The Prudence Crandall Center will hold its annual “Silent No More” candlelight vigil Oct. 9 at 6:30 p.m.
Community notes: ‘Silent No More’ vigil to honor the lives lost to domestic violence
Staff Reports; Record-Journal Southington/Plainville Community News; Oct. 4, 2024
The event honors the lives lost to domestic violence in Connecticut over the past year and serves as a call to action for the community to renew its commitment to ending domestic violence.
Speakers include Dr. William Petit of the Petit Family Foundation, Bristol Mayor Jeffrey Caggiano, and Court Advocate Daniela Bellows. Music will be provided by New Britain Symphony Orchestra violinist Sayumi Harb.
Light refreshments will be served at 6 p.m.
The center is the only domestic violence program serving Berlin, Bristol, Burlington, Kensington, New Britain, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington, and Terryville.
Berlin’s Carlson spreading awareness for domestic violence
Rob Gullo; New Britain Herald; Oct. 4, 2024
BERLIN — Charley Carlson, a Berlin senior who is an outside hitter and captain of the girls volleyball team, is getting involved with her surrounding community and showing qualities of a leader.
The star volleyball player is doing a project in conjunction with the Prudence Crandall Center, a domestic abuse treatment center in New Britain. She is looking to help raise awareness of domestic violence. During Berlin’s Monday match (Oct. 7) against Lewis Mills, she will be collecting items that will be donated to the center.
Items donated to the cause include new socks (all sizes), new underwear (all sizes), twin size pillow sheets, new pillows, new towels, laundry detergent, new cleaning supplies, toilet paper, paper towels, baby wipes, new pajamas (all sizes), diapers, children’s clothing (new), and winter apparel (new.)
Carlson got the idea to collect donations from a family friend who volunteers with the shelter. She said that she was driven to help out people affected by domestic violence because she cares a lot about her community. She’s looking to make a difference early on in her life for people who have gone through hardships.
“I care a lot about my community and women’s empowerment,” Carlson said. “Although I do not have a personal connection with domestic violence within my family, I want to make a difference for those who experience it.”
Berlin volleyball coach Jim Bagley thinks it’s great that Carlson is getting involved with her local community at a young age and hopes some of his younger players will do similar acts.
“It’s great to see her getting involved,” said Bagley. “Any time you get a student-athlete involved like that, it increases their understanding of the world around them. She also is a great role model for all the younger kids in the program. They see her doing things for the community and maybe some of them get involved as well.”
Following Monday’s match against Lewis Mills, Carlson will start to bring the items to the Prudence Crandall Center the same week.
Connecticut Families: Berlin High Schooler organizes volleyball game for domestic violence awareness
Sarah Cody; WTNH News 8; Oct. 3, 2024
BERLIN, Conn. (WTNH) — “My Capstone actually came from my mom’s idea,” said Charley Carlson.
Women’s sports are important to this 17-year-old as are women’s rights and her senior project at Berlin High School incorporates both of these passions.
“I want to help the community in any way I can and I feel like this is a good way to do so,” explained Carlson, a player on the school’s varsity volleyball team.
Carlson is raising awareness of domestic violence, working with the Prudence Crandall Center in New Britain which holds a Silent No More candlelight vigil every October to erase stigma around this difficult issue.
Watch the full Connecticut Families segment here.
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‘Shop For a Cause’ craft fair to benefit Prudence Crandall Center
Claudia Hilario; New Britain Herald; Oct. 2, 2024
BERLIN — More than business owners, Rosalee Frank and Courtney Johnson shared personal experiences. Three years ago, both decided to support domestic violence survivors through their vendor and craft fair, Shop For A Cause, held on Friday, benefiting The Prudence Crandall Center (PCC).
“We opened our salon (The Color Platform) with the intention of building up not only our brand but most importantly our community,” Frank told the Herald. “We figured creating this event could achieve three things: promote local business, spread awareness of domestic violence in addition to providing resources, and most importantly, raise monetary and physical donations for PCC.”
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