Rochester High School Key Club Donates to Assistance League

Student members of the Rochester High School (RHS) Key Club donated $300 to the Assault Survivor Kits program, provided by Assistance League of Southeastern Michigan, to support survivors of sexual abuse and assault.

Jennifer O’Toole-Seyka, RHS counselor and Key Club advisor, shared information with students about Assistance League’s program that provides fresh clothes and personal items to survivors of assault—an immediate need that comes at a difficult time. “The students decided they wanted to be a part of this program that brings some comfort and dignity to the survivors,” O’Toole-Seyka said. “Key Club’s mission is to encourage students to volunteer where needed in the Rochester area and connect them to the community in which they live in a meaningful way.”

Assault Survivor Kits provide fresh clothing and personal items to women in trauma centers, trying to start the healing process

Assault Survivor Kits provide fresh clothing and personal items to women in trauma centers, trying to start the healing process

Last year, Assistance League provided 1,100 kits—free of charge—to 44 trauma centers throughout Michigan for abused and sexually assaulted survivors. The Assault Survivor Kits contain new clothing, including a comfortable top, pants, underwear, socks, toiletries, and a stuffed animal for children. Unfortunately, clothing is often retained by police as evidence, and without the kindness of Assistance League, some survivors would be forced to wear hospital scrubs home.

At the start of each school year, approximately 50 Rochester High School students join Key Club and pay $15 membership dues. The students decide what projects and community programs they wish to support with their funds. Last year they donated to Leader Dogs for the Blind. This year, Key Club members made donations to Assistance League’s Assault Survivor Kits and a teen program at Neighborhood House. Students also volunteer at the Older Persons’ Commission (OPC), Rochester Heritage Days festival, and they provide free tutoring services.

Assistance League of Southeast Michigan

Assistance League of Southeast Michigan

“Assistance League is grateful to the Key Club volunteers for their generosity—helping survivors on their road to recovery,” said Marjorie DiLiddo, past president of Assistance League of Southeastern Michigan (2016-17).

Assistance League of Southeastern Michigan, founded in 1993 and serving Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties, is a nonprofit, all-member volunteer organization whose mission is to clothe, feed, educate and comfort children and adults through community-based programs. With no paid staff, funds raised from the Assistance League ReSale Connection and contributors are returned back to local Michigan communities, helping those in need. For more information, please visit ReSale Connection, 204 S. Main Street, Rochester, MI, 248-656-0414 or www.semich.AssistanceLeague.org.

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