Safe Connections

Dawn Johnson, Risé Black Cillah Hall, Jovita Oruwari

Aranya Ajith, Bonnie Miget, Lata Solanki, Vinitha Gokaraju

THE LOTUS BALL

Photos and story by James J. Anderson

Safe Connections hosted its annual Lotus Ball at the Missouri Athletic Club in downtown St. Louis recently to honor the organization’s work to reduce the impact and incidence of relationship violence and sexual assault. To begin the night, guests enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, followed by a multi-course dinner. Meanwhile, those in attendance heard accounts of Safe Connections’ past successes and ended the night with a fundraiser held by auctioneer Jennifer Henderson. All proceeds from the Lotus Ball will continue to fund efforts to end domestic violence through crisis intervention, prevention education and therapy. This year’s impact award went to Eric and Julie Hahn; event co-chairs were Dawn Johnson and Risé Black.

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The Lotus Ball allows us to secure necessary funds to continue offering services to the community and helping those who need us. It’s great to be back in person after having to do things remotely, and it’s a great time for our supporters to come celebrate what they’ve helped us achieve over the past years.