Sex trafficking is a $150 billion industry worldwide, with the US spending $47 billion each year. To put it in more sobering terms, cartels realize that they can sell a drug only once but can sell a human body for sex up to 40 times a day.

Sex trafficking is happening in our community, and Magdalene's, Inc. is making a difference! With generous donations from the community and net proceeds from Magdalene's Gifts & Gatherings in Gulf Breeze, they have opened Magdalene's House, a residential program for women who have been sexually exploited. Magdalene’s also provides education and awareness to our local community about the issue.

Together we can do something about it. Join us at the Garden and Grain at 50 Garden Street in downtown Pensacola. It will be a wonderful evening of music featuring John Hart and will spotlight the work of local guest artists: Love Me Knots, Mary Gentile, and Joy & David Schultz.

The event will also highlight keynote speaker Josie Cotti, leader of Magdalene’s efforts to educate our community about the reality of sex trafficking in our area.

This meaningful fundraiser kicks off the holiday season and is sure to make you smile. It takes a village to raise a child and, in this case, to proactively protect them with awareness, all while raising money to support the recovery of women survivors of sexual exploitation.