Amie was the guest speaker at the Annual Domestic Violence Coalition Training in Price, Utah. Carol, her mother, accompanied her. She did an amazing job sharing Shaniel's Story! Those in attendance were grateful for her candid remarks and willingness to share.
We are so grateful to Cassi and all those who work tirelessly everyday to educate and provide training opportunities for those who serve the community and need awareness to combat this evil and ugly sickness that is sweeping, not only the nation, but our own small community.
Amie and her family are dedicated advocates to raising awareness to the ill and lasting effects of domestic violence. Domestic Violence is an ugly and uncomfortable topic to talk about, but if we don't address it, we can't begin to fix it. As personal as it is, we know Shaniel is behind our efforts to bring it to light!
We advocate in honor of Shaniel, whose life ended far too soon. We advocate to bring remembrance to a beautiful daughter and sister. We advocate in hopes of helping a victim of domestic violence find the strength to leave her abusive relationship. We advocate because IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO!
November 21, 2013
A Little Help for Victims of Domestic Violence
Posted on November 21, 2013 by Terry Willis in Local News with 0 Comments
Out of tragedy came a bit of hope today when Amie Sorenson presented the Carbon County Domestic Violence Coalition a check for $1,837.
The DV Coalition accepted the check on behalf of the Colleen Quigley Women’s Shelter. The money was raised by Sorenson and her family in the name of her sister Shaniel Oliver Donaldson.
The family held a Walk for Shaniel-Taking Steps to End Domestic Violence event and sold items to raise awareness for domestic violence prevention back in October. Donaldson was killed in an act of domestic violence earlier this year.
Shelter social worker Cassiopeia Bailey and DV Coalition Secretary Jenny Olsen accepted the money for the shelter. Bailey said that the funds will be used to help pay utility deposits and other costs for women who have fled a domestic violence situation and need to start over.
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Walk for Shaniel- Taking Steps to End Domestic Violence
October 31, 2013 -- Domestic Violence Awareness month
With this month coming to a close we would like to thank everyone for showing your love and support. It has truly been an incredible ride. We have seen so much good come from our efforts to bring attention to Domestic Violence Awareness. We hope that good continues. We will continue our crusade against Domestic Violence, and bring hope to others in need. We would personally like to thank each and every one of you for showing your support to our family. This is something we feel strongly about, and something that we will continually seek to promote.
Also we would like to offer our thanks to everyone that came out to support our walk, whether you were there in person or spirit. We felt a tremendous amount of love and support that day. It was an incredible site to see the amount of people that came out to support us.
Our fundraising efforts that day, with your generous donations totaled more than $2,000! Very impressive- thank you for your generosity. We will be presenting the donation to the Colleen Quigley Women's Shelter in Price this month at a coalition meeting. Thank you again.
We also would like to thank our sponsors:
A to Z Family Care
CNS
Market Express
Peczuh Printing
Stewart's
C&E Custom Tee's
Price Floral
And a special thanks to our supporters:
Coleen Quigley Women's Shelter
Carbon/Emery county Domestic Violence coalition
Carbon County Justice Center
Carbon County Police
Adult Probation and Parole
Thanks again- We will continue to post and share our story, your stories and bring awareness to Domestic Violence.
October 6, 2013 -- Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Carol and Kelsey attended a mini conference hosted by The New Hope Crisis Center in Brigham City. Kelsey was the guest speaker and was able to share Shaniel's Story. Both Carol and Kelsey are advocates in bringing awareness to domestic violence and hope, by sharing Shaniel's Story, it will help others leave abusive relationships.
October 5, 2013 -- Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Amie and Michelle participated in the Choose to Cherish Survivors and Advocates 5K in Price, Ut. for Domestic Violence Awareness. It was a great experience and they were happy to see all the support there. Also in attendance were Shaniel's cousins, Kerstina Thayn and Natalie Olsen, and her Aunt Debbie Barber.
The following is a link to Amie's speech.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200126545680923
October 4, 2103 -- Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Amie was able to attend the Open House at the Women's Shelter in price for the kickoff to Domestic Violence Awareness Month. They had a display table set up to Honor Shaniel. She was able to meet a lot of people that were all for the same cause. To Stop the Violence! It was a wonderful experience.
The following link takes you to Shaniel's Story news article ---
http://etv10news.com/a-family-deals-with-healing-through-advocacy-and-helping-others/
September 30, 2013
Last night Carol, Kelsey, and Audrey went to "Choose to Cherish Candlelight Vigil," held to honor victims and survivors of Domestic Violence. It was held at the old courthouse on Brigham City's main street, hosted by New Hope Crisis Center of Box Elder County. Kelsey was the guest speaker and did a great job. Our family supports Domestic Violence Awareness!
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