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Greetings
Our last event, a Night in the Village hosted by Roy's restaurant, was a great success. Thank you to everyone who participated, including our generous sponsors, partners in Third Street Village and the First Coast community. The celebration raised $42,000 for the foundation and its safety and child abuse prevention program, Speak Up Be Safe™. Over 400 guests enjoyed Hawaiian fusion cuisine by chef Roy Yamaguchi, tropical drinks and live fire dancing.
Speak Up Be Safe™ is a comprehensive, research-based, culturally and developmentally appropriate safety and child abuse prevention program. The universal education of children and the adults in their lives is the primary prevention strategy of Speak Up Be Safe™. For more information on the Speak Up Be Safe™ program, find us on Facebook, visit our website or read our new blog. It is the Monique Burr Foundation for Children's vision to provide the Speak Up Be Safe™ program to all elementary age children in Florida by 2015. With your continued support and the support of our partners, we will reach our goal.
The fall is fast approaching, along with the 23rd annual El Pescado Billfish Tournament presented by Your Jacksonville Area Lexus Dealers. We hope you will join us for the three-day event at Camachee Cove in St. Augustine from October 13th - 15th. I look forward to seeing you there!
Sincerely,
Edward Burr |
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The Monique Burr Foundation for Children's 23rd Annual El Pescado Billfish Tournament October 13th - 15th |
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The 23rd Annual El Pescado Billfish Tournament will take place October 13th – 15th at the Camachee Cove Yacht Harbor in St. Augustine, Florida. A record 194 sailfish were caught and released at last year’s tournament, resulting in more than $100,000 awarded in prize money.
The two-day El Pescado Billfish Tournament pits the best billfish anglers from the First Coast against those from fleets in Daytona, South Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. Described as one of the best tournaments in the world by In The Bite magazine, it is an IGFA/Rolex Championship event and one of 45 stops on the World Billfish Series Tournament trail. This year’s event will feature a new 40’ and Under Division.
Schedule of Events
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Thank you to our El Pescado sponsors!
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In conjunction with the 23rd Annual El Pescado Billfish Tournament, the Monique Burr Foundation for Children will host the third annual Fish-N-Chips Marina Casino event, which includes casino-style games as well as the unique “Ladies' Tackle Box” featuring shopping opportunities with local artists who support the Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc.
Fish-N-Chips tickets are $75 and include cocktails, dinner, casino style games and chips.
Proceeds from the El Pescado and Fish-N-Chips events contribute to the Foundation’s new Speak Up Be Safe™ program and its mission to provide the SUBS program to all elementary age children in Florida. Register for El Pescado, learn about sponsorship opportunities or purchase Fish-N-Chips tickets by contacting Callie Criser at (904) 562-1844 or ccriser@moniqueburrfoundation.org
For more information you can also visit www.elpescadobillfish.com or
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Speak Up Be Safe™ Update Safety and Child Abuse Prevention Education |
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The Pilot phase of our new safety and child abuse prevention education program was completed in June. Almost 20,000 1st, 3rd and 5th grade students in Clay, Duval, Hillsborough and Pasco counties successfully completed the program during the 2010-11 school year. Speak Up Be Safe™ will be released in an additional eight counties during the 2011-12 school year. Current plans call for the program to expand into Alachua, Gadsden, Leon, Liberty, Manatee, Nassau, St. Johns and Wakulla counties next. It is the Monique Burr Foundation for Children’s vision to provide the Speak Up Be Safe™ program to all elementary age children within the state of Florida by 2015.
The overall philosophy of the program focuses on keeping children safe by fostering communication and encouraging alliances between children, the adults in their lives and the community at large. Certified program facilitators are trained school personnel or volunteers. They engage children in meaningful learning experiences and teach age appropriate topics in a sensitive and supportive manner. The curriculum addresses important safety concerns facing children today including bullying, internet safety and child abuse prevention. The program also meets The Child Abuse Prevention Training Act of 1984 (Florida Statute 39), aligns with over 90 Florida Sunshine State Standards and supports the Jeffrey Johnston Stand Up For All Students Antibullying Act.
Facilitators involved in the Pilot phase had some very positive comments about the program:
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Children's Safe Passage Benefiting the Monique Burr Foundation for Children and the Somer Thompson Foundation
Children's Safe Passage will be hosting its 2nd Annual Golf Tournament on October 3, 2011 at The Palencia Club in St. Augustine, Florida. Funds raised at the event will go toward bringing prevention-based education to the children of Northeast Florida.
$23,000 of the proceeds from last year's fundraiser were donated to the Monique Burr Foundation for Children. This year, proceeds will also support the Somer Thompson Foundation.
All three groups share a common objective - to empower our community to protect our children against violence of all forms.
For information about sponsorship opportunities or how to participate in the tournament contact Russ Dixon at (904) 238-1292 or rdixon@childsafepassage.org.
Payment options are also available at www.childsafepassage.org.
Professionals for Prevention The Monique Burr Foundation's
Professionals for Prevention is an active organization of young professionals in support of the Monique Burr Foundation for Children’s vision to provide safety and child abuse prevention education to all Florida elementary age children by 2015. They recently co-hosted a social on July 20th at SUITE at the Markets at St. Johns Town Center with the Beaches Habitat for Humanity young professionals group. Members and non-members were invited to attend to network with other young professionals and to learn more about each organization. On July 26th the Professionals for Prevention group hosted a social at Olive, where members enjoyed appetizers, drinks and discounts from the store. After the two events a total of five new members joined the organization.
Professionals for Prevention meets monthly to discuss ways the group can further the organization’s mission and provide support for the foundation. They also have the opportunity to meet with elite Jacksonville business men and women and receive discounted ticket prices to Monique Burr Foundation for Children events. For more information about the Monique Burr Foundation’s Professionals for Prevention group, contact Callie Criser at ccriser@moniqueburrfoundation.org or (904) 562-1844. |
Summer Academy Florida Health Educators Trained by the Monique Burr Foundation
The Monique Burr Foundation traveled to Gainesville to participate in the Florida Department of Education's Summer Academy held at the University of Florida on July 14th and 15th. Health educators from across Florida attended the annual event to learn more about physical and mental health education and initiatives. The Monique Burr Foundation team conducted two training sessions and certified attendees as Speak up Be Safe™ facilitators. It is the Monique Burr Foundation’s vision to provide the Speak Up Be Safe™ program to all Florida elementary age children by 2015.
Welcome Stacy Pendarvis! North Florida Program Manager
Congratulations Donna Orender! Donna is a 2011 Honoree in the Jacksonville Business Journal's 8th Annual Women of Influence Awards. For more information or to register for the the awards breakfast on September 1st click here. |
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A Night in the Village Supporting the Monique Burr Foundation for Children
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The Monique Burr Foundation’s annual “A Night in the Village” event hosted at Roy’s Restaurant in Jacksonville Beach was a huge success! Hawaiian fusion cuisine by celebrity chef Roy Yamaguchi, tropical drinks and live fire dancing set the scene where $42,000 was raised for the foundation and its new Speak Up Be Safe™ program.
“We had a great turnout at this year’s event with over 400 people in attendance and raised an extraordinary amount to help provide the new Speak Up Be Safe™ program for elementary students, parents/caregivers and school personnel throughout the region,” said Lynn Layton, executive director of the Monique Burr Foundation. “It is because of our generous sponsors, partners in Third Street Village and the First Coast community that this event was such a success.”
WJXT-TV anchor Bruce Hamilton was the master of ceremonies at “A Night in the Village.” The events included silent and live auctions and presentations by both Monique Burr Foundation founder Ed Burr and celebrity chef Roy Yamaguchi. Special guest auctioneer M.G. Orender, president of Hampton Golf, presented the live auction, which included items such as a week’s stay at the Steamboat Grande and an opportunity for two to play in the Lexus Charity Golf Tournament in Pebble Beach, California. |
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Thank you to our "A Night in the Village" sponsors!
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The Southern Hills Golf Tournament is coming soon! Monday, November 21st Visit www.moniqueburrfoundation.org for more information on this Tampa area event. |
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Please visit our website at www.moniqueburrfoundation.org Donate at www.moniqueburrfoundation.org/donations.
Thank you for your ongoing support of the Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc. and it's mission to make a positive impact on the community at large, to create change in a family's life for the better and to give hope in the life of a child by providing safety and child abuse prevention education that is relevant to issues facing children today, including all forms of abuse, neglect, bullying and internet safety.
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Thank you for your ongoing support of the Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc. It is our mission to make a positive impact on the community at large, to create change in a family's life for the better and to give hope in the life of a child by providing safety and child abuse prevention education that is relevant to issues facing children today, including all forms of abuse, neglect, bullying and internet safety.
The Monique Burr Foundation for Children welcomes Stacy Pendarvis as its newest staff member! Stacy is the foundation's new North Florida Program Manager and will be responsible for training regional facilitators in the Speak Up Be Safe™ program. Stacy will play a critical role in the implementation of the foundation's vision to spread the Speak Up Be Safe™ program throughout Florida over the next four years. Stacy is a social worker and educator who holds two Masters degrees from East Carolina University, one in Social Work and one in Academic Psychology. She has more than fifteen years experience working for a variety of agencies in child and family services and child abuse prevention. Additionally, Stacy managed her own consulting company in North Carolina where she developed an online curriculum for Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina and helped communities develop prevention initiatives utilizing programs such as Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect, Internet Safety and Darkness to Light Stewards of Children. Stacy has also held Social Work and Psychology adjunct faculty positions at Methodist University and the University of North Carolina – Pembroke. Stacy and her husband Bill recently relocated back to their home state of Florida with their three daughters upon Bill’s retirement from active duty service in the US Army after serving 20 years at Fort Bragg, NC.
