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As the pins dropped, bowlers stopped by a table covered in a teal tablecloth picking up information about the Naval Support Activity Bethesda’s sexual assault prevention and response program.
The annual ‘Strike Out Sexual Assault’ attracted first time bowlers as well as ones who brought their own shoes, and service members learned about a victim advocate’s role or numbers to call, such as the DoD Safe Helpline at 1-877-995-5247; victim advocate 24/7 response, 301-442-8225; and the SARC duty cell phone, 301-442-2053.
This was Army Capt. Thales Lopes’s, a registered nurse in the Medical Intensive Care Unit, first time bowling, but he said he liked seeing how everyone became involved with the message to Strike Out Sexual Assault.
“It’s important to see the Navy, Army, and Air Force all together to prevent sexual harassment,” Lopes said.
Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jareese Shirlee, who works in the NMPDC prosthodontics department, came to bowl to raise awareness of the role of a victim advocate. Shirlee has been a victim advocate since October.
“We’re supporting people that have been assaulted,” she said. “We guide them through the process and offer support.”
Army Capt. Tererayi Muronda, U.S. Army Element-North company commander, had only bowled twice before the April 11 event and said she thought it was good idea to have a month dedicated to raising awareness about sexual assault.
“Sexual harassment/assault is a big problem and I think a lot of people suffer from it silently,” Muronda said. “I think the more we raise awareness and we’re able to let people know that they’re not alone and that they have resource available to them.”
Sexual Assault Awareness Month kicked off with a proclamation signing April 2 and other planned activities include Denim Day April 25 at 11:30 a.m. meeting at the flagpole and an Empowerment Relay April 28 at 8 a.m. at the MWR Sports Complex Track.
| Date Taken: | 04.19.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 04.20.2018 14:41 |
| Story ID: | 273819 |
| Location: | BETHESDA, MARYLAND, US |
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