FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 9, 2002

Zonta Club of Teaneck-Bergenfield Schedules Annual R.A.V.E. Walk-a-Thon

Bergenfield – The Zonta Club of Teaneck-Bergenfield will sponsor its R.A.V.E. (Rape and Violence Eradication) Walk on Sunday, May 4.

Proceeds from the walk will benefit Shelter Our Sisters, a 24-hour emergency shelter for Bergen County victims of domestic violence and the Bergen County Rape Crisis Center-YWCA of Bergen County, a 24-hour emergency hot line for victims of sexual assault.

The walk route is approximately four miles, starting at the Town Center in Teaneck (corner of Cedar Lane and Teaneck Road) and finishing at the Bergenfield Borough Hall.

Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. and the walk will begin at noon. It will be held rain or shine.

The Zonta Club of Teaneck-Bergenfield is part of a world-wide business and professional service organization dedicated to improving the status of women.

The public is invited to join club members and support women and children who are victimized by domestic violence and sexual assault by participating in the walk.

A minimum $10 donation is needed to participate and to receive a free T-shirt.

For more information, call Nicole Armani, Director of Development for Shelter Our Sisters at 201.498.9247, ext 301.

Additional information about the R.A.V.E. Walk can be found at www.zontatea-berg.org - the Zonta Club of Teaneck-Bergenfield’s website.