You are invited to join us for the Family Justice Center’s virtual fundraiser and silent auction, “Hope is Not Cancelled.” 

Click on https://fjcsonomacounty.cbo.io  to view information about the event and by scrolling to the bottom of the page, you can preview the auction items before you register.   If you are interested in bidding on an item and/or viewing the live event, then register and you will be set!  Once registered you can bid from the convenience of your computer or phone until the auction closes on Friday evening. The silent auction starts today, December 9^th, at noon and will close following the live event on Friday, December 11^th.   

The live event with Senator Mike McGuire will be on December 11, 2020 at 5:00 p.m., please take the time to sit down with a glass of wine and enjoy the one hour event. I promise you will be touched. 

Every dollar you bid will go to support critical services for victims and survivors of domestic violence, elder abuse, child abuse and sexual assault.  Besides bidding, you can contribute to our Fund-A-Need during the live event or on the auction site.   Anyone who donates $500 or more to the FJC Fund-A-Need will receive a bottle Natural’ California Champagne from Korbel, my amazing employer and event sponsor, as a celebratory thank you!   We have many great items that will make wonderful holiday gifts and premium wines for your holiday celebrations including:1.  Paris on the Terrace for Two at Jordan Vineyard and Winery2.  Family Pass to the USS Hornet Museum3.  Dinner for 8 at Wild Oak Saddle Club4.  Wine Tastings at Cuvaison,Taft Street Winery, Portalupi, Hook and Ladder, Mill Creek Vineyards and many other wineries5.  Gift Certificate for $200 at Rivers End Restaurant6.  Locally Crafted Custom Bluebird Nesting Box7.  Double Magnums, Magnums and bottles of exclusive wines from James Family Cellars, Siduri, Dutton-Goldfield, Russian River Vineyards and many more8.  Dinner for 4 at Baci Restaurant in Healdsburg9.  Gift Baskets from Amy’s Kitchen, Willibee’s Wine & Spirits, Bottle Barn and the Museum of Sonoma County You can also meet our new Executive Director, Marsha Lucien, during the live event and take a virtual tour of the center and see inspiring short (I promise!) videos about the great work being done by the Family Justice Center.  Now, more than ever, we need to keep hope alive for victims of abuse.   

I hope you will join us,Jill RavitchFJCSC Foundation Board If you prefer to make a contribution by check please mail it to: Family Justice Center Sonoma County, 2755 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95403.  If you want to let me know about your mail-in contribution before 3:00 p.m. on Friday, December 11^th, I will make sure that it is doubled by one of our live event matching donors.  If you are contributing through the website or during the event, this will happen automatically and you don’t need to notify me (unless, of course you want to)!  Thank you to all my friends and family for your support and contributions for the FJC, I assure you that it is a wonderful place doing wonderful things for many people.