Human Trafficking Fundraiser April 23

The River Weekly, Fort Myers, FL April 16

Human Trafficking Awareness Partnerships, Inc. (HTAP) will host a fundraising event entitled,

Freedom for All - Independence Day in April on Friday, April 23. The event will be held from 5 to 9 p.m.

at Rob DeGennaro’s newest restaurant, Nervous Nellie’s Crazy Waterfront Eatery, 1131First Street, Fort Myers Beach. Nervous Nellie’s will provide all-American appetizers and happy hour-priced drinks.

Suggested attire is picnic clothes.There will be artwork on display created by girls involved in the HTAP’s Artreach

program. Girls from varied backgrounds in Lee County have created four canvas wall hangings expressing their knowledge and understanding of modern-day slavery, especially as it potentially affects their peer group. A short program featuring paintings and a preview of a human trafficking play researched, written and produced by students at the Cypress Lake Center for the Arts will be held at 7 p.m.There will be a silent auction with items such as dinner gift certificates, a two-night stay at Gulf Breeze Cottages on Sanibel, $500+ worth of personal training sessions, and artwork. Funds will be used to continue the Artreach program and other awareness building programs for Lee County students. If you are unable to attend, contributions may be made to HTAP, PO Box 1113, Sanibel, FL.

For additional information on this event or Human Trafficking Awareness Partnerships, Inc., contact Nola Theiss at 395-2635 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Human Trafficking Awareness Partnerships, Inc. is dedicated to bringing the issue

of human trafficking to the forefront of public consciousness through local community

action and the sharing of resources among communities and organizations. Awareness

of the crime of human trafficking is the first step to eradicating modern slavery.