Domestic Violence Awareness Month Activities

By Amy Bugala, U.S. Army Garrison-HawaiiOctober 5, 2009

U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii's Army Community Service (ACS) Family Advocacy Program (FAP) will sponsor a series of activities and displays throughout October in support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2009.

Aca,!AcA domestic abuse visual information display will be located at the Main Post Exchange, Schofield Barracks, during October. Community members can stop by and learn more.

Aca,!AcA food drive and information booth, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at these locations:

- Schofield Barracks Commissary,

Oct. 1 and 16.

-Fort Shafter Post Exchange/Market, Oct. 2 and 15.

Aca,!AcAn Empty Plate/Silent Witness display at Tripler Army Medical Center, mountainside entrance, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., on the following days: Oct. 5, 14, 23 and 30.

Aca,!AcOct 16: A 5K unit run to support Domestic Violence Awareness will be conducted by the Soldiers of the 82nd Engineer Support Company, 65th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, Oct. 16, 6:30 a.m., Hamilton Field, Schofield Barracks.

Aca,!AcOct. 28: Join the ACS Family Advocacy Program in the 28th Annual Candlelight Vigil, "Cultivating Seeds of Hope and Strength," 5-7 p.m., at the McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Beach Park. This event is hosted by the Oahu Domestic Violence Awareness Month Committee.

Contact Cora Hodges, the FAP victim advocate coordinator, 655-1638, or cora.l.hodges@us.army.mil.A(th)'a,!