To register an International Overdose Awareness Day activity, please fill in the form on this page:
Australia
VIC
Mebourne
VIC
Date: 27/08/2020
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Port Phillip Prison
Public/Private: Private
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: Uniting ReGen
Contact: bernadette maxwell
Phone: 9217 7222
Email: bernadette.maxwell@au.g4s.com
Remember me
We will be holding an event in which both prisoners and staff remember who has been touched by overdose.
We aim to highlight the risk of those leaving prison and our commitment to reducing the risk of overdose post release.
Austria
Vienna
Vienna
Date: 31/08/2020
Time: 03:00 pm
Location: Vienna, private garden/city centre
Public/Private: Private
Individual/Organisation: Individual
Name of Organisation:
Contact: Doro , Manu, Sabine
Phone:
Email:
Mothers of drug victims Austria: “Purplewinggroup” private meeting to honour our children. If possible and Covid-19 restrictions allow us we will take a “purple walk” through 1 district in Vien.
Canada
Edmonton
Alberta
Date: 01/08/2020
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Online activities, purple ribbon campaign, via digital billboard campaign and at Constable Ezio Faraone Park for an informal gathering and candlelight vigil.
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: Healing Hearts with Moms Stop The Harm
Contact: Angela
Phone:
Email: HealingHeartsEdmonton@gmail.com
Due to Covid19 restrictions we will be unable to host our public event as we have in the past, however, we must continue to acknowledge and recognize IOAD and we have the following activities planned:
*In the month leading up to August 31st – we will have a digital billboard campaign to raise awareness of IOAD at 82 Avenue & 99 Street and 109 Street & Jasper Avenue (Edmonton, AB)
*Moms Stop The Harm – “Tie A Purple Ribbon” Campaign promotion via social media
*August 31, 2020 at 7:30pm: An informal gathering for IOAD at Constable Ezio Faraone Park (11004 97 Avenue NW) with candlelight vigil at 8.45pm as the High Level Bridge will be lit up in purple in honour of IOAD. (Candles will not be provided this year). Physically distancing measures are in place in the park.
Leduc
AB
Date: 28/08/2020
Time: 07:00 pm
Location: Civic Centre
#1 Alexandra Park
Leduc, AB, Canada
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: Dylan’s Hope Foundation
Contact: Jessica Farmer
Phone: 7802930789
Email: timetoactleduc@shaw.ca
Dylan’s Hope Foundation will be hosting the 3rd Annual Overdose Awareness, Prevention & Remembrance event on Friday, August 28th, in recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day.
It will be an evening of public awareness and education to help reduce the stigma of those who struggle with this health challenge.
It will also be an opportunity to gather for a continued call for action to address this crisis and a meaningful Vigil to honor and remember loved ones that we have lost.
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Education, Awareness & Support
Free Naloxone Training & Kit Distribution
Flags of Hope
Candlelight Memorial Vigil
Light Tribute
FREE EVENT, Everyone Welcome
“We Fight for Those We Love and Lost”
Nanaimo
British Columbia
Date: 31/08/2020
Time: 06:00 pm
Location: Last year held at Maffeo Sutton Park
100 Comox Rd, Nanaimo, BC V9R 3H7
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: Wisteria Community Association
Contact: Tanya Hiltz
Phone: 2505916443
Email: wisteriacommunityass@shaw.ca
This year due to Covid-19 we are building a Memorial Garden to all lost.
We have 100 hearts and we are collecting names to add, then place on the fence.
Building a rock monument with a water fountain and planted flowers so they grow year round and few other items. Will do 2 Candle Light ups at 6 PM and 8 PM to give everyone a chance to visit. Can be seen from Milton Street.
Sydney
Nova Scotia
Date: 28/08/2020
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Wentworth Park, Sydney, Nova Scotia
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: The Ally Centre of Cape Breton
Contact: Natasha Rowe
Phone: 19025743342
Email: natasha.rowe@bellaliant.com
We will be marching from our centre at 150 Bentinck Street in Sydney, Nova Scotia, to Wentworth Park. We will have indigenous drummers leading our march. During our event we will have many first voice speakers, drumming and singing, and reading of names of people who have passed due to the overdose crisis. We will follow the reading of names with a moment of silence and smudging.
Toronto
ON
Date: 31/08/2020
Time: 06:00 am
Location: Will take place online.
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: Twentytwenty Arts
Contact: Megan Kee
Phone: 6472876843
Email: megan@twentytwentyarts.com
Weathered is a digital photography exhibition & fundraising campaign raising awareness for overdose death.
Weathered is asking families to produce memorialized photographs of shoes and mementos belonging to loved ones who have lost their lives to an overdose. Weathered sets out to raise awareness for overdose death and funds for Street Health’s Overdose Prevention Site.
All photograph submissions will be accepted (June 1st – July 6th, 2020). We encourage everyone, regardless of skill level, to submit a memorialized photograph with a written description about their loved one.
All photographs, stories, videos, and content will be shared on Overdose Awareness Day (August 31st, 2020).
Additional details about the campaign can be found here: https://www.twentytwentyarts.com/weathered
Victoria
British Columbia
Date: 01/08/2020
Time: 09:00 am
Location:
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: South Island Community Overdose Response Network
Contact: Jennifer Howard
Phone: 250-889-5926
Email: ioadyyj@gmail.com
Due to Covid 19 restrictions we will be unable to host our public event. However, our committee is committed to recognizing this important day and we have the following activities planned:
*August 31st – Facebook Live Candlelight Vigil “Words and Music of Remembrance”
*In the month leading up to August 31st – social media/on line petition calling for “Decriminalization”
*signage leading into the city acknowledging IOAD
*Display table set up at our main hospital with educational/resource information
*Moms Stop The Harm – “Tie A Purple Ribbon” Campaign promotion via social media
Liberia
Brewerville
Montserrado
Date: 29/08/2020
Time: 10:45 am
Location: Sam Gibson Road, Red Hill Field Community
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: YouthAid-Liberia (YAL)-Partners4Humanity
Contact: Swaliho M. Fofana
Phone: 0777117764
Email: swal459yal@gmail.com
“STOP THE STIGMA, LET’S PREVENT OVERDOSE” is a Campaign organized by YAL-Partners4Humanity in commemoration of the 2020 International Overdose Awareness Day In Liberia. The Campaign will be implemented in ghettos for at-risk youth in Montserrado County.
United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
HMP Magilligan
Date: 28/08/2020
Time: 09:00 am
Location: HMP Magilligan
Point Road
Magilligan
Limavady
Co.Londonderry
Public/Private: Private
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: Start360
Contact: Patricia Cathcart
Phone: 02877751829
Email: Patricia.Cathcart@justice-ni.x.gsi.gov.uk
Staff have T-Shirts to wear on the day
Posters have been printed out to display on all residential landings
Individual Leaflets will be given to every single prisoner
Harm Reduction and Overdose Awareness talks right throughout the prison
United States of America
Alabama
Dothan
Alabama
Date: 31/08/2020
Time: 02:00 pm
Location: Poplar Head Park- Downtown Dothan
126 Museum Ave
Dothan AL 36303
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: SpectraCare Health Systems, INC
Contact: Marlene Lassiter
Phone: 800-951-HELP
Email: MARLENEL@SPECTRACARE.ORG
Beginning at 2 p.m.
Visit the park to honor those gone too soon because of a drug overdose .
Place a photo of your loved one on the remembrance tree.
Gather to share memories with your friends and family. Offer support to others.
Take the time needed to reflect or pray in the park.
Play an instrument.
Candlelight Vigil begins at 7pm. Candles will be provided.
California
SANTA MARIA
California
Date: 29/08/2020
Time: 11:00 am
Location: 4056 SHELLIE CT
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: Let’s Make A Difference
Contact: Danielle M Murillo
Phone: 8057206986
Email: jajujomom@gmail.com
Drug overdose awareness event and education for families and friends of an addict and the addict themselves. Educational booths, food, raffle, silent auction, BBQ fundraiser, band, testimonials etc.
Colorado
Loveland
Colorado
Date: 20/08/2020
Time: 07:00 pm
Location: “Ben is Back”
Park Theater
Estes Park CO
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: SummitStone Health Partners
Contact: 970-613-1455
Phone: 3038863068
Email: mybigdayevents@outlook.com
Join us for a FREE film to honour lost loved ones and to educate ourselves on addiction and what we can do to support those who struggle with it.
Loveland
Colorado
Date: 06/08/2020
Time: 07:00 pm
Location: “Ben is Back”
Kress Cinema Lounge
Greeley CO
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: SummitStone Health Partners
Contact: 970-613-1455
Phone: 3038863068
Email: mybigdayevents@outlook.com
Join us for a FREE film to honor lost loved ones and to educate ourselves on addiction and what we can do to support those who struggle with it.
Loveland
Colorado
Date: 16/07/2020
Time: 08:15 pm
Location: “Ben is Back”
The Lyric Cinema, outdoors
Fort Collins CO
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: SummitStone Health Partners
Contact: 970-613-1455
Phone: 3038863068
Email: mybigdayevents@outlook.com
Join us for a FREE film to honor lost loved ones and to educate ourselves on addiction and what we can do to support those who struggle with it.
Loveland
Colorado
Date: 02/07/2020
Time: 07:00 pm
Location: “Ben Is Back”
The Loveland Drive-In, Loveland COPublic/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: SummitStone Health Partners
Contact: 970-613-1455
Phone: 3038863068
Email: mybigdayevents@outlook.com
Join us for a FREE film to honor lost loved ones and to educate ourselves on addiction and what we can do to support those who struggle with it.
Connecticut
Fairfield
Connecticut
Date: 31/08/2020
Time: 07:00 pm
Location: Fairfield Sherman Town Green
Reef Road,
Fairfield, CT 06824
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: Fairfield CARES Community Coalition
Contact: Reini Knorr
Phone: 2035378860
Email: fairfieldcares@fairfieldct.org
3rd annual IOAD candlelight vigil on the Sherman Town Green – to pray for those we have lost and fight with all we’ve got for the living. Crush stigma, educate, stand in community – all are welcome.
Florida
WEST PALM BEACH
Florida
Date: 29/07/2020
Time: 08:00 am
Location: Future Now Detox
4384 purdy lane, Palm Springs, Florida 33406(WEST PALM BEACH area-1 hour north of Miami & 2 hours south of Orlando
GIVEAWAY IS FROM 8AM-11AM
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Individual
Name of Organisation:
Contact: LUIS GARCIA -Firefighter/Pararamedic (RETIRED)@ USA Opioid Crisis Mortality Reduction with NARCAN ( FB Page & GoFundMe)
Phone: 9548594696
Email: luisgarciafla2@gmail.com
PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED AT 954-859-4696. Please leave a voicemail. No texting.
GIVEAWAY IS FROM 8AM-11AM
This is drive up event/ NO contact. Items will be in a sealed bag in a bin. You drive up , get your items and drive off.
ARE YOU in Florida? PREREGISTER for FREE items!
ARe you struggling financially? Just can’t find supplies?
GETTING READY TO REOPEN? Do you need any essential/scarce supplies for BUSINESS OR HOME or PPE for COVID-19 that you can’t find in stores?
Want a NARCAN spray to save a life? MUST register@ 954-859-4696
I’ll help you thanks to GoFundMe donors.
Community COVID 19 Essential Supply PPE Narcan Free Giveaway# 30
PLEASE FOLLOW COVID19 PRECAUTIONS!
WE will be set up at tables outside the front entrance.
https://www.facebook.com/events/948632778898341/
PREREGISTRATION BY PHONE (NO TEXT) Required…
QUESTIONS? Call Luis Garcia@ 954-859-4696
PLEASE DONATE TO MY GOFUNDME which makes this possible
https://www.gofundme.com/f/usa-opioid-crisis-mortality-reduction-with-narcan
FREE supplies of everything you cannot find for COVID 19: PPE and essential living supplies
Luis Garcia, a retired 28 year firefighter/paramedic is donating free supplies to all community members unable to find essentials such as PPE and scarce supplies: gloves, N95 and surgical masks, paper goods, Lysol , Purell, Clorox wipes, etc
RECENT SUN SENTINEL STORY ABOUT THIS:
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/coronavirus/fl-ne-boynton-beach-retired-firefighter-donates-supplies-20200416-5efowhphgjaozcrcsttybc6qtm-story.html?fbclid=IwAR1eh0df-xPwFZNnoS2PUmOiHijF5RlcI-HLQeu9WrMQTMNkwR0bRc1Blxw
EVENT HOSTED BY:
Future Now Detox
4384 purdy lane, Palm Springs, Florida 33406
(WEST PALM BEACH area-1 hour north of Miami & 2 hours south of Orlando
GIVEAWAY IS FROM 8AM-11AM
Illinois
Country Club Hills
Illinois
Date: 31/08/2020
Time: 12:04 pm
Location: 723 W. 111th St.
Chicago, IL 60628
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: KIRBY REHABILITATION
Contact: Lea Kirby
Phone: 7736144002
Email: kirbyrehab2@gmail.com
Balloon Launch
Massachusetts
Worcester
Massachusetts
Date: 31/08/2020
Time: 06:30 pm
Location: Online – https://www.facebook.com/events/712408352871106/permalink/712719626173312/
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: Worcester International Overdose Awareness Day Vigil Planning Team
Contact: Rev. Aaron Payson
Phone: 508-963-5959
Email: Worcoverdoseawareness@gmail.com
Please join us for an online vigil honoring the lives of those we’ve lost to overdoses.
Worcester
Massachusetts
Date: 31/08/2020
Time: 06:30 pm
Location: Online – Register at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0qfuqvpj0rGtXNreFlXlBbRyMOulbpUk6L?fbclid=IwAR1D9TMn4rWGa1F4X2WQ9kBzXaf_MRGxsc7Rs8ep7pjsDyslC1uLnFCigz4
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: Worcester Overdose Day Vigil Planning Group
Contact: Rev. Aaron Payson
Phone: 508-963-5959
Email: worcoverdoseawareness@gmail.com
The 2020 Worcester Overdose Awareness Day Vigil will be an online event. This annual opportunity to remember and honor the lives of those who have died from overdoses will feature music, remarks from area leaders, families of those who have died, and a virtual candlelighting.
Michigan
Brighton
Michigan
Date: 31/08/2020
Time: 06:00 pm
Location: Millpond
411 Millpond
Brighton, MI 48116
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: Amber Renieck House
Contact: 8105992439
Phone:
Email: info@amberreineckhouse.org
Outdoor venue.
Live band and speakers.
Possible food and gathering if covid does not affect it.
Otherwise we will move to digital event
FOWLERVILLE
Michigan
Date: 31/08/2020
Time: 05:30 pm
Location: To Be Determined in Fowlerville Michigan
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: Mitchell’s Hope
Contact: Michele L Wagner and Kelly Caudell
Phone: 5177755600 8108747168
Email: MITCHELLSHOPE@GMAIL.COM
International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event held on 31 August each year and aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death. It also acknowledges the grief felt by families and friends remembering those who have died or had a permanent injury as a result of drug overdose.
International Overdose Awareness Day spreads the message that the tragedy of overdose death is preventable.
Montana
Billings
Montana
Date: 31/08/2020
Time: 06:30 pm
Location: Rose Park Shelter -21st W & Ave C
Billings, MT
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Individual
Name of Organisation:
Contact: Carol Keenan
Phone: 4066708850
Email: cjkeenan@bresnan.net
To bring awareness of drug overdoses and to remember those who have lost their lives to OD. Speakers, bagpipers, Tshirts, Photos of loved ones
New Jersey
Phillipsburg
New Jersey
Date: 29/08/2020
Time: 09:00 am
Location: Shappell Park
353 S Main Street
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 United States
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: CARES of Warren County
Contact: Amanda Bridge
Phone: 908-319-8589
Email: Abridge@cprwc.com
Free Event!
Come and Support Overdose Awareness Day with CARES & Safe Harbor, along with Easton Police Department and Phillipsburg Police Department. When communities come together we build a stronger foundation! Help end the stigma. If you’ve lost someone you love to addiction we will all walk to remember them. Phillipsburg will be meeting Easton on the free bridge and everyone will be given a flower to toss over the bridge for remembrance. Awards, free food, and live music will be held at Easton’s Scott Park.
Pet Friendly, Kid Friendly!
New York
Multiple
New York
Date: 31/08/2020
Time: 07:30 pm
Location: Multiple
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: Hudson Mohawk AHEC
Contact: James Norton
Phone: 5184802432
Email: jnorton@hmahec.org
So with Covid-19 we can’t do awareness walks, candle light vigils, etc. So we are hosting an event called #EmpirePurple where buildings and homes are asked to shine a purple light. This can be putting a purple filter over their spotlights or putting a purple light-bulb in a lamp by their window. The idea is to raise awareness of the Overdose awareness day and give people the opportunity to drive around and see all of the buildings in the area illuminated in purple.
PIERMONT
New York
Date: 30/08/2020
Time: 07:30 pm
Location: TALLMAN BEACH AND POOL CLUB
2 Tallman Mountain Road
Sparkill, New York. 10976
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: FRIENDS OF RECOVERY ROCKLAND
Contact: caren schwartz
Phone: 8455482086
Email: schwartz.caren@gmail.com
Speakers, informational tables, remembrance candle lighting ceremony, posters display of loved ones who have passed from Substance Use Disorder.
Food will be served.
Rochester
New York
Date: 27/02/2020
Time: 04:00 pm
Location: Martin Luther King Jr Park
353 Court Street
Rochester, NY 14607
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: S.O..A.R.S.,Inc
Contact: Becky Baker
Phone: 585-771-0896
Email: overdoseday2017@gmail.com
A community free awareness event w/treatment providers, insurance companies, recovery organizations, Grief support group, non profits, and grass roots, Narcan training, harm reduction, live music, food, memorial/remembrance service, Peer Support, Prevention, Mental Health Awareness, Kids area with games, face painting, & more
Ohio
Sandusky
Ohio
Date: 31/08/2020
Time: 07:00 pm
Location: Shoreline Park
411 E Shoreline Dr
Sandusky Ohio
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: Project Noelle
Contact: KELI CLARK
Phone: 4192712107
Email: projectnoellehelps@gmail.com
Candlight Vigil for those lost to the disease of addiction. Speakers and lots of informative tables
Tiffin
Ohio
Date: 30/08/2020
Time: 06:00 pm
Location: A Little Faith Ministries (in the parking lot)
230 S. Washington St
Tiffin Ohio
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: Project Noelle
Contact: KELI CLARK
Phone: 4192712107
Email: projectnoellehelps@gmail.com
Information Tables, Speakers, Candlelight Vigil
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Date: 31/08/2020
Time: 07:00 pm
Location: We were going to host the event at the Pathways Center for Grief & Loss however due to the pandemic we are switching this over to be Virtual via Zoom
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: Hospice & Community Care
Contact: Patti Anewalt, Director of the Pathways Center for Grief & Loss
Phone: 717-391-2412
Email: panewalt@hospicecommunity.org
Dr. Mitchell Crawford, bereaved family member and Director of Addiction Services for WellSpan Philhaven will be our Keynote Speaker. The title of his talk is “Overdose: Finding Your Path After Tragedy.” His talk will be followed by a Question and Answer period and we will hold a Closing Memorial and candle lighting, accompanied by musician Deeter Lutz. Children & teens are welcome. During the program Pathways Children’s Grief counselors will meet separately with children ages 5-13 to make a commemorative tile. If children will attend, adults need to pick up the supplies for their craft activity by Friday August 28 at the Pathays Center for Grief & Loss, 4075 Old Harrisburg Pike, Mount Joy PA between 8:00 and 4:00 p.m. If children attend they must be old enough to use Sharpies without supervision and the family would need two devices (smart phone, computer, ipad) and a good internet connection.
Washington
Vancouver
Washington
Date: 31/08/2020
Time: 02:00 pm
Location: to be announced with details to come that provide for physical distancing during COVID-19.
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Individual
Name of Organisation:
Contact: Lyn
Phone: 3607028867
Email: pdxlyn@me.com
Display of loved ones whom we’ve lost to a drug overdose. Online video, naloxone resources and remembrances.
Wisconsin
Appleton
Wisconsin
Date: 09/13/2020
Time: 04:00 pm
Location: City Park, 500 E. Franklin Street, Appleton, WI 54911
Public/Private: Public
Individual/Organisation: Organisation
Name of Organisation: The Megan Kelley Foundation
Contact: Bev Kelley-Miller
Phone: 920-428-2564
Email: fcrecoveryandmemorialwalk@gmail.com
2nd Annual Fox Cities Recovery Celebration and Memorial Walk to celebrate those in recovery and to remember those who have died from their addiction or the result of someone else’s addiction. Preregister to get the least expensive price $15 for adults and $10 for children with a guarantee of receiving a Walk t-shirt and Memorial Sign until August 25. Beginning August 26, there is an added online fee of $1.50 without a guarantee of a t-shirt and Memorial Sign.
3:30 pm Registration and T-shirt pick up at Pavilion
4:00 pm Walk begins to view and reflect on Memorial Signs posted along the walk route
After the walk, gather at the Pavilion to join the Fox Cities Lights of Hope event (free) to listen to speakers, participate in candlelight vigil to celebrate those in recovery and to remember our loved ones, as well as those still struggling and those who are incarcerated. The Wisconsin Faces of Addiction and Recovery Quilts will be displayed. Narcan training will also be available for anyone who wants to be trained.