A DECADENT and cheeky event on May 22 will raise money and awareness of a tragic subject at Jimboomba Community and District Hall.
Women and men will meet to showcase the community support available in the area for domestic violence victims.
Beaudesert Rotary Club's Afternoon Tea with Friends is on to coincide with Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month.
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Senior police officers will join representatives from a host of organisations who help victims during their most vulnerable times.
The event is being run in memory of Doreen Langham, who died in a house fire at Browns Plains in February.
She was a close friend of organiser Kathy Smith.
"This woman was loved and cherished," Mrs Smith said. "What happened to her was disgusting. Really horrible.
"I don't want to see any other people have to go through that. The police are sick of it. Everyone is sick of it."
It was an important cause for the club to broadcast to the community. The club, Mrs Smith said, had a tremendous reach.
"We are only a little club, but we cover a big area," she said. "There are lots of people we can call on for help."
Despite the horrific nature of the subject and the cause, Mrs Smith said the event would be a fun, uplifting and cheeky experience for all who attended.
There will be a glass of champagne on arrival, with a decadent afternoon tea for people to enjoy.
A fashion show and music will to the day. There will be a cent auction
Mrs Smith said attendees would be thrown out of their comfort zones by a series of cheeky fundraising games.
The event is limited to 150 people, and about 100 tickets have already been sold.
More than 500 people turned out for a memorial to Mrs Langham on April 30 at Rotary Park, Jimboomba.
Mrs Langham died in a house fire on Myola Street, Browns Plains.
Her death prompted a call from the Centre for Women and Co chief's executive officer, Stacey Ross, for a shift in accountability from victim to perpetrator, community education, and continued funding.
"There is rarely any onus on perpetrators to be accountable. We know first-hand that women do everything they can to be safe, but the perpetrator accountability is not working and we have systems that are broken," Ms Ross said.
She said Ms Langham had accessed services, and did everything she could to keep safe.
"When is it going to be about perpetrators doing everything they can to not hurt people?"
To get your ticket, head to the Beaudesert Rotary Club page on Facebook.
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