Crime Victim Center 3rd Annual Speaker Series Featuring NHL Star Theo Fleury
On April 23, 2015, Crime Victim Center of Erie County will host our third annual speaker series featuring former NHL Star Theo Fleury as the keynote speaker at the Bayfront Convention Center, 1 Sassafras Pier, Erie PA 16507 at 6:30 p.m. This event will allow Mr. Fleury to share his story of overcoming child abuse to become a hockey superstar and will help us educate the public on the services we provide to our community. Awareness and prevention education are the focus this year and we hope the public will walk away with a grasp of the impact that prevention can have in our community.
As part of this annual speaker series, we've invited Mr. Fleury to share his story during the day on April 23rd as an assembly at one of our local school districts. His perspective, competitive drive, and compassion would be an excellent example to show our local students how to overcome great adversity in order to succeed as an adult. We will host the speaker series at the Bayfront Convention Center and we'll expect a crowd of over 1,000 spectators, similar in size to the crowd at our Elizabeth Smart speaker series in 2013.
Theoren Fleury Biography
"To help as many people get to where they need to go"
Former NHL All-Star, Stanley Cup winner and Olympic Gold Medalist
Best selling author of Playing with Fire
Healing motivator
Person of great life experience
Knowledge in the field of relational trauma
Theoren Fleury is a former NHL All-Star, Stanley Cup winner and Olympic Gold Medalist. Theo fascinated readers with his #1 bestseller, "Playing With Fire". Now he is one of the country's most in-demand keynote speakers. He shares funny stories behind the scenes with the game's biggest stars. Theo tells jaw-dropping anecdotes of living hard at the top of the NHL, the crash that followed, and finally his comeback and redemption. Theo knows what it takes to become a champion, build a strong team and overcome incredible odds. His presentations entertain, motivate and inspire.
Register at: http://www.cvcerie.org/3rd-annual-speaker-series/
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FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Thank you to our sponsors:
JET/FOX/YourErie
UMPC
Volunteer support provided by Mercyhurst University Men's Club Hockey Team
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The Crime Victim Center of Erie County, Inc., was established in 1973 as the Erie County Rape Crisis Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting sexual assault victims and their families and friends. In 1986, Victim Witness Services was established for victims of other violent crimes, their familes and friends, and also to serve the witnesses to violent crimes.
The goal of the agency's programs and services is to lessen the impact of crime through counseling, education and advocacy. In 2002, we changed our name to Crime Victim Center of Erie County, which we feel better reflects our mission and services.
Funding for our agency comes from the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, Department of Human Services' Mental Health/Mental Retardation Unit, United Way of Erie, United Fund of Corry Area, Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) and through donations and fundraising events.
Additionally, court advocacy programming is funding through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency from the Rights and Services Act (RASA), Victims of Juvenile Offenders (VOJO) and the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA).
