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Teens Dance For Those Who Can’t Dance-a-thon is an annual event hosted by REMIX, a St. Johns, Michigan area Christian group made up of teens from various churches. During the summer months, teens raise money for a given charity. The dance was held on August 6, 2010.
This year, teens raised over $4,400 for Relief After Violent Encounter, Inc. (RAVE). The money will be allocated to assist with Dating Violence education in the Clinton County high schools.
Kimberly Hogan, head of Sponsorship and Webpage Development for REMIX said, “I’m so glad that we’re doing this. I never realized the extent and impact of dating violence until we began learning more about it through RAVE.”
The following facts are from Choose Respect’s “Get the Facts: Dating Abuse Statistics” and “About Choose Respect: Dating Abuse Fact Sheet”:
– Each year approximately one in four adolescents reports verbal, physical, emotional or sexual abuse.
– Approximately one in five adolescents reports being a victim of emotional abuse.
– Approximately one in five high school girls has been physically or sexually abused by a dating partner.
– Dating violence among their peers is reported by 54% of high school students.
– One in three teens report knowing a friend or peer who has been physically hurt by his or her partner through violent actions which included hitting, punching, kicking, slapping, and/or choking.
– Nearly 80% of girls who have been victims of physical abuse in their dating relationships continue to date the abuser.
– Nearly 20% of teen girls who have been in a relationship said that their boyfriend had threatened violence or self-harm in the event of a break-up.
RAVE would like to thank Teens Dance For Those Who Can’t participants and supporters! If you would like more information on RAVE and/or dating violence please visit www.ravecs.org or call (989) 224-4662.
Mallory Cormier, co-chair of the event is pictured with Rhoda Hacker, Executive Director, RAVE.