ALEXA FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES BENEFIT COMMITTEE MEETING ON JANUARY 27
Meeting and social happy hour are open to the public
PALM BEACH – The Alexa Foundation will host a committee meeting on Thursday, January 27, 2011 at Nick and Johnnies Patio Bar and Grill, 207 Royal Poinciana Way, Palm Beach, to discuss plans for its upcoming benefit event. The meeting starts at 4 p.m. and the venue will offer happy hour pricing and food starting at 5 p.m.
Led by Walter Ross as Chairman, along with Donald and Melania Trump and Patrick Park as Honorary Chairmen, the Alexa Foundation’s upcoming March 25 benefit event will once again feature lightning rod Bill O’Reilly as keynote speaker. The controversial talk show host and author says he is passionate about the cause, named after Alexa Branchini – whose parents founded It Happened to Alexa in 2003 after their daughter was assaulted and raped as a freshman during only her second week at college . The third annual Justice is Served benefit dinner will be held at the Mar-a-Lago Club, Palm Beach.
IHTA is the only foundation of its kind in the United States, providing direct financial assistance to rape victims’ families for travel-related expenses during the litigation process. After their daughter’s long and traumatic trial ended, the Branchinis realized that many families in similar circumstances would not have the finances to support the travel and lodging costs incurred in an out-of-town trial. They didn’t want a lack of funds to prevent any rape victim from prosecuting her (or his) attacker.
“This benefit assists our Foundation’s goal of ensuring that sexual predators are taken off the streets,” said Tom Branchini. “We are incredibly grateful for the critical funds raised, which help us to help so many other families in a desperate time of need.”
For more information on It Happened to Alexa, participation in the upcoming committee meeting, or for tickets to the March 25 benefit, please visit www.ithappenedtoalexa.org or call 877-77ALEXA, toll-free.