Join the Child Advocacy Center for the party of the season, Light Up the Night, and help bring to light the issue of child abuse.

The second annual Light Up the Night party will be held from 6:30 until 9:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7 at Oaklands Mansion in Murfreesboro. 

Dance under the stars, mix and mingle, and enjoy an evening that will benefit a great cause, the Child Advocacy Center of Rutherford and Cannon Counties. 

Patrons are asked to wear white to help “Light Up the Night”.  Tickets are $110 per couple or $60 per individual.  Heavy appetizers from Puckett’s and two complimentary drinks courtesy of Old Fort Liquor are included with each ticket.  The event will feature the evening’s signature cocktail White Sangria. And local band Zone Status will have patrons dancing the night away.  Tickets are available for purchase at www.cacrutherford.org. 

Proceeds from the event will support critically needed services to child abuse victims and Darkness to Light trainings that educate parents, grandparents, and professionals how to protect children from child sexual abuse. 

In the last 18 years, the Child Protective Investigative Team, consisting of the Child Advocacy Center, Department of Children’s Services, law enforcement, and the District Attorney’s Office have worked together to investigate and prosecute over 14,420 child abuse cases, assisted over 21,185 individuals, and trained over 9,485 adults how to protect children from child sexual abuse.  

Light Up the Night is presented by F&M Bank and Middle TN Ear, Nose and Throat. Platinum sponsors include Emergency Physicians of St. Thomas Rutherford, Murfreesboro Young Professionals, Oaklands Mansion, Puckett's Grocery & Restaurant, Redstone Federal Credit Union, US Bank, and William W. and J.A. Johnstone. 

Gold sponsors include Bell Jewelers, Bridgestone La Vergne Plant, Franklin Synergy Bank, Guaranty Trust, Murfreesboro Flower Shop, Murfreesboro Kiwanis, Murfreesboro Medical Center Pediatrics, Old Fort Liquor & Wine, Blake Prow with Liberty Mutual Insurance, Ashton Smith with Coldwell Banker Snow & Wall, Zone Status, and Ernest and Peggy Burgess.