Roberts Wesleyan students host
benefit for Alternatives for Battered Women

Rather than pitting heart against mind, Roberts Wesleyan College students are pitting both against domestic violence. Students from the business and social work programs are co-hosting a dinner December 5 at the Four Points Sheraton to benefit Alternatives for Battered Women(ABW).

The event, called "Joining Hearts and Minds to End Domestic Violence," is the brain-and-heart-child of Jennifer Pelham and Kevin Stoebling. When Pelham, a senior social work major, learned of state budget cuts affecting ABW, she began fretting about it to her friends. Stoebling, who is president of the Roberts Wesleyan chapter of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), heard Pelham's concern and immediately adopted it as a SIFE community outreach project. SIFE members and social work majors began organizing and recruiting supporters for the benefit.

Charlotte Watson, executive director for the state Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, will be the featured speaker. Representing the Monroe County Sheriff's Office will be Al Schulze, supervisor of Community Services, Victims Assistance, Crime Prevention, and DARE. Peter McCown, vice president of advancement, will represent Roberts Wesleyan College.

Registration will begin at 6:45 p.m. with dinner served at 7:15 p.m. Tickets cost $45 each, with all proceeds going to ABW. Call Pelham at 594-7333 for tickets.