PVHS students organize third annual Teens Take a Stand fundraiser

March 30 event to benefit Betty Griffin Center, Hubbard House

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The third annual Teens Take a Stand Benefit Concert will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, at Ponte Vedra High School. Once again, the event will support the Betty Griffin Center in St. Johns County and Hubbard House serving Duval and Baker counties. 

The benefit concert features a variety of acts — including performers from the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Bolles High School and Ponte Vedra High School. Catalina Alers-Alers from 97.9 Kiss FM will be the special guest emcee for the evening. There will also be a silent auction featuring local restaurants, a custom leather jacket, spa baskets, golf foursomes and much more. A survivor from the Betty Griffin Center will additionally share her personal story of abuse.

Since its founding in 2016, Ponte Vedra High School’s Teens Take a Stand club has donated over $35,000 in combined contributions to the Hubbard House and the Betty Griffin Center, both of which provide services to survivors of domestic and/or sexual abuse. Teens Take a Stand is the only high school club in the Jacksonville area of its type. 

This year’s event is chaired by Ponte Vedra High School seniors Grace Freedman, Carissa Clough, Charlotte Moore and junior Chase Magnano, with many other club members actively involved to ensure a successful program.

  Tickets are available online for a cost of $10 for students and $20 for adults and can be purchased at www.schoolpay.com/parent/mip/McRE. Donations are also appreciated and can be made online at www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Teens-Take-A--Stand-Donations/SiNzeT?p=yes .