Celebrating 50 Years of Safe Connections
Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating 50 years of hope, healing, and life-changing support for survivors across the St. Louis region.
For five decades, Safe Connections has stood beside individuals and families escaping abuse — offering safety, compassion, counseling, and the chance to begin again. What began in 1976 as a single phone answered by caring volunteers has grown into the region’s oldest and most trusted organization dedicated to preventing and ending relationship violence. Today, that same crisis helpline still answers calls 24 hours a day, connecting survivors to safety, support, and hope when they need it most.
Throughout the evening, guests will hear powerful stories of resilience and transformation. We will honor the extraordinary dedication of our Crisis Helpline Volunteers and present our inaugural Lotus Legacy Award to Kim Eberlein.
The celebration begins with a cocktail hour and wine and bourbon pull, followed by a seated dinner, an exciting live auction, and an inspiring paddle raise benefiting survivors throughout our community.
Together, we will celebrate how far we’ve come — and help ensure that no survivor has to face abuse alone for the next 50 years.
NOTE: Tickets and sponsorships are available online now.
We Appreciate Our 50th Anniversary Sponsors
Platinum
- The Garrison Family
- Noémi Neidorff and Peter Neidorff
50th Year Community Impact Partners
- Bunge
- Purina Purple Leash Project
- UB Greensfelder
Gold
- Midwest Elevator
- Rise&Run4Women
Silver
- Renaissance Financial
- The Wagner Law Group
Bronze
- Ameren
- Karen J. Aroesty
- Collins Peoples Family
- Compass Realty
- Delmar Mortgage
- Husch Blackwell
- The Lawrence Group
- Midwest BankCentre
- Rose-Lynn Sokol
- Mark Utterback
- Washington University in St. Louis
Media Partners
- KSDK News Channel 5
- Novella
- St. Louis Public Radio
- Community Radio STL
Celebrity Emcee: KSDK News Channel 5’s Mercedes MacKay
Steering Committee
Co-chairs: Lauren C. Collins and Katie Flaschar
Ilene Bloom-Ellis | Dannae Delano | Breana Garbiel | Rachel Glass | Matt Hoffman | Dawn Johnson | Brady McAninch | Tracy McCreery | Roz Sherman Voellinger
50th Friends
- Carrollton Bank
- Clark-Fox Family Foundation
- Commerce Bancshares Foundation
- Patershuk Partners
Friends In-Kind
- Build-a-Bear
- Cinema St. Louis
- GrowGlowCo
- Northwest Coffee
- The Novel Neighbor
- Novella
- Sugarwitch
