2007 Auction - The bar is set high

Tickets are $90 each.

To RSVP please complete the Reply Card and send it in per the enclosed instructions.

For more information please contact Sabina at sabina@chayaseattle.org or call 206.568.7576.

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Our photographer, Jack Storms, told us that the auction last year was GLAMOROUS! Of course, he was right - lush colors,  gorgeous clothes, creative displays, decadent desserts – totally beautiful. A feast for all of our senses.

Yes, it was quite an event. We had a fabulous crowd, wildly generous guests, exciting bidding wars - and a keynote speech that wrenched at my heart and made me reaffirm my commitment to the issue and to Chaya.

We raised over $150,000 - an affirmation of the community support for Chaya and the work it does.

Every dollar went to support Chaya's programs. Last year our Advocates provided a range of services to 105 women, as well as support, information and referrals to 26 family members/friends of survivors. Our services included in-depth personalized advocacy and support, information, legal advocacy, and personalized referrals, help with immigration issues, health issues, housing and relocation, discrimination and more.

Our Community Mobilization team worked on an extensive array of projects focused on providing information, raising awareness and engaging in discussions on the issue of domestic violence, as well as involving our communities in supporting survivors and preventing abuse. Projects we worked on included the Peaceful Families Taskforce, the Women's Health Project, and the Kent Women's Leadership Group, among others.

The need for our services continues to grow. A reports from the Journal of American Medical Womens's Association (2002) revealed that 40.8% of South Asian women surveyed reported they were abused in some form by their male partners. That is an astonishing statistic. Compute that percentage for 100,000 - the number of South Asians living in Washington State (U.S. Census 2000). We have a lot to do.

So the bar is set high. Join us in celebrating and supporting Chaya's work. We had better be glamorous this time around too!

---Aaliyah