BRADENTON, Fla., Nov. 08, 2024 (GLOBE
NEWSWIRE) -- Golf legends Paul Azinger
and Gary Koch teamed up with football
greats Ronde Barber and Vinny Testaverde
for a fundraiser to benefit the Florida
Human Trafficking Victim’s Fund and One
More Child.
The 2nd Annual Teeing
Off to Stop Human Trafficking Golf
Tournament was held at The Concession
Golf Club in Bradenton to support the
statewide effort in Florida to fight
human trafficking.
The event was organized
and led by Sara Mahoney and Toni Azinger,
co-founders of the Florida Human
Trafficking Victims Fund which aids law
enforcement in identifying, rescuing and
stabilizing victims of
human trafficking.
“Toni and I are deeply
grateful to Attorney General Ashley
Moody, the Florida Sheriffs Association
and One More Child for their incredible
partnership in the fight against human
trafficking in Florida,” said Mahoney.
“We are profoundly thankful for the
generosity of so many in the Bradenton
and Tampa communities. Together, we are
making a real difference in combating
this horrific crime and protecting the
most vulnerable across Florida.”
One More Child’s Anti-Trafficking
Mobile Teams work throughout Florida
and in other states to provide direct
support to teens and young adults who
have been exploited through commercial
sex trafficking. One More Child provides
counseling, mentorship and the critical
resources survivors need to heal as they
pursue a more hopeful and promising
future.
“This is the disturbing
reality: there’s a child somewhere right
now being abused and exploited for
profit,” said Dr. Jerry Haag, president
and CEO of One
More Child. “We are committed to
permanently put an end to it, and that's
why we’re here today. I’m grateful for
our dear friends and faithful partners
who organized, sponsored and
participated in this event, which will
help us continue fighting for those who
do not have a voice.”
About One More
Child:
One More Child perates in
26 states and 19 countries around the
world, meeting the needs of foster
children, hungry children, single moms,
struggling families, and sex-trafficked
children and teens. In 2023, One More
Child provided direct services to
250,259 children and individuals while
impacting an additional 143,334
individuals through advocacy, trainings,
awareness and volunteering. One More
Child provided more than 19 million
meals nationally and globally. For more
information visit www.onemorechild.org.
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