Please Note: CASTLE to proceed with STOMP – rain or shine!

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CASTLE’s Honorary Race Chairwoman Jana Eschbach From CBS 12’s I-Team Invites You To "Stomp Out Child Abuse" with CASTLE - August 23, 2-9 PM, Veteran's Park, Fort Pierce

We want you to run, walk, and enjoy the food and beverages. Come and listen to the sounds of the Fort Pierce "Coffee Beans" and the "Brad Brock" Rock Band for an afternoon and evening of fun and entertainment while supporting the prevention of child abuse.

The “Memory Field” will be front and center at CASTLE’s festival, each of the 170 flags memorializing the death of a child resulting from child abuse and neglect. Several levels of flag sponsorships are still available, so that you can pay tribute to the children who lost their lives due to child abuse:

$10 - Memorial Ribbons
$100 - Memorial Mini Flags
$500 - Memory Flag Field Underwriting
$1000 - Stage Sponsorship


Run the 5K race at 6:00 PM with Jana Eschbach or walk the 2.5K walk at 7:00 PM in the beautiful Veteran’s Park. Sign up today or call Kristi at 772-465-6011, x 236. Together, we can win the fight against child abuse.

Please Note: All St. Lucie County parenting classes will be held at 2965 W Midway Road until further notice!

Our 4th "Stomp Out Child Abuse" Event Brings Public’s Attention To A Cause Worth Supporting On Saturday, August 23rd At Veteran’s Park in Fort Pierce

Join CASTLE in their fight against child abuse by joining the “Stomp Out Child Abuse” race and festival, on August 23rd, from 2-9 PM.

Last year’s race and festival were a great success, and we are getting ready to do it again! Please join us for our 4th "Stomp Out Child Abuse" event, this time at the beautiful Veteran’s Park in Fort Pierce. Join our run or walk, and then join the festival for an afternoon and evening of fun and entertainment. But – it’s not only fun – as with all our fundraisers, there is a greater purpose: your participation will help us continue our fight against child abuse. We will again plant our “Memory Field” of flags, each flag memorializing the death of a child resulting from child abuse and neglect.

We are inviting the community to help make a statement in support of child abuse prevention by sponsoring a Memory Flag to be displayed on that weekend, in memory of a child. We will attach a ribbon to each flagpole with the name of those who have sponsored a child’s flag. We are asking all of you to help us remember those who will never have the opportunity to live, laugh and play in a world that should have loved them, cherished them, and given them an opportunity to thrive in a healthy, happy home.

Please join us by signing up now as a race or walk participant, or as a sponsor, by clicking on the "Race Registrations" button on the left. Thank you for your support!

Presented By: QVC

Major Event Sponsor: Communications International

Sponsors: Dragonfly Graphics, Kinane, 180, First People’s Bank, Beachland Cleaning, Landshark, Nelson Family Farms, Rotary Club of Fort Pierce, Seacoast National Bank

Media Sponsor: Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers, Treasure & Space Coast Radio

Sponsored in part by: CBS 12

Holiday Magic 2008 - "Glitter & Glitz"

Mark Your Calendars: Join CASTLE’s 12th Annual HOLIDAY MAGIC, Presented by PGA Golf Club, "Glitter & Glitz", Saturday, November 22, 2008 at PGA Education Center, 8555 Commerce Center Drive, Port St. Lucie

We would like to invite you to join CASTLE in presenting the 12th Annual Holiday Magic Event, so that together we can raise $75,000 for the prevention of child abuse.

27 Years of Successful Child Abuse Prevention: CASTLE, The Parenting Professionals

CASTLE is an acronym and stands for “Child Abuse Services, Training and Life Enrichment”, and identifies an organization that concentrates all its efforts on parenting services and preventive child educational training. CASTLE’s stated mission is to "improve the quality of family life and prevent child abuse and neglect by providing community education, support and resources for parents in need of assistance."

What separates CASTLE from other intervention services is that it concentrates its efforts towards identifying parenting crises while they are still in the “preventive” stage. All CASTLE’s programs are designed to prevent child abuse before it happens, rather than intervene. As a result, CASTLE not only prevents tragedies and keeps families together; it also saves taxpayers’ dollars.

Studies show that for every $1 spent to prevent child abuse, $100 is saved in expensive remedial measures such as foster care and adoption. In addition to these direct financial savings, children from stable, healthy home environments are better prepared for school, have significantly better academic futures, and are less likely to become involved with drugs and crime.

During the past 27 years, CASTLE, proclaimed the “National Flagship” for the prevention of child abuse and neglect by President George W. Bush, has served over 10,000 children and parents on the Treasure Coast, Okeechobee County with educational and counseling services through home-based and group programs. Many of these programs have been conducted with overwhelming success in CASTLE’s entire service area.

Please help us continue our mission!

There are many ways in which you can ensure that our work continues. You may choose from numerous volunteer opportunities, or help us with your tax deductible donations. For further information, contact your local CASTLE office, and thank you for working with us to make this a better world for our children.

If you know of or suspect child abuse, call:

1-800-96-ABUSE

Help Save A Child Today!