Bucks CAC Holds Its 7th Coach for a Cause Bingo

The Bucks County Children’s Advocacy Center (Bucks CAC), a service of Network of Victim Assistance (NOVA), recently held its seventh annual Coach for a Cause Bingo Event at St. Anne’s Ukrainian Church Bingo Hall in Warrington, Pa. More than 350 people attended and the event raised over $33,000 to help the Bucks CAC provide a child-centered approach in responding to reports of child physical and sexual abuse in Bucks County.

Megan Stricker, an Assistant District Attorney for Bucks County served as this year’s guest emcee and Detective Kevin Larkin from the Plumstead Township Police Department was the Bingo Caller.

Jane Kim, Esq., director of the Bucks County Children’s Advocacy Center, remarked, “I was blown away by the generosity of everyone involved, from the resources they donated to the time they dedicated to making this event such a success. Thank you to everyone who came to play, volunteer, and just to have a good time. Your contribution will help us and our MDT partners to continue to provide a child-friendly space to help children and their families during a traumatic time in their lives.”

Event sponsors included:

• Carryall Sponsors—EC Fence and Ironworks, Inc. and Off the Wall Company, LLC.
• Seven Year Sponsors—The Law Offices of William Goldman, Building Blocks Pediatric Dentistry, and Upper Makefield Township Police Association.
• Purse Sponsors—Bucks County Community College, Clemons, Richter & Reiss, P.C., Lower Southampton Police Benevolent Association, Middletown Township Police Benevolent Association, NOVA Board of Directors, O’Neil Nissan, Inc., The Riegelsville Inn, Shiseido America, Inc., St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Upper Southampton Police Association, Valdel Plumbing, LLC, and Warminster Township Police Benevolent Association
• Clutch Sponsors—Alera Group, Ash Mill Farm, Bensalem Police Benevolent Association, Bloom Peters, LLC, Hatboro Federal Savings, Hilltown Township Police Benevolent Association, Law Offices of Louis R. Busico, Mayor Joseph DiGirolamo of Bensalem Township, Northwood Construction Co., Inc., Parlow & Lang, LLC, Police Association of Falls Township, Prudential Insurance, The Garrison Family, The Gehan-Hoffman Family, and Warwick Township Police Benevolent Association
• Wristlet Sponsors—Benstead, Mabon & Mitsch, P.C., K & K Landscaping, Inc., Lewis Dental Group, Morrisville Police Association, Inc., Northampton Police Benevolent Association, State Farm Insurance Agent Shawn Velez, State Representative Gene DiGirolamo, Tullytown Borough Police Officers’ Association, and Warrington Township Police Benevolent Association
• Wallet Sponsors—Bristol Borough Police Benevolent Association, Growing Smiles in Floral Vale, LLC, Officer James T. Browne of Hilltown Police Department, Legacy Buxmont Real Estate, Inc., Police Benevolent Association of Lower Makefield, NOVA Advocacy Department, Pumpernick’s Deli, Inc., Quaint Oak Insurance

ABOUT NOVA

Network of Victim Assistance (NOVA) supports, counsels and empowers victims of sexual assault and other serious crimes in Bucks County and works to prevent and eliminate violence in society through advocacy, training, community education and prevention programs. Founded in 1974, NOVA is a non-profit 501(c)(3), community-based organization operating out of three offices in Fairless Hills, Jamison and Perkasie. Services are made possible through the financial support of federal, state and local government grants and contracts, corporations, foundations and private donations. All contributions are tax deductible to the extent provided by law. For more information, visit www.NOVABucks.org.

ABOUT THE BUCKS COUNTY CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER

The Bucks Children’s Advocacy Center (Bucks CAC), a service of Network of Victim Assistance, is a place where children receive services from the agencies mandated by law to investigate allegations of abuse. The Bucks CAC, together with the Bucks County Children and Youth Agency, local law enforcement, and the Office of the District Attorney, provides a child-friendly approach that focus on mitigating the potential traumatic effects of an investigation on young victims and their supportive caregivers. These professionals come together to provide forensic interviews, coordinate non-invasive medical exams, and connect children and their families with the counseling and other needed victim services.