Today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day and the Sheila
Wellstone Institute would like to bring awareness to the $70 billion
dollar a year industry that includes sexual slavery or forced labor for
millions of women, children, and men.
We sometimes hesitate to donate because we don't think our gift will make a difference. Being
part of Jill and Kevin's big day, and their joyous celebration, showed
us that hundreds of people can be compelled to give by a powerful story.
Leveraging the surprising popularity of their 'wedding entrance dance' video, Jill and Kevin Heinz decided to link the video to the Sheila Wellstone Institute, dedicated to ending violence against women and children.
After the St. Paul wedding dance video became an internet sensation last month, the couple turned their new-found fame into an opportunity to raise money and awareness to combat domestic violence.
Jill Peterson and Kevin Heinz, the newlyweds whose choreographed wedding entrance video went viral earlier this month on YouTube, are asking their fans to support an organization that works to end domestic violence.
Those dancing St. Paul newlyweds whose YouTube wedding procession video has been a viral hit are now using their global fame to raise money to combat domestic violence.
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