Safe & Sound Fundraising
Team up Against Child Abuse Quiz Bowl
The Safe & Sound fundraising committee is pleased to announce that plans are underway for a new fundraising event - the Team Up Against Child Abuse Quiz Bowl! This exciting new event is scheduled for December 5, 6:30 pm at the Valley Plaza Resort.
There will be a raffle, tasty hors d'oeuvres and some friendly competition through the evening's main entertainment - a Quiz Bowl. Community members will go head-to-head, testing their knowledge in categories such as Action! (movie trivia, Let's Play Ball! (sports trivia) and A Million Brilliant Possibilities (Midland trivia).
Based on Board consensus, construction on the Pere Marquette Rail Trail, our new name and our new initiatives, we have formally decided to hold off on Magic Ride this year and proceed with this exciting new event. Bring your game face and help fight child abuse and neglect in Midland County.
To purchase tickets, please click here.
To be an event sponsor, please click here.
Parkapalooza
D street Entertainment presents 2008 Parkapalooza. The event will be held at Sanford Lake Park from 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm on Sunday, September 7. Some of the proceeds from this free, family event will benefit Safe & Sound programs. Click here for more details.
Children’s Trust Fund
Michigan’s Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) is a major source of funds for the Safe & Sound Child Advocacy Center. The CTF was organized in 1982 with ongoing funding coming primarily from individual contributions through an income tax check-off program. As originally conceived, a portion of the contributions would be disbursed to local child abuse and neglect councils to support child abuse awareness and prevention, while the rest would go into a trust fund to make the CTF eventually self-sustaining. The check-off program ended in 1999 but was re-instated in 2006.
To accompany the check-off campaign are the sale of Kid Pins and license plates depicting the CTF logo to celebrate children. The unique
license plate costs $35, of which
$25 goes to the CTF. The license plate can be ordered when you renew your automobile license plate or any time through a Michigan Secretary of State branch office or online at the
Secretary of State web site. The plate can also be ordered at the dealership when your purchase a new or used car.
Click here to check out Parenting Rules, a back-to-school resource from CTF.
Kid Pins 
Don’t forget to get your Kid Pins—the perfect gift for any occasion. Each Kid Pin is individually designed and comes with its own life story. With your purchase you can show your support for children. Sales benefit the Michigan Children’s Trust Fund and local councils.
To purchase Kid Pins, contact the Safe & Sound Child Advocacy Center at 989-835-9922.
Annual Fundraising Events
In addition to CTF, dues and contributions from members and friends of the Safe & Sound Child Advocacy Center, fundraisers provide financial support for its programs. Annual fundraisers include:
Magic Ride
Due to construction on the Pere Marquette Rail Trail, our new name and our new initiatives, we have decided to hold off on Magic Ride for the 2008 year. Click here for information on our new fundraising event for 2008, the Team Up Against Child Abuse Quiz Bowl.
Click Here to view the 2007 Magic Ride brochure
The original Magic Ride was organized in 1983 by then State Representative Debbie Stabenow (now a U.S. senator) with the support of former MSU and LA Laker basketball star Earvin “Magic” Johnson. It was a major fundraiser for the Michigan Children’s Trust Fund as well as local abuse prevention programs. Until recently, it was held annually in Holt, Michigan. 
The “Warm-Up” Magic Ride began in 1987 as a Tri-City bikeathon held at Delta College to benefit area child abuse and neglect prevention groups as a “warm-up” to the statewide Magic Ride in Holt. In 1993 Safe & Sound brought the ride to Midland. Since then it has expanded to include concessions and on-site music and entertainment. In addition to bicyclers, rollerbladers, runners, and walkers have been encouraged to obtain pledges and participate. There is something for almost everyone! With the recent demise of the statewide Magic Ride, the local event is known as the Midland County Magic Ride.
Top pledge-getters are recognized with prizes at the end of the day. Many local business and civic sponsors contribute funding, time, prizes, and other in-kind services to ensure the success of the Midland County Magic Ride.
This
event is the primary fund-raiser for the Safe & Sound Child Advocacy
Center. Additionally, it builds community awareness toward the issues of
child abuse and neglect and a commitment to work toward prevention. All
money raised from the Midland County Magic Ride funds programs in the
community.
Thanks to the 2007 Magic Ride Sponsors:
Prime
3M-Scientific
Anglers
Dow Chemical Company
Dow Corning Corporation-Midland Plant
Elco Water
Kiwassee Kiwanis
Midland Amateur Radio Club
MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland
National City Bank
S.C. Johnson/A Family Co.
Champion
Bicycle HQ
Chemical Bank & Trust
Editech
Fisher Contracting Company
Advocate
Brian and Lynette Frankovich
Midland Cogeneration Venture
Midland Community Center
Midland Daily News
McCann Real Estate Rental
Friend
AAA Insurance
Apothecary Shoppe Pharmacy
Bierlein Companies
Brubakers Plumbing, Heating, Air
Comerica Bank
Dan Gavin & Assoc., CFP
Dow Chemical Employees' Credit Union
Eastman Party Store
Family & Children's Services
Garber Chevrolet
Glovers Rexall Pharmacy
Ieuter Insurance Group
LaBelle Management
Midland Police Officer's Assocation
Noon Exchange
Servinski Sod Service
Target
USWA-Local 12075
Wolverine Bank
Dr. Zimostrad
A Community That Cares
The Safe & Sound Child Advocacy Center is a community project funded by the generosity of Midland foundations and individuals. If you would like to be a part of protecting the innocence of our children, please consider contributing. All contributions are deductible to the fullest extent of the tax law. Please make checks payable to:
Safe & Sound Child Advocacy Center
2716 Jefferson Avenue, Building 2
Midland, MI 48640-4504
Dow Corning Corporation has,
through a competitive process, selected the Adopt A Child's Smile Program to
be the recipient of a $3,000 grant. This gift will be used to provide
dental care for the uninsured children of
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Phone: 989-835-9922 Fax: 989-835-8446 E-mail:
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