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The first annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event sponsored by YWCA of San Diego County
took place back in October. The YWCA’s Walk a Mile fundraiser was part of October’s National
Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The event was a light-hearted approach to a very seri-
ous subject while increasing awareness of how domestic violence impacts individuals and fami-
lies. We sent our photographer out to capture our San Diego men who were man enough to put
on women’s shoes and literally “Walk a mile in our shoes” This symbolic Walk a Mile event

San Diego Men Come Out in Heels to

Support Survivors of Domestic Violence

brought the community
together to support Do- San Diego
mestic Violence aware- Woman
ness and raise funds
to support the YWCA’s
local programs that pro- 25
vide services to women,
children and families.
Proceeds from the
event benefitted San
Diego’s women and
children who are
survivors of domestic
violence and homeless-
ness. Programs include
Becky’s House Domes-
tic Violence Shelters,
PASSAGES Homeless
Program for Women,
Cortez Hill Family
Center, and My Sister's
Closet Retail Store.
The event was a
tremendous success.
San Diego Woman
would like to thank all
those men who made a
statement and made a
difference.

Issue 1, 2009