After Peaceful Paths, which aids battered women, burned down early Wednesday morning, a UF club reached out.
Victory Over Violence, a domestic violence awareness organization at UF, increased its promised donation to Peaceful Paths. The organization already planned to donate 45 percent of its proceeds from its upcoming production of "The Vagina Monologues" to Peaceful Paths.
But after the fire, Victory Over Violence said they would donate 90 percent, said Denise Calle, an active member of Victory Over Violence.
"When I first heard what happened, I started crying," said Calle. "But it gives us a lot of motivation to make things better."
"The Vagina Monologues" features a series of women who discuss the hardships and delights of being a woman from screaming orgasms to embarrassing bodily functions. In 2008, the production brought in $900 to $1,000, Calle said.
Ten percent of the proceeds will go to V-Day, a global movement to end violence against women. Originally Peaceful Paths was to split the proceeds with Arbor House, a shelter for pregnant women.
But after the fire, Victory Over Violence thought it best to donate the full 90 percent to Peaceful Paths.
Arbor House agrees it's the right thing to do.
"I think that is wonderful, and we plan to help in any way that we can," said Gwen Gadaire, director of Arbor House.
