_Watch the sisters of Kappa Gamma Chi in action at this year's Take Back the Night. The week of events raised awareness about domestic violence and raised over $3,700 for a local women's shelter.

Take Back the Night 2011 raised $3,727 for Casa Myrna Vasquez, a women's shelter in Boston.
Below is a break down of what the money goes to specifically:

• $50 provides an hour of domestic violence support group
• $100 buys a new set of sheets, pillows and blankets for a bedroom in one of our shelters
• $250 gives 5 women seeking restraining orders access to court-based, bilingual support and advocacy
• $550 pays for one month of our awareness-building transit ad campaigns on 40 buses
• $1000 keeps one of our SafeLink hotline phones staffed round-the-clock for two weeks
• $2000 funds a bedroom at our emergency shelter for two weeks

The week-long series of events was organized by co-chairs Brittany Perro and Rachel Campbell with the help of Kappa Gamma Chi sisters. If you missed some of the events, don't worry! Take Back the Night is something that is always on our minds! Email KappaTBN@gmail.com if you have any questions about the cause or what you can do to help.

Since 1977, Casa Myrna, a Boston-based nonprofit, has been delivering solutions to end dating and domestic violence. Casa Myrna has three shelters in Boston for women and children made homeless by domestic violence, and a range of supportive services including legal advocacy, housing search assistance, financial literacy education, parenting and support groups and individual counseling. Their goal is to end the cycle of abuse by helping victims and survivors build safety, self-esteem and sustainable self-sufficiency. In addition to services provided in person, Casa Myrna operates SafeLink (1-877-785-2020), the only statewide toll-free domestic violence hotline in Massachusetts. They are also actively engaged in raising awareness and providing education on this serious issue, with workshops for groups ranging from teens to first responders and law enforcement personnel. Casa Myrna is the only nonprofit in Massachusetts running statewide, mass transit ad campaigns. For more information and to view The Home Stretch, a 30 second video produced by Casa Myrna in 2010, go to www.casamyrna.org