SOS Strong is in the books, and it was a banner year for fundraising.
This year, 20 local men from Lyon and most surrounding counties accepted a personal invitation to raise $1,000 apiece to support SOS in their mission to help end domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse and neglect. This year’s participants brought in a record-breaking $33,441.94. SOS Child Advocacy Center Director Lucas Moody says this type of donation has a multiplying effect on grants funds as well.
Moody says having men involved in raising funds for SOS also change the narrative of all men being violent.
The awards banquet was a private event for SOS to thank all participants being recognized individually for their efforts. The top individual fundraiser, Warran Harshman, raised a record-breaking $14,660.
You can find a full list of this year’s participants below.
From Lyon County: Joel Smith, Bobby Thompson, Carlos Ramos, Jaffar Agha, MJ “Jay” Diaz, Eric Porter, Steve Vaughn, Bobby Doudican, Joe Russel and Dathan Fischer.
From Morris County: Jason Booker and Shawn Honer
From Osage County: Corey Linton and Chris Mullins
From Chase County: Warren Harshman and Richard Dorneker
From Coffey County: Aaron Catchcard and Travis Whitesides
From Greenwood County: Russ Reed and Evan Casey
Photo Gallery by Alex Turley/KVOE News
{gallery}SOS Strong 2018{/gallery}
