Saranac Hale Spencer

The News Journal

Kate Regan had no idea that human trafficking was happening in Delaware.

When she found out about it at a church class more than a decade ago, she decided to do something about it.

Regan started hosting a concert and gave all the donations collected from it to Shared Hope International, a non-profit group based in Washington that works to eradicate sex trafficking. This Sunday will be the 10th year for the concert, which has raised more than $20,000 for Shared Hope over the last decade.

"It just tore at my heart," Regan said of why she got so involved with the issue of human trafficking.

"I had no idea it even existed," she said. "I just decided – I've got to do something more."

That's when the longtime piano teacher put together a benefit concert, accompanying her two daughters as they sang.

It's now grown into an annual event that draws in upwards of 100 people and includes singers of jazz, rock and show tunes.

This year's concert is opening with John Lennon's "Imagine."

"Imagine what things would be like if we didn't have things like human trafficking," Regan said. "Imagine."

This year's show will also feature remarks from Mary McDonough, who heads the human trafficking program in the Court of Common Pleas.

The concert is scheduled for Sundayat the Skyline Methodist Church, 3100 Skyline Drive in Pike Creek. It starts at 7 p.m. and donations are encouraged, but not required.

Contact Saranac Hale Spencer at (302) 324-2909, sspencer@delawareonline.com or on Twitter @SSpencerTNJ.

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