IM SAFE Child Advocacy Center

02/15/2026

🎁 Auction Item Donations Needed! 🎁

We’re collecting silent auction items for our upcoming Annual Start by Believing Dinner, Reverse Raffle & Silent Auction, and we’d love your help!

You can support this event by donating:

🧺 A themed basket filled with fun or useful items
💼 Services you or your business offer
🎉 Or any unique item you think others would love to bid on

Donated items will be featured on our online silent auction site and displayed at the event. Donors will be recognized for their generosity on the auction site and at the event. Auction items and donors will also be highlighted when the raffle goes live!

Auction items may be dropped off at the IM SAFE CAC. Prefer a pickup? Call us at 616-225-7267, and we’ll gladly arrange it!

💙 Your generosity helps make this event a success and directly supports the mission of IM SAFE CAC.

👉 Interested in donating an auction item? Email charter@imsafecac.org.

02/15/2026

Last week, our Lead Prevention Educator, Christy Harter, visited Westwood Elementary School in Portland to teach the Kids Have Rights program to third and fourth graders! Thank you, Westwood students and staff, for inviting Christy to teach your students about body safety. ❤

The Kids Have Rights program educates and empowers students, school staff, parents, and caregivers to recognize, prevent, and stop child sexual abuse. The program teaches body safety education to elementary-age students through interactive, engaging classroom lessons. Students are taught how to recognize touches and situations that are, or may be, unsafe, and provided with the language and support to seek help from a Safe Adult when needed.

02/14/2026

02/14/2026

Looking for a way to support the IM SAFE CAC? Become a sponsor at our upcoming Start by Believing Dinner! Make a meaningful impact in your community while promoting your business by becoming one of the following sponsors:

Event Sponsor - $2,000
Registration Sponsor - $750
T-Shirt Sponsor - $500
Band Sponsor - $500
Silent Auction Sponsor - $450
Dinner Sponsor - $300
Table Sponsor - $200

Each level comes with unique perks, so be sure to check out the flyer below for all the details.

Sponsors may pay by cash, check (made payable to IM SAFE CAC), or online (we’ll send a PayPal invoice).

Join us in the fun while supporting the IM SAFE CAC. All proceeds from the event will go to the IM SAFE CAC to serve children and families in our community who have been sexually abused, severely physically abused, and human trafficked.

Become a sponsor today! Email lkirkhoff@imsafecac.org.

02/14/2026

A big thank you to Thomas Wall - Edward Jones for their dinner sponsorship of our upcoming Start by Believing event. We are so grateful for their continued sponsorships and support!🧡

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact our Executive Director, Lori Kirkhoff, at lkirkhoff@imsafecac.org

If you would like to attend the event, please register here: https://www.imsafecac.org/start-by-believing-registration.html

02/13/2026

IM SAFE CAC would like to extend a special thank you to Thomas Wall - Edward Jones for their generous dinner sponsorship of our upcoming Start by Believing event. We appreciate YOU!💙

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact our Executive Director, Lori Kirkhoff, at lkirkhoff@imsafecac.org

If you would like to attend the event, please register here: https://www.imsafecac.org/start-by-believing-registration.html

02/13/2026

150 Tickets Sold!! We only sell 200! Did you get yours? The Start by Believing Dinner, Reverse Raffle, and Silent Auction is Saturday, February 28 from 5:30pm to 9:30pm. Tickets are $75 each and include dinner, two adult beverages, raffle, entertainment, and an opportunity to bid on our silent auction items. Raffle Prize $2,500. You don't need to be present to win the raffle. Link to register https://www.imsafecac.org/start-by-believing-registration.html

02/13/2026

Got your tickets yet? Join us for the Annual Start by Believing Dinner, Reverse Raffle & Silent Auction on Saturday, February 28, 2026, from 5:30-9:30 pm at our new location: The Ash Building at the Montcalm County Fairgrounds in Greenville!

🎟 Tickets are $75 and include:

🍽 Dinner
🥂 Two adult beverages
🎶 Entertainment
🛍 Access to our Silent Auction
🎟 Entry into the Reverse Raffle

⚠️ Only 200 tickets will be sold, so don’t wait!
👉 You do NOT need to be present to win the raffle.

Coming with a group? Host a Table for 8 for $850 and enjoy:

▪ Reserved seating for your group (no arriving early to save seats!)
▪ Reverse raffle tickets for all 8 guests
▪ Dinner, entertainment, 2 drinks per person, & silent auction access
▪ Two bottles of wine waiting at your table (or pitchers of beer or pop if you prefer)
▪ Your name displayed on the table as the host

Full event details are on the flyer below. All proceeds from this event go to the IM SAFE CAC. Don't miss out on the fun!

🎟 How many tickets would you like to purchase? Email lkirkhoff@imsafecac.org to purchase your tickets today!

02/13/2026

There's still time to participate in the IM SAFE CAC's Youth Advocacy Council (YAC) Denim Day fundraiser on February 18, 2026! The Denim Day fundraiser will help financially support their service project: a "What I Was Wearing" Exhibit in local high schools. The display features stories and outfits that prove a person's clothing is never a factor in sexual abuse, physical abuse, or human trafficking.

We need your help to bring this impactful message to local schools!

🗓️ How to Participate:

▪When: Wednesday, February 18, 2026
▪The Action: Wear your favorite denim!
▪The Donation: Just $5 to participate. Check out the flyer below for all the ways you can donate!

🌟 Why Your $5 Matters:

▪Funding the Mission: Your donation helps us build and transport the exhibit to schools across both counties.

▪Spreading Awareness: Every person wearing denim becomes a conversation starter for sexual assault and child abuse prevention.

▪Supporting the CAC: You help us ensure that child survivors in our community have access to the care and advocacy they deserve.

Join us in the fashionable cause! Sign up to participate by clicking on this form!: https://forms.gle/dxnTrM5pRYnCnaa28. Questions? Email charter@imsafecac.org.

02/12/2026

A big shout-out to McDonald's in Montcalm County and Belding for sponsoring our dinner at our upcoming Start by Believing event. We are so grateful for their continued support.💛

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact our Executive Director, Lori Kirkhoff, at lkirkhoff@imsafecac.org

If you would like to attend the event, please register here: https://www.imsafecac.org/start-by-believing-registration.html

02/12/2026

The IM SAFE CAC's Youth Advocacy Council (YAC) would like to extend a huge thank you to the IM SAFE CAC’s newest Board Members for taking the time to listen to them practice their service project presentation last night!

YAC members are preparing for an upcoming presentation competition, where they have the chance to win funding to support their service project. The opportunity to rehearse in front of such a supportive audience meant so much. The thoughtful feedback, encouragement, and questions from our board members helped them feel more confident and prepared.

We’re so grateful to our board members who invest their time in empowering our youth and helping them shine. Thank you to our new board members: Amy Logel, Courtney MacDonald, Carly Wormmeester, Rus Ambrose, and Wendy Shaw! 💙