Betty Griffin Center plans annual breakfast

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The Betty Griffin Center is the only provider of support services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence in St. Johns County. On March 3, the Betty Griffin Center Board of Directors will host the center’s Second Annual Breakfast at The Plantation at Ponte Vedra Beach.

Last year, speakers included Sheriff Robert Hardwick; Madison Schemitz, the teen survivor of an attempted murder-suicide stabbing attack in Ponte Vedra who talked about the challenge and struggles she has overcome since the attack; along with Kristin Paul, a two-time award-winning author who spoke about the difficulties women experience while trying to plan and execute a safe escape and what it feels like to live freely and happily again.

Proceeds from the breakfast will help the organization fund emergency and support services, including an emergency shelter, two rape crisis units, transitional housing, counseling, legal and financial education programs and preventive education programs.

Doors open at 7:15 a.m. The breakfast and program will be 7:30 to 9 a.m.

Tickets are $80 and are available now at Eventbrite.

If your company is interested in becoming a sponsor of the event, contact Kenlie Herring at kenlieh@bettygriffincenter.org or call Kenlie at 904-808-8544 ext. 207.