Lake Sherwood event will benefit Childhelp programs

The Buena Ventura chapter of Childhelp, dedicated to the prevention and treatment of child abuse, will host "Step into Spring," featuring a luncheon, boutique and fashion show, on Fri., May 12 at Sherwood Country Club, 320 W. Stafford Road, Thousand Oaks. The event opens at 10 a.m. with a social and time for shopping and is followed by lunch at 12:15 p.m. Fashions by Tadashi will be featured.

Tickets are $100 per person and the deadline for reservations is Tues., May 2. Opportunity drawings feature such prizes as a one-week stay at a beach condo on Kauai. A book of tickets costs $20 and offers 10 chances to win. For more information, please visit www.childhelpusa.org. Founded in 1959, Childhelp is

one of the largest and oldest national, nonprofit organizations dedicated to the treatment, prevention and research of child abuse and neglect.

The organization provides a broad continuum of programs that directly serve abused children and their families. Several of Chidhelp's programs were firsts, and many continue to be studied by professionals worldwide as "models that work."Organization founders Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson continue to actively lead the organization and provide its vision, serving as chairman/CEO and president, respectively.

Childhelp exists to meet the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of abused and neglected children.