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For the next nine days, the Surrey Women’s Centre is holding an online auction of frocks and accessories to raise money for a crisis response team that helps victims of violence.

THE michael kors handbags VOLUNTEERS It took a big team of fashion industry professionals to turn the Bid to Benefit auction into a reality. Altogether, 11 models, two photographers and four michael kors makeup artists volunteered their cheap Michael Kors handbags time and expertise to showcase the dresses and accessories for sale.

THE DRESSES The high end designers whose creations are up for auction include Michael Kors, Monique Lhuillier, Nicole Miller and Akiko. The more than 150 new gowns, all donated by a bridal shop, range in retail price from $150 to $1,295 and fit sizes 0 to 20.

THE BENEFICIARIES The organizers of Bid to Benefit hope to raise $20,000 for the Surrey Mobile Assault Response Team (SMART), a 24 hour mobile response unit that provides emergency help to anyone experiencing physical or sexual assault. SMART provides crisis support on the phone and in person across 15 municipalities in the Fraser Valley region, from Burnaby to Boston Bar. Team members also accompany assault victims to hospitals where they can receive specialized care and provide forensic evidence to police.

BY THE NUMBERS More than 11,529 women above the age of 15 reported they were victims of violent crime in the Vancouver census metropolitan area in 2011 or about 1.1 in every 100 women according to police reports compiled by Statistics Canada. Of cheap michael kors those women, police reported that 896 were the victims of sexual offences. Nearly 4,700 were victims of violence committed by their intimate partners.

ANOTHER WAY TO HELP If fashion isn’t your thing, the Surrey Women’s Centre is also asking cheap Michael Kors handbags outlet for Replica Michael Kors Handbags donations to support SMART.

A $10 donation will go toward a package to help a woman or girl as she Cheap Michael Kors outlet transitions to a safe space; $20 supports one hour of Michael Kors handbags cheap the 24 hour crisis help line; $50 provides an hour of group counselling; and $100 pays for emergency transportation for cheap michael kors four women immediately following an assault.Articles Connexes：