Meet Sally Jones. Among other things, she is a mother, wife, business woman, head of the PTA, and soccer mom. In short, she is the go to mom. She makes a really mean cheese spread for all the bunko nights, and wonderful desserts for any event that she attends. She is your sister, your cousin, your daughter, your granddaughter and even your BFF. She is the woman you want to be. She has it together and the perfect life – or so it seems. What you don’t know is that Sally hides a secret beneath her smile. She is consumed with pain and fears for her safety because Sally is a beaten by her husband. She often tells herself if she just did things right or didn’t make her husband mad she wouldn’t get beaten. Or that its nothing really. I mean he does love her, right? He’s just under a lot of stress and soon he’ll be back to normal.
When Sally finally has enough and is ready to take the courageous step of leaving her abuser she is still consumed with guilt, fear and a whole slew of other emotions. The last thing Sally should be worried about is how to get her kids items out of her house.
This is where Meathead Movers comes in. A California-based moving company, Meathead Movers offers cost-free moving services to help people experiencing intimate partner abuse to help them leave their relationship quickly and safely. They just added L.A. to their territory.
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“The backstory for Meathead Movers might not be what you’d expect. Two teenage brothers, Aaron and Evan Steed, played a lot of sports and started the company as a way to make money in the off-season. Soon enough, they became the go-to movers in their California town of San Luis Obispo. That’s when the calls started rolling in from people experiencing abuse.
“Women would call upset and desperate to get themselves and their kids out of abusive situations,” explained Erin Steed, corporate controller of Meathead Movers (and Aaron’s wife). “The victims are often cut off from the finances. They would offer TVs, or anything else they had, to pay for the move.”
The boys were quick to respond, and never accepting payment from people in this type of situation. One day, a move became violent when an abuser came home early, and the brothers realized they needed expert assistance to continue to help where they could.”
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Sally is just a made up name but her story is not – and it’s an all too common one. How can you help? Today at noon – Meathead Movers is launching the #MoveToEndDV campaign, encouraging businesses around the county to take a pledge to donate product, services, time or money to local women’s shelters. Interested businesses (auto mechanics, real estate agents, lawyers, etc.) can take the pledge at www.meatheadmovers.com/pledge
Together lets break the silence around domestic violence and come alongside these women and children for a safer tomorrow. For your Mother, Sister, Best Friend, The PTA mom, The Soccer Mom, Your Daughter, Neighbor, Cousin, Aunt……We can do this we truly can.
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OMG I love this. Way to go Meathead Movers. You guys should be proud of what you do.
What a fantastic company! I hate that anything like this is needed, but good for them for stepping up!
That is a courageous thing those brothers started–helping to get women and their children out of abusive situations. I hope large corporations either send in large donations or get on the band wagon. No one should be allowed to be abused!!
This is amazing. What a great organization and idea!
What an amazing service. I’ve never heard of such a thing, but I think it’s a fantastic idea.
This is awesome. I love what these guys are doing, and hope they get tons of support.
That’s such a great service! Let’s hope they expand (or other companies sprout up) that offer something similar for the abused.
It’s great that they offer their services free of charge for people in bad situations. I’m glad they are doing this awareness campaign.
This is such a great service. I hope they get lots and lots of support and others start doing this.
I hope more people get involved as well. It’s so important to give back whenever possible.
What a great service this is. I would love to see more of this in other areas!
This is so awesome. I really hope that this is a success!
What a fabulous service! Way to go Meathead Movers!
Way to go Meathead Movers. You should be so proud of what you’re all doing. Kuddos to you!
Wow what a great company! I love what they are doing so awesome!
This is such an awesome organization. There are so many women out there who are being abused by their husbands. I hope Meathead Movers can help them all.
So many women are abused. This is an awesome thing to do and I hope they help a lot of abused women.
Meathead Movers sounds like a great service. Kudos to them! Domestic Violence is so rampant everywhere and it’s time that more is dealt with it.
Meathead Movers sounds like an amazing company. It can be so overwhelming to try to leave an abuser. We donate to our local womens shelter as often as we can.
Sounds like a great brand. So many women need help out there and glad there is help out there.
Over the years, storage units have helped out a lot. I wish I had more storage space in our home.
What an awesome company. Im so glad they offer this to people that really need it.
What a wonderful way to give back to those in need. May God bless them for their kindness to these women.
Wow… this moving company should be commended for the great work they do. Kudos to them for doing such an honorable job.
The cycle of violence is hard to end – I like that these people can make it easier for victims to become survivors.
This is just amazing. Looks like a great organization where they offer free services for people in need. Giving back is always a great thing to do & I admire it so much.
Meathead Movers deserve a good pat on the back! Thank you for offering your service for free to those who are in dire straits.
Thank you Meathead Movers for giving this service to the needy. I can’t even imagine the trauma of being in an abusive relationship! Bless you and your good heart for this service.