FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – The Remember My Name domestic violence vigil will be held Oct. 6 at 5:30 p.m. at Festival Park in downtown Fayetteville to raise awareness of domestic violence.
The keynote speaker will be Elenah Kelly, U.S. Air Force Violence Prevention Integrator at the Airman and Family Readiness Center on Pope Air Force Base.
Retired Chief District Court Judge Beth Keever will read aloud the names of the people who died as a result of domestic violence in North Carolina over the past year.
Other Remember My Name ceremony participants scheduled to appear include Chief District Court Judge Toni S. King, Resident Superior Court Judge Jim Ammons, District Attorney Billy West, Fort Bragg Garrison Commander Col. John Wilcox and the Army 82nd Airborne Division All-American Chorus.
Remember My Name is organized by the Cumberland County District Court, Cumberland County Superior Court, the CARE Center Family Violence Program, Cumberland County Department of Social Services, Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, Fayetteville Police Department, Hope Mills Police Department, Army Community Services, Legal Aid of North Carolina and the Phoenix Center.
The vigil will also serve to highlight contact information and community resources for domestic violence victims, such as:
- Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office: non-emergency 910-323-1500; Victim Assistance 910-677-5454 or ccsonc.org.
- Fayetteville Police Department: 910-433-1529; Victim Assistance 910-433-1849 or bethebadge.com
- Hope Mills Police 910-425-4103
- Spring Lake Police 910-436-0350
- Cumberland County Family Court: 910-475-3015 or
nccourts.gov/locations/cumberland-county/family-court-administration.
- Clerk of Superior Court Lisa Scales, Safe-Link Domestic Violence Assistance Program 910-475-3000, Cumberland County Courthouse, Room 340
- Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office: 910-475-3010
- The CARE Center Family Violence Program: Crisis Line 910-677-2532 or office 910-677-2528
- Army Community Services: 910-396-8262 or myarmybenefits.us.army.mil.
- Legal Aid of North Carolina Fayetteville Chapter: 910-483-0400 or www.legalaidnc.org
- The Phoenix Center hotline: 910-485-7273
- U.S. Army Family Advocacy Program: 910-322-3148 or hotline 910-584-4267
For more information about Remember My Name, contact Court Manager Bobbi Mattocks at 910-475-3225 or Bobbi.L.Mattocks@nccourts.org.