4th Annual Gainesville Gone Austin Event Benefits Local Abused and Neglected Children

The 4^th Annual Child Advocacy Center Signature Fundraiser is BACK with a new theme: Austin, Texas. The event will take place on Thursday, November 8 at Hitchcock Farms at the Santa Fe River Ranch in Alachua, FL from 6 p.m. to 10

p.m. All proceeds of Gainesville Gone Austin will benefit the over 1,200 abused and neglected children the Child Advocacy Center serves in our community each year.

Gainesville Gone Austin will feature an extensive live and silent auction, including items from local restaurants, getaways and gifts for the entire family. The event will also feature live music by local artists including a pop-rock band, Pilly Wete. Two of the four band members are active duty military and recently returned from Afghanistan. Other talent includes acoustic duo, Robby & Mike, UF faculty bands, Hi Posterity and In Crisis, local country star, Jamie Davis and 12 year old singing sensation, Rion Paige.

The event is being catered by Chuy’s Gainesville. Tickets cost $75 per person and will include dinner, drinks (including beer and wine), and access to all event performances as well as both the live and silent auction.

The Child Advocacy Center in Gainesville provides a child friendly, safe and supportive environment for abused and neglected children. Through the Center, social workers, counselors, law enforcement officers, state attorneys, victim advocates, Guardians Ad Litem, and medical professionals work as a team to coordinate investigations and interventions for each child abuse case, thus expediting the child’s time in the legal system.

For more information on the event or to purchase your tickets, please visit www.GainesvilleGoneAustin.org or contact Margot Wilder at 352-376-9161.