The 9th Annual Evening of Hope benefitting The Center for Family Safety and Healing to be held April 21, 2012

The 9th Annual “Evening of Hope” to benefit The Center for Family Safety and Healing will be held on Saturday, April 21, 2012, at 8 p.m. at Bon Vie Bistro, located at Easton Town Center.

The event is hosted by Abigail and Leslie Wexner and the Bravo | Brio Restaurant Group, with generous support from premier sponsor the Easton Community Foundation. Thanks to the generosity of sponsors, 100 percent of the proceeds from Evening of Hope will benefit The Center for Family Safety and Healing.

Reservations for Evening of Hope are $150 per person. Guests may upgrade their reservations to include the “Sunset Start” for $250 per person which includes private access to the VIP Mix and Mingle with The Center’s Board of Trustees and other special guests one hour before the doors open. All reservations must be made in advance.

For additional information, sponsorship opportunities or to make reservations, visit www.NationwideChildrens.org/EveningofHope, or contact Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation at (614) 355-0888.

The Center for Family Safety and Healing is an innovative partnership between Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Columbus Coalition Against Family Violence. The Center’s mission is to transform the way our community responds to family violence. The Center accomplishes this work through a multi-disciplinary team of professionals that provide assessment, long term treatment and support, research, prevention and advocacy. Housed in a facility on the campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, The Center is the first of its kind in the nation to fully integrate services for child abuse and family violence under one roof. For more information, visit www.NationwideChildrens.org/CCFA.

Easton Town Center was co-developed by The Georgetown Company and Steiner + Associates. Opened in June 1999, Easton is a $225 million, 1.5 million square-foot ‘New Urban Retail’ center that features pedestrian-friendly streetscapes, open-air gathering spaces, fountains and parks for children, in addition to over 160 best-of-class retail, entertainment and dining tenants. The International Council of Shopping Centers honored Easton with an Innovative Design Award in 2000. The development draws more than 30 million visits annually. For more information, visit www.eastontowncenter.com.

Bravo | Brio Restaurant Group owners of Bravo Cucina Italiana, Brio Tuscan Grille and Bon Vie Bistro, operates 87 restaurants in over 20 states. All three concepts are open seven days a week for lunch and dinner and are positioned as “upscale-affordable”. The concepts appeal to a broad base of guests from business people and young professionals to families and empty nesters. For more information, visit www.bestitalianusa.com.