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Happy New Year!!! Goodbye 2023! HELLO, 2024! Help us get the word out that January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month and that our 2nd Annual Online Benefit Auction - Bid to Stop Sex Trafficking is happening, too. This year our benefit auction will begin on January 21 - 27 and we need your help to make this year's auction another success. Please consider donating items such as; gift cards, gas cards, beadwork, jewelry, books, etc. You can contact us at thepathfindercenter@gmail.com or donate items, or services, by using our donation form at Better World. Please share our link to the online auction with all your friends and family through social media or by forwarding them this email. We need more people to subscribe to our newsletter and to like our social media pages. Follow our links below and check out our 2024 auction site at Better World. |
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Why? Women come with many different needs so the funds raised from our auction will cover an array of personal items for the survivors at Pathfinder Center such as; eyeglasses, clothing, shoes, Identification cards, driver’s licenses, birth certificates, rent, and deposits for housing, or assisting a survivor with covering up the tattoo that her trafficker made her get - “tattoo-trauma.” What we know: Traffickers tattoo their victims to brand them as property which may indicate their status to other traffickers. Tattoos may also signal how much they are sold for. Common areas where tattoos are placed on the victim’s body are the neck, arm, and above the groin. Much of the time the victim isn’t aware of what the tattoo means and agrees to what the “boyfriend” wants. So, if you know of any professional tattoo artist who is willing to donate their time to helping a survivor cover up their tattoo-trauma, please get in touch with us through email at thepathfindercenter@gmail.com |
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In December we set up a booth at the Annual Lakota Nation Invitational in Rapid City, SD for four days. We had tons of people stop by and pick up information and talk to us. We also sold raffle tickets for another baby Yoda cup. The winner of the Baby Yoda cup was Lenny Hayes. Congratulations, Lenny! |
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God bless each one of you and please keep Pathfinder Center staff and survivors in your prayers. Thank you all for your support in helping survivors to heal from their traumas and find their God-given purpose. Sincerely, Lisa Heth
Pathfinder Center, Executive Director |
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Pathfinder Center is a 501c3 non-profit and all donations are tax-deductible. Please consider donating to help a survivor in need. Donations can be made online through our website at www.pathfindercenter.org/donations or by a check mailed to Pathfinder Center, PO Box 49, Fort Thompson, SD 57339. Thank You! |
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We are a 501c3 non-profit organization. Donations are deductible as allowed by IRS law. |
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