LCSO, Mighty Mussels, and The Arnold Simonsen Foundation Serve as Signature Sponsors for the Children’s Advocacy Center 40th Celebration

FORT MYERS, FL (September 28, 2021) – The Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) of SWFL will celebrate 40 years of providing services to children and families on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at the Burroughs Home. This event is possible thanks to the generosity of several sponsors. Our event signature sponsors include the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the Mighty Mussels, and The Arnold Simonsen Foundation.

“We are looking forward to celebrating the work of our CAC in December and are so grateful for the support of our sponsors to ensure that this celebration is a joyful evening that brings in additional funding for the agency,” said Cole Peacock, CAC Board President. “This agency is critical for our community to assist children who have been victims of abuse and neglect providing a child friendly environment where they can be heard and begin to heal.”

The CAC also wants to recognize all of the current sponsors for their support of this event and the agency: The Bobby Nichols Fiddlesticks Charity Foundation; Barraco & Associates; Brown & Brown Insurance; the Burnside family; Busey Bank; Candis Loving; Clinger, Sizemore & Associates – Merrill Lynch – John Clinger and Steven Sizemore; Karla Y. Campos-Andersen Esq.; the Ciampaglio family; DeMine Immigration Law Firm; FGCU and the Marieb College of Health and Human Services; First Horizon; Florida Blue; David and Monique Fry; Lady Cakes Bakery; Lee Health; Mark Loren Jewelry; Markham Norton Mosteller Wright & Company, P.A.; Millennium Physician Group; Mutual Trust Advisory Group – Scott R. Schatzle; Nemeth Air Conditioning; Priority Busines Solutions; Old Florida Dream Team – Keller Williams Fort Myers and the Islands; Seed and Bean Market; the Smith family; and Thompson Family Law.

The featured keynote speaker is Sasha Neulinger, director of the acclaimed documentary, “Rewind,” his personal story of surviving multi-generational child sex abuse. Sasha now travels the world, sharing his story and providing a voice for children that deserve access to justice and healing. Additionally, Sheriff Carmine Marceno and Sheriff Mike Scott (ret.) will serve as the Honorary Event Chairs. For sponsorship information, contact CAC Board Member Jessica Walker, jwalker@markham-norton.com.

Since 1981, The Children’s Advocacy Center of Southwest Florida, Inc. (CAC), a United Way partner agency, has worked to improve the lives of children and their families through a coordinated response to child abuse and neglect, offering them a safe and friendly environment in which to heal. The CAC provides abuse determination services as well as therapeutic counseling, parenting education, Beesley’s Paw Prints pet therapy program, and prevention programs in Lee, Hendry, Glades, and Charlotte Counties. All services are provided free of charge. For more information, please call (239) 939-2808 or visit www.cac-swfl.org.