Servants Anonymous Society

{{Short description|Nonprofit women's organization}}

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| alt = A photograph of two women standing side-by-side and smiling at the viewer while wearing white shirts, necklaces, and bracelets all in a room

| caption = Marjolein Poppema, a board member of the Surrey, British Columbia chapter of the Servants Anonymous Society, and Tara Teng, a fellow activist against sexual slavery
(left to right: Teng, Poppema)

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| abbreviation = SAS

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| purpose = To aid young women in exiting the sex industry, achieve sobriety, and avoid sexual slavery

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| location = Canada

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| language = English

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| affiliations = Sex Trade 101

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| website = {{url|http://www.servantsanon.com}}

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The Servants Anonymous Society (SAS) is a Canadian nonprofit women's organization{{Cite news|work=Calgary Sun|title=Construction biz tickled pink|author=Lauren Barr|date=February 4, 2011|url=http://www.calgarysun.com/homesandcondos/news/2011/02/04/17161171.html|accessdate=July 24, 2013}} that provides aid to young women in exiting the sex industry, achieving sobriety, and avoiding sexual slavery.{{Cite news|work=Peace Arch News|title=Servants Anonymous Society honoured as one of country's best|date=December 7, 2011|url=http://www.bclocalnews.com/business/135203243.html|accessdate=July 24, 2013}} SAS offers life skills-based education to these women and safe houses for them to live in.{{Cite news|work=Cloverdale Reporter|title='Iron' Will sets out by land, sea and highway|author=Jennifer Lang|date=June 20, 2011|url=http://www.cloverdalereporter.com/community/124016944.html|accessdate=July 24, 2013}} One of the skills taught by SAS is how to prepare a budget.{{Cite news|work=Calgary Sun|title=CrackPart3: To hell and back|author=Michael Wood|date=February 12, 2011|url=http://www.calgarysun.com/news/alberta/2011/02/11/17244476.html|accessdate=July 24, 2013}} SAS partners with Sex Trade 101.{{Cite AV media|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|title=The Homestretch|url=http://www.cbc.ca/player/AudioMobile/The%2BHomestretch/ID/2388559968/|accessdate=June 6, 2013}} In 2008{{Cite news|work=Calgary Herald|title=Last weekend to buy literary treasures|date=June 13, 2008|url=http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/city/story.html?id=00cc9e5c-260b-4186-beb3-35fc6a904294|accessdate=July 24, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324221558/http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/city/story.html?id=00cc9e5c-260b-4186-beb3-35fc6a904294|archivedate=March 24, 2016}} and 2009, there were book sales in Calgary, Alberta in support of SAS and Canwest Raise-a-Reader.{{Cite news|work=Calgary Herald|title=Book sale offers summer reading at bargain prices|author=Graeme Morton|date=April 25, 2009|url=http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/city/story.html?id=b78c212a-7585-487f-9380-5a046725456a|accessdate=July 24, 2013}} In July 2011, paramedic Will Rogers performed a 1,000 km long-distance run to raise funds for the Surrey, British Columbia chapter of SAS.{{Cite news|work=Peace Arch News|title=Ironman battles exploitation|author=Colin Oswin|date=August 8, 2011|url=http://www.peacearchnews.com/community/127266508.html|accessdate=July 24, 2013}} That December, the Surrey chapter received a $20,000 award at the Awards for Excellence ceremony hosted by the William H. Donner Foundation.{{Cite news|work=Community Press|title=Local agency brings home national award|author=Mark Hoult|date=December 22, 2011|url=http://www.communitypress.ca/2011/12/22/local-agency-brings-home-national-award|accessdate=July 24, 2013}} In 2013, there was a fundraiser called "Cry of the Streets: An Evening for Freedom" that raised money for Servants Anonymous Facilitates Exit, a SAS women's shelter for those seeking to leave the sex industry.{{Cite news|work=Swerve Calgary|title=Cry of the Streets: Four Thought-Provoking Facts|date=May 2013|url=http://swerveevents.com/2013/05/four-thought-p/|accessdate=July 18, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604003232/http://swerveevents.com/2013/05/four-thought-p/|archivedate=June 4, 2013}}