First Lady Britainy Beshear thanked Kentuckians for participating in this year’s Shop and Share event. The annual event benefits the commonwealth’s 15 regional domestic violence shelters in partnership with the First Lady, the Kentucky Coalition Against Domestic Violence and participating grocery stores throughout the state. The event took place on February 11 and raised over $300,000. The Shop and Share event began fourteen years ago with then-First Lady Jane Beshear and the Kentucky Coalition Against Domestic Violence and has provided more than $5 million in goods and monetary donations for programs that provide life-saving shelter and support services to Kentuckians experiencing abuse.