A Special Thanks to STEVE IPSEN

JFMC and CSI put together Thanksgiving Meal Baskets for Survivors and their families. We were able to provide this to a total of 62 families this Thanksgiving.

 

Steve Ipsen who is the President of the Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney’s Association found out that we were not able to get all the Turkeys donated at the last minute as expected. So he sent out a bulk email to everyone on his list and members of the association and let them know they could feed a family for $30.00 for Thanksgiving and make the donation online through our web site.

To date we have received over the $1,618.43 amount that it cost for this program and with him and the Deputy District Attonreys we were able to cover all the expenses of this program. Any amounts over this will be put towards future programs for Justice For Murdered Children and Crime Survivors, Inc.

 

THANK YOU STEVE & ALL THE DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S….

Holiday Candle Lighting Celebration

Holiday Candle Lighting Celebration scheduled for Sunday November 30, 2008, 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. honoring the 25^th Anniversary of the murder of Marsalee Ann Nicholas and homicide victims everywhere.  The event will be held at the Homicide Victims Memorial housed at Rose Hills Memorial Park and Cemetery, 3838 Workman Mill Rd. (Just inside Gate 19 off Workman Mill, Rd), Whittier, Ca. 

 

The Charles Dickens Carolers will be strolling and singing holiday songs, a dove release is scheduled and survival techniques will be provided to victim families to assist them during these very difficult times of the year.  

 

A reading of homicide victims’ names and a candle lighting ceremony in their memory will highlight the early evening festivities.  A service of cupcakes and coffee will conclude the evening.

 

Homicide victim survivors everywhere are invited to attend and participate. Just check in at the Sign In table to ensure your loved-ones name is included in the reading.

 

For additional information, please contact Jane Bouffard, Homicide Victims Memorial Foundation, at 562-860-7303 or www.hvmfoundation.com

Quotation from “The Human Comedy”

“You must remember always to give, of everything you have
You must give foolishly even
You must give to all who come into your life
Than nothing and no one shall have the power to cheat you of anything
For if you give to a thief, he cannot steal from you
And he, himself, is no longer a thief
And the more you give, the more you will have to give.”

50 Plus Surviving Families Thankful

50 Plus Surviving Families to receive Thanksgiving Meal Baskets from non profit organizations; Justice For Murdered Children and Crime Survivors, Inc.

 

Thank you, thank you, thank you is what is being heard from parents of murdered children, domestic violence survivors and other crime victims benefiting from this giving of thanks by other survivors that understand how difficult the holiday’s can be.

 

This is to support victims of crime during these very difficult times and to make sure they can fill their tummies with Turkey and all the fixings said Patricia Wenskunas founder of Crime Survivors, Inc.

 

Lawanda Hawkins of Justice For Murdered Children stated that this will be a program our organizations will partner with every Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter to provide meal baskets to survivors and their families. Empowering them to Survive & Thrive.

 

For more information or to make a donation towards the Thanksgiving Meal Baskets please contact Patricia at crimesurvivors@aol.com or (949) 872-7895.

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Lawanda Hawkins – Justice For Murdered Children

Patricia Wenskunas – Crime Survivors, Inc.

Survivors Gift Drive & Elf’s Holly Day

Survivors Gift Drive / Elf’s Holly Day Sponsorships

Marsy’s Law thumb’s up

I applaud the success of the campaign for Proposition 9 (Marsy’s Law). At last, crime victims will get a fair shake from the legal system. The Victim’s Bill of Rights passed several years ago was a good beginning, and now with the protections in Prop. 9 crime victims will be treated with the same regard and dignity by the law as crime perpetrators.
Those who worked so hard to pass this initiative owe a great debt of gratitude to Dr. Henry Nicholas who was a great supporter of the campaign. Most people may not know that murder victim Marsy Nicholas, the inspiration for this proposition, was Dr. Nicholas’ sister. Since that killing, some 25 years ago, Henry has been a consistent, firm and generous supporter of victims rights in California. His efforts to help victims of crime can never be overlooked, and we own him our gratitude.

Vincent De Vargas, Placentia
President, Crime Survivors Inc

Marsy’s Law ” Prop 9″ WINS

Marsy’s Law

 

” Prop 9″

  

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