Annual charity fundraiser benefits programs to help protect youth from child victimization
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 5, 2024) – The Monique Burr Foundation for Children (MBF) proudly announces A Night in the Vineyard, presented by MasterCraft Builder Group, on Tuesday, April 2, from 6 to 9 p.m., at SoNapa Grille, located at 2400 3rd St. S. in Jacksonville Beach, in honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month.
The signature event will feature live entertainment by Jacksonville’s renowned bands, the Band Be Easy and Bold City Classics, and Nashville recording artist Colleen Orender, live and silent auctions, gourmet food by SoNapa Grille, curated wine pairings, and great company, all in support of MBF’s mission to keep youth safe. MBF is dedicated to protecting children from all types of abuse, bullying, online exploitation, and human trafficking through prevention education.
General admission tickets are $150 per person and must be purchased in advance at www.anightinthevineyard.com. Tickets include entry into the event, wine tastings, food, access to the live and silent auctions, live musical entertainment, and complimentary valet parking. Tickets are limited.
All event proceeds will support providing youth access to MBF Prevention Education Programs – personal safety curricula that educate and empower youth, and the adults in their lives, with strategies to recognize, prevent, and respond to all forms of child abuse, bullying, exploitation, trafficking, and other types of child victimization. MBF Programs are comprehensive, evidence-based/trauma-informed, and provide youth with universal strategies to keep them safe, including five easy-to-remember Safety Rules. MBF is dedicated to removing obstacles to access much needed, life-saving programs to prevent child victimization. Its proven effective programs are trusted by schools and parents, and have reached over 11 million across the globe. The 3rd annual A Night in the Vineyard fundraising event will enable MBF to educate and empower children and teens while promoting safer schools and communities for our youth.
MBF is grateful for its 2024 A Night in the Vineyard event sponsors, which include Blue Stream Fiber, Carlton Construction, Clockwork Marketing Services, Constellation Furyk and Friends, Dream Finders Homes, Earth Balance Corporation, The Fiorentino Group, Foley & Lardner LLP, GreenPointe Holdings, Jax Utilities Management, Jonny Nomad Media, K & G Construction Co, MasterCraft Builder Group, PepsiCo, PRI Productions, Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC), River Bay Investments, SoNapa Grille, The Tim and Leah Chapman Foundation, and Truist Bank.
Sponsorship opportunities to support MBF’s mission are still available. To learn more and lend support, visit www.anightinthevineyard.com.
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The Monique Burr Foundation for Children’s annual charity fundraiser, A Night in the Vineyard, is Tuesday, April 2, from 6 to 9 p.m., at SoNapa Grille
About the Monique Burr Foundation for Children
The Monique Burr Foundation for Children (MBF) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1997 by Edward E. Burr in honor of his late wife, Monique Burr, a devoted child advocate. MBF Prevention Education Programs include school-based programs MBF Child Safety Matters® (Grades Pre-K – 5) and MBF Teen Safety Matters® (Grades 6 – 12), and extra-curricular programs MBF Athlete Safety Matters® (Grades K – 12) for youth athletes, and MBF After-School Safety Matters® (Grades K – 8) for after-school and youth-serving organizations. The programs are comprehensive, evidence-based, trauma-informed primary prevention programs that educate and empower children and adults with information and strategies to prevent, recognize, and respond appropriately to abuse, bullying, cyberbullying, digital dangers, exploitation, and human trafficking. MBF Programs have been delivered to millions of children and teens throughout the U.S. and internationally.
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