PEORIA, IL -- This will be an interesting event. From a news release:
Join us on Sunday, October 6 from 5:30-7:30 pm at Peoria's Gateway Building for our annual Central Illinois event. This year's gathering, called Stand with Families, celebrates the Family Justice Resource Center's pioneering work to protect children and families by promoting due process and evidence-based medicine in child abuse investigations.
LOCATION
Gateway Building
200 Northeast Water Street
Peoria IL 61602
DETAILS
The featured speakers are Colin White, a retired Illinois State Trooper, and Doug Parrott, the President of the Bank of Toulon. Both are grandfathers whose families each experienced wrongful allegations of child abuse due to their grandchildren's medical conditions.
Come enjoy live music, hors d'oeuvres, wine, beer, soft drinks, and a chance to mingle with families and fellow professionals who share your commitment to the cause of justice.
REGISTER
The event is free, but registration is required at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-with-families-peoria-tickets-71133966609. Please share this invitation with friends, family, and colleagues via email and social media.
If you cannot attend the event but would still like to support our work, please go to www.famjustice.org/get-involved to make an online donation or mail a check to Family Justice Resource Center, 411 Hamilton Blvd. Ste. 1928, Peoria IL 61602. All donations are tax-deductible.
For questions, email Executive Director Michelle Weidner at michelle@famjustice.org.
FJRC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Diane Redleaf, President
Alan Novick, Vice President
Tony Lawlor, Secretary/Treasurer
Brian Bray
Elizabeth Bray
Mary Broderick
Tara Crady
Douglas Parrott
Melissa Staas
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