07/30/2024

NC and SC PWIPM Chapters Fundraising Efforts Raise More than $7,600 for Safe House Project

Record Amount Raised for PWIPM Chapters

The fundraising collaboration between the North Carolina and South Carolina Professional Women in Pest Management Chapters was a huge success! We want to thank everyone who donated, participated and/or supported our events during the 2024 Carolinas/Mid-Atlantic Summer Conference.

Whether you joined us for the Freedom Walk, contributed to our 50/50 Raffle or donated a prize or money to our efforts, we say a HUGE thank you!

Thanks to the generous donations of supporters and participants, we were able to raise $7,639.50 through our Freedom Walk, 50/50 Raffle and individual donations! And a special thank you to Sands Ocean Club Resort for donating our Grand Prize and Ocean Annie's Beach Bar for donating 25% of their bar sales on July 26 to our fundraiser! These funds will go directly to help Safe House Project!

AND, we have learned that this is the largest fundraiser for PWIPM across the country to date!! 

Congratulations to our Prize Winners!

Grand Prize Winner
Five Night Stay at Sands Ocean Club – Chris Hunnicutt – City Wide Exterminating

Gift Basket Winners 
Couples Basket – Chris Hunnicutt – City Wide Exterminating
Golf Basket – Dewey Brunson – Best Home & Property 
Hunting Basket – Clint Miller – Clint Miller Exterminating
Woman’s Basket – Kevin Hathorne – Terminix Service
Children’s Basket – Mark Hayden – Total Pest Control

Gift Card Winners
$50 Dick's Sporting Goods – Donnie Noble – Noble Pest Solutions
$50 Bass Pro Shops – Kaydence Barton – Pisgah Pest Control
$100 Lululemon – George Simpson – Northwest Exterminating
$20 Chick Fil A – Glynnis Anderson – SCPCA

50/50 Raffle
Scott Canady – Canady Termite and Pest Control
(Thank you to Scott for donating his winnings back to Safe House Project!)

Company With Most Registrations for Company Cookout
Marty Roberts – Rid-A-Bug Exterminating Co. 

About Safe House Project

Did you know hundreds of thousands of American children are sex trafficked annually, with only 1% of the victims identified? Safe House Project has the audacious belief that eradication of child trafficking is possible through the power of unity, compassion, and collective action. Their mission is to increase survivor identification beyond one percent through education, provide emergency services and placement to all survivors, and ensure every survivor can access quality, safe housing and holistic care.

Safe House Project recognizes the crucial role that in-home service providers can play and offers free, industry-focused training to empower these professionals to be vigilant and proactive in spotting signs of human trafficking. Pest management professionals, who often access various homes and properties, are trained to identify suspicious situations and know the proper steps to report them. This training transforms everyday service providers into the eyes and ears of our communities, significantly enhancing the efforts to identify and rescue trafficking survivors.