ACT | Abuse Counseling and Treatment, Inc.

ACT Break the Cycle Challenge!
2020-10-01 08:00 - 2020-10-31 17:00 (America/New_York) | FL
ACT’s Break the Cycle Challenge
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and ACT needs your help to raise awareness on abusive relationships! Throughout October 1 to 31, 2020, we invite you to participate in a cycling challenge to spread the word by promoting healthy relationships and safe homes in SWFL.
Ride your bike while wearing purple, share some fast facts about intimate partner violence, and connect others to ACT’s services. Anyone can purchase a “Break the Cycle” special edition T-shirt available at our online store. Click here! A portion of the proceeds from t-shirts will benefit ACT’s nonprofit services for local survivors.
To learn more about how to participate and to register click here.
Contact Alex Kelner, Community Relations and Development Officer, for any questions at (239) 939-2553 or akelner@actabuse.com.

Drink (and eat) Around the World
2020-01-31 17:00 - 22:00 | Millennial Brewing Co., 1811 Royal Palm Ave, Fort Myers, FL, 33901, United States
Millennial Brewing Company will hold their Second Annual “Drink (and eat) Around the World” on Friday, January 31st from 5 pm until 10 p.m.
8 Countries, Beer and Wine Pairings, Street Festival and Live Music. The public is invited to attend.
Benefitting Abuse Counseling and Treatment, Inc. (also known as ACT) is a nonprofit social service agency serving victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking in Lee, Hendry, and Glades Counties. ACT has been providing a circle of support for victims and their families since 1978. ACT provides critical services to those in crisis through a 24-hour crisis hotline, counseling, forensic examinations, medical, legal and personal advocacy, violence prevention programs, children’s programs and more. For more information, please visit www.actabuse.com.
Contact for more information: Jennifer Benton, Chief Executive Officer, 239-939-2553 or jbenton@actabuse.com

Dance-A-Thon
2019-10-23 19:00 - 21:00 | The Ranch Concert Hall and Saloon, 2158 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers, FL, 33907, United States
Join us on Wednesday, October 23rd from 7 pm – 9 pm at The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon for a Dance-A-Thon to benefit Abuse Counseling and Treatment, Inc. Click on “Join Campaign” to join the team as a participating dancer and help us raise funds to support victims here in our community. As a participating dancer, you will be required to arrive at The Ranch the night of the event at 6:30 pm for registration. Between 7 and 9 you’ll hit the floor to dance for those dollars raised! *You do not need to KNOW a line dance to be eligible to participate. Just get out on the floor and groove!*
Raise the most funds or complete the most dances and you’ll be eligible to win a concert ticket package for 10!! *The tie breaker for most dances completed will be the most funds raised*. Your fee to join the team as a dancer will only be the $5 cash cover charge at The Ranch the night of the event.

If you are looking to sponsor a dancer, click on “Donate” and then select the dancer you wish to sponsor.
Wednesdays at The Ranch is all ages night! Bring the family out to support this incredibly important event and wear purple to help us shed light on this very dark subject. Participate in raffles and help us stomp out Domestic Violence! You can join the team or sponsor a dancer by clicking HERE! If you would like a list of needed shelter items (ex: toothpaste, diapers, soap, etc), check out our Wish List. For every item you bring with you the night of the event, you’ll receive one raffle ticket to deposit on a raffle item of your choosing. The more items you bring, the more chances you’ll have to win!

ACT is a non-profit agency serving victims of domestic violence and their children, as well as survivors of sexual violence and human trafficking in Lee, Hendry and Glades Counties in Florida for 40 years. This event will help support the sheltering of victims of violence and their children, as well as bring education and awareness to our community.

The event is hosted by Julie Noble, in memory of her sister, Melissa Morrison, whose life was lost at the hands of domestic violence on April 24, 2011. *Julie will be participating as a dancer but will NOT be competing for prizes*.

Rock Out With ACT!
2019-03-30 17:30 - 21:00 | Top Rocker Plaza, 9510 Thunder Road, Fort Myers, FL, 33913, United States
Please join us for the third annual Rock Out Against Domestic Violence at Thunder Plaza on Six Bends! Razing Cape, Southwest Florida’s premier rock band, will be performing your favorite classic rock hits, including Ozzy, Van Halen, The Cars, 38 Special, Poison, Billy Joel, Candlebox, AC/DC, and many more! We’ll have a variety of dinner options thanks to locally famous food trucks, beer for purchase on-site, incredible raffle prizes worth $500+, a 50/50 raffle cash prize, and great vendors. Join us on Saturday, March 30th from 5:30 – 9:00 PM at 9510 Thunder Road, Ft. Myers, FL. Thank you to Roger and Aimee of The Bireley Family Foundation for their generous title sponsorship and Kathleen Johnson, CPA of Miller, Helms & Folk, P.A. our Gold Sponsor for her continued support.
Admission is $15 and includes parking or pay early and get the Early Bird Tickets for $10 if paid in advance. Proceeds will benefit ACT’s free, safe, and confidential services for victims of domestic violence and their children, and survivors of sexual assault and human trafficking, right here in Lee, Hendry, and Glades communities. Consider purchasing a Sponsorship – $500 Gold Record or $250 Silver Support. If you would like more information, please call 939-2553.

The Kindness Ball
2019-02-22 20:00 - 23:00 | Crown Plaza, 13051 Bell Tower Drive, Fort Myers, FL, 33907, United States
Join Us For a Fun Evening of Drinks, Appetizers and Dancing while we support The Kindleigh Foundation for Random Acts of Kindness as well as Other Local Organizations!
There will be open bar, passed appetizers and a great DJ so you can dance the night away in your formal best!
Early Purchase Discounts Available Now – But Hurry as Tickets are Limited!
JOIN US FOR AN EPIC AFTER PARTY AT SOCIETY!
Bring your friends! Prom is best when you have an entourage! Stay tuned for details on Prom King and Prom Queen as well!
Purchase your tickets HERE!

Purple Purse Challenge... Join Our Team!
2018-08-23 - 2018-10-31 | FL
Abuse Counseling and Treatment is excited to announce that we have been chosen to participate in the 2018 Purple Purse Challenge (The purse is designed by Serena Williams) through the Allstate Foundation. This friendly Fundraising Challenge takes place in October during Domestic Violence Awareness month. This is a fundraiser challenge for areas throughout the Nation to raise money and awareness about domestic violence. In addition to ACT receiving all donated money, there are also monetary prizes (ranging from $5000 to $100,000 if you place in the top slots) for the non-profit agency who raises the most money for their agency. We want to win the Challenge! Our first step is to get people to join our team. You can do so by clicking here then click on the “Join a Team” button, then type in Abuse Counseling and Treatment. The goal, from now until October 1st is to gather as many teams as we can. Not only can YOU join us, but share this with your friends and family and encourage them to join. The team could also be an agency…What does this mean? Let’s say that you have a friend, Jane, who works for Mary’s Maple Syrup Factory. Jane can create her own Mary’s Maple Syrup Factory team and ask all her friends, coworkers etc. to donate to the Mary’s Maple Syrup Factory team. All ultimately donations benefit ACT, but it would be a great challenge to see which Agency/Team has the most donations!
Remember, we only have until October 1st to get as many team members as we can. The Purple Purse Challenge goes live October 2nd and runs through October 31st. Donations cannot be accepted until October 2, 2018; at this time, we are only team-building. We are NOT asking for donations at this time. Again, we are Team-Building only.
https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/abuse-counseling-and-treatment-inc-purplepurse2018
Remember, right now, we are only Team building, so please access the website and click on the option to JOIN THE TEAM!
