The Fifth Ring Houston office has become involved in a special cause for our community, the Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse (AVDA) Purple Light Nights™ campaign. We’ve been asking companies to support this cause by shining purple lights on their company's building during October, which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

AVDA works to break the cycle of family violence in Houston. Purple Light Nights™ started in Covington, Wash., in 2007 and has grown nationally. The color purple is recognized as the international color symbolic of domestic violence. Houston’s Purple Light Nights™ is our community’s first participation in the nationally recognized campaign. The goal is to remember domestic violence homicide victims in Texas (more than 100 deaths related to domestic violence 2009) and give hope to those who are still living with abuse.

Mayor Annise Parker has approved City Hall to be lit in purple from Oct. 1- 8, 2011. AVDA is also working to secure support from Houston Sports Authority, and team owners to light sports stadiums: Toyota Center, Reliant Stadium and Minute Maid Park. They are working to arrange an awareness game with the Houston Dynamo where they will pass out purple bracelets.

We invite all Houston companies and organizations to become a Purple Light Nights™ Community Partner by participating in the following activities:

1. Agree to floodlight your company's building with purple lights during October (ideally the 1-8 but it can be another week or for a longer period of time)
2. Advertise Purple Light Nights™ on your website and in your newsletter
3. Make available to staff and the public materials about domestic violence to be supplied by AVDA
   

In return, AVDA will advertise your company as a Community Partner on all campaign materials and on their website, list your company as a Community Partner on all press materials and provide you with all Purple Light Nights™ materials to be available to your staff and the public.

For more information about AVDA and the Purple Light Nights™ campaign, go to www.avdaonline.org

Thank you,

Heather