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DATE: October 26, 2010
CONTACT: Sher Briggs
PHONE: (214) 394-8968

For Immediate Release

“Wild About SAFY” event to benefit area foster children

Tickets still available for event

Approximately 25 people turned out for an ice cream tasting at Wild About Harry’s on Knox Street in Dallas on Saturday, October 23rd. Participants sampled custard flavors including bubble gum, cotton candy, tutee fruity and taffy, and voted for their favorite. The tasting is part of a fundraising event to benefit Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth (SAFY), a local human services organization providing foster, adoption and therapeutic services to area children and families in crisis.

The winning flavor will be announced at the upcoming “Wild About SAFY Benefit”, a fundraising event to be held on Tuesday, November 9 at the Samuel Lynne Galleries in Dallas, TX. The event will also feature a live painting exhibition by J.D. Miller and a live art auction. Upon announcing the winning custard flavor, Wild About Harry’s will sell the custard as SAFY’s flavor in their Knox Street location donating 25% of the custard sales to SAFY. All funds raised by Wild About Harry’s and at the “Wild About SAFY” event will provide Christmas gifts for children living with foster families.

Most foster children live with foster parents who are of modest means. There’s often no additional money available when an expense comes up beyond the ordinary. Many foster children go without things that are a routine part of childhood, like school pictures and trips, graduation items, sports fees and equipment and Christmas gifts. Reimbursement provides basic funding to cover food and clothing costs, while Medicaid covers basic health care, but many items considered basic by most people are not covered. Foster children need help with providing some of the extras that many families take for granted.

If you would like to participate in the “Wild About SAFY Benefit” event, tickets may be purchased online at www.safy.org for $25, or at the door for $30. All art auctioned at the event will benefit SAFY foster children.

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About SAFY

SAFY is a leading not for profit human services organization headquartered in Delphos, Ohio. Each year, SAFY serves 4,300 difficult-to-place foster children in eight states. SAFY utilizes trained treatment foster families to provide youth with a caring, stable environment. For more information or to learn more about becoming a foster parent, contact SAFY at (817) 640-4650 or visit our website www.safy.org.