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July-August 2005
Hello to all,
I am combining our July/August newsletter into one
We will be having our August 8 meeting at 7pm usually place 9200
113th St N that is the Seminole Library St. Pete College Campus. This
will be a gatekeeper training meeting plus I hope we will have time for
talking about our upcoming September 18th event.
If you don’t know what the September 18th event is, it takes place
all over the world at the same time. For us fortunately that is 12:30
pm. We will have it at our favorite spot South Beach of Madeira Beach.
Evening of Remembrance
If you missed the “Evening of Remembrance” on July 9th you missed a
good time. As always no matter how the weather is it always gives us a
break so we can have our vigil. This year was no exception. We had some
hearty souls there remembering their loved ones. Carmen and Jack Cassidy
from Brooksville remembering there daughter Patty. And all the way from
Signal Mountain, TN., Holland Rainey remembering her son Nick along with
her daughter Madeline remembering her brother Nick and her dad Corbett.
Their friend, Peggy Smith, was with them. There were plenty of locals
there too. We couldn’t blow bubbles the wind was to strong, but we
tried. We had to get in a semi circle or be sandblasted as we tried to
light our candles. We did get to read We Remember Them and had lots of
love and hugs to go around.
Please click here to
see our pictures. We had 50 people attend.
If you would like an event t-shirt, we have plenty to sell we asking
a bare min of $10 to cover our expense. However, if you can give more we
would deeply appreciate that also.
After having the last 2 events during hurricanes I will be asking for
a rain date from now on. I will also start collecting proclamations as I
have the last couple years.
SPANUSA Conference
September will be a busy month for me. I will be taking our banner to
be put on display reflection pond in front of the Lincoln Memorial in
Washington DC. For SPANUSA conference. In the mean time, please click
Speak up for suicide prevention to sign the SPANUSA petition. |
Out of Darkness Walk
I promised more information about the Out
of Darkness walk planned for Sarasota at our “Evening of Remembrance’
Sarasota, Florida
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Walk Details:
Location: Siesta Key Beach
Walk Route: The walk starts at Siesta Key Beach, Sarasota. The route
will be approximately 5K in length (3 miles), beginning at the wooded
picnic area, continuing along the serene ocean front waters to the
"Point of Rocks" and back. This beach enforces a "no pets" rule.
Registration: 8:00 am
Start Time: 9:00am
For more information on the Sarasota walk contact Carla Stumpf-Patton
at (941) 726-2038,
carlazenden@msn.com .
On to Camp Blanding!
I will be heading out to Camp Blanding the 3rd week of August. I have
been invited to the Florida Suicide Prevention Coalition Task force
meeting. I am looking forward to that.
Order your T-Shirts!
Please call or email me with orders for our wonderful July 9th
t-shirts. Not only are they a beautiful memorial to our loved ones with
the 1-800 suicide hot line number on the front you never know whose life
you may be touching. I wore it at the Orlando airport recently and lots
of people read it.
Hope to see you in August.
Please call or email me anytime with questions comments
and ideas to share our message.
Blessing to all
Bonnie McClelland
Chapter Director
Suncoast Yellow
Ribbon
727/394-8222
email bonnie@suncoastyr.org |