Dozens of police and
firefighters from across Bristol County helped to kick off April as Child
Abuse and Sexual Assault Prevention Month on behalf of the Children's Advocacy
Center (CAC) of Bristol County at White's Restaurant on March 26,
2015. The four-year standing rivalry between Fall River and New Bedford
departments was the center of the event that also included police from
Attleboro, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Mansfield, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea,
Taunton, and Westport. “April
is Child Abuse Prevention Month, but all year long, we wouldn’t be able
to do our work without the professionalism and expertise of our friends in
the police and fire departments throughout the county,” CAC Executive
Director Michelle Loranger said.
“We’re grateful for this event as a way to highlight our
mission and philosophy that there is no excuse for child abuse, honor our
valuable partnerships, and have fun, all for an important cause.” The
CAC of Bristol County is a not-for-profit agency that provides
comprehensive forensic, health and medical, and support services to
children who have been victims of sexual abuse and violence. The agency
will provide many outreach activities in various schools and child serving
agencies throughout the county during the month of April. Click
here for a three-minute 
video of the event finale. Click
here for the Herald News photos. Click
here to go to the CAC Facebook page. Click
here for photos of the recent CAC Annual Breakfast. For more information, contact
Development Manager Vangy
Auclair at 508-674-6111.
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(Top row, left
and center) As participants and guests arrive, CAC Director of Development
Vangy
Auclair greets Rev. Robert Lawrence. (Top row, right) Miss Massachusetts'
Outstanding Teen, Courtney Adelman, and Miss Bristol County's Outstanding
Teen, Alyssa Maitoza, pose for a photo. (Rows two and three) The final
moments of the wing eating contest pit Fall River and New Bedford
contestants against one another, with New Bedford being declared the
winner for the sixth year in a row. (Bottom row, left) Somerset Police
Department members Jim Cardella, Ryan Peters and Brendan Hague chat before
the event. (Bottom row, center) Cape
Cod Children's Advocacy Center Director Stacy Gallagher poses for a
photo with fellow contest referee John Mello of the Rose
Alley Ale House in New Bedford. (Bottom row, right) Cathy Rivera looks
over some of the prizes donated for contest winners..
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