The HT Foundation, community businesses leaders, and concerned citizens came together for the 5th annual Light Up the Night to focus a spotlight on Human Trafficking; the exploitation of human beings for commercial sex, forced labor or involuntary servitude. Human Trafficking is the second largest criminal enterprise worldwide, ranking only behind illegal drugs and netting billions of dollars annually.

Sponsored by the David Maus Foundation, Light Up the Night featured the Radiant 5K Run/ 1M Walk at Pasco-Hernando State College Porter Campus on Sunday January 26 which began at 8am and the HT Awareness Event at The Shops at Wiregrass on February 1, 2020 from 6-8:00pm which included live music, educational materials, survivor testimonies, vendors, a kid’s zone, candlelight vigil and more.

Sponsorships were available, and proceeds went to benefit local non-profits dedicated to the recovery of trafficked individuals.