In last week’s post (more…) about how to recognize teen dating violence, Youth Eastside Services’ (YES) Cami Keyes suggested  “Love shouldn’t hurt!” In this post she introduces us to a program that helps teens deal with this issue:

One in three teen dating relationships involves violence. That’s pretty scary when you consider that survivors of such abuse are significantly more likely to turn to drugs, develop eating disorders, become pregnant or commit suicide. And teens who abuse often grow into adult abusers. 

Beyond celebrating warm weather and Bike to Work Month on the Eastside, it’s important to know that horrible things happen when bikes and vehicles collide. Please consider the facts below and evaluate your cycling safety quotient.

According to figures published in late 2011 by the Royal Society of Accident Prevention, in this country 111 cyclists died, 2,660 were seriously injured and 14,414 were slightly injured. These statistics only reflect road accidents reported by the police. Except for the deaths, the report estimates a more accurate number could be double-to-triple those figures.

It comes as no surprise that: about one fifth of the cyclists killed and injured are children, 10 to 15 year old riders being the most at risk and that four out of five cyclist casualties are male.

Bob Nicksin will give the keynote address on the “Power of Pro Bono” work at the Eastside Legal Assistance Program’s 2nd Annual ELAP "Breakfast for Justice" at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue on Thursday, May 24 from 7 – 8:30 a.m. The fundraiser will help support legal services for survivors of domestic violence and low income families. No fee to attend, but suggested minimum donation is $100.

As Senior Counsel, O'Melveny & Myers, Nicksin is famous for working with Bet Tzedek, a volunteer legal services program, to win a judgment of more than $2 million for their pro bono client, a victim of human trafficking. 

Many host members will attend the breakfast including: Dan Satterberg, King County Prosecuting Attorney, Joel Benoliel, Chief Legal Officer, Costco, Julie Brown, President Kirkland Kiwanis, Alan Fulp, President, Bellevue Rotary and Horacio Gutierrez, Corporate VP & Deputy General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation.

Contact ELAP to register.