To benefit the Peace River Center, a trio of University of South Florida Polytechnic students has organized a silent auction and dinner Nov. 12 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Lakeland Ale House. 

Tickets are available for $30, which includes dinner and a drink. Funds will benefit the Peace River Center Domestic Violence Shelter and Rape Recovery and Resource Center.

Students Cindy Brue, Jen Smith and Max St.Val planned the fundraiser as part of a human relations class at USF Polytechnic, where student groups chose a community service project to direct and conduct during the current semester.  

According to Cara Hewett, mental health counselor and adjunct instructor, "These students are working hard on this project to make it successful, and they should take great pride in what they have accomplished. Service learning projects are an important addition to classroom learning and help to provide a better understanding of human relationships and the needs of so many people in Polk County."

For more information contact Cindy Brue at 407-924-3417.

Peace River Center is a private, not-for-profit, community mental health organization. It has provided Polk, Hardee and Highlands Counties in Florida with quality mental and behavioral health care services for over 60 years.