's Attorney's Office, Carrie Flanigan at (847) 377-3000 or by email at cflanigan@lakecountyil.gov. The
deadline for the purchase of tickets is on December 1st. Tickets will not be
sold at the door.
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Lake County State's Attorney's Office 18 N. County Street Waukegan, IL 60085 Phone: (847) 377-3000
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