Activities 2020

The Mental Health, Addiction and Recovery Services Board of Lorain County will observe International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31, in collaboration with dozens of valued community partners. The event will be marked by a vigil in honor of the 138 lives lost in 2020 to accidental overdoses in Lorain County. It will also include community partners sharing information about resources for those struggling with addiction and a shoe memorial in memory of those who have walked the road of addiction and died. There will be a short program that will include a welcome from MHARS Board leadership and remarks from faith leaders, people in recovery and their families. The event is free and open to the public. The event will be held at Sunset Terrace at Lakeview Park from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on August 31.

Good conversations with other people who can relate to how you feel, some pizza & pop and a balloon release at the end of event.

Ottawa County Family & Children First Council Recognizes “Overdose Awareness Day”

Seven Ottawa County citizens lost their lives to an overdose in 2020. Seven too many. The epidemic is shattering families, friends, and communities. The Ottawa County Drug Free Collaborative, an initiative of the Ottawa County Family & Children First Council, includes public and private agencies and is committed to “Reduce substance abuse to protect the health, safety, and quality of life for all, especially children”. Council members and public officials will unveil the 2020 Silent Silhouettes on the lawn of the Ottawa County Courthouse on August 31, 2021, at 1:00 p.m., to recognize “Overdose Awareness Day”. The ceremony, which is open to the public, will include a proclamation by the Ottawa County Commissioners and provide an opportunity for the community to remember those we’ve lost while making a commitment to those in recovery.
Speakers include Sheriff Steve Levorchick; Mircea Handru, The Director of the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Seneca, Sandusky and Wyandot counties, a person in recovery and a family member who lost a loved one last year. After the ceremony, members of council and the community will take part in a remembrance and awareness walk. Participants will travel from the Courthouse and east on Fourth Street to Light House Sober Living, a “recovery residence” for men. The house will be open to the public for tours and will have information on resources available within the county.
Ottawa County Family and Children First Council vision is that every child in Ottawa County will feel safe and secure within a stable family. By serving as an agent of collaboration, the council is committed to increase public awareness of the dangers of substance abuse with emphasis on opiates, treatment options and to ensure healthier communities across Ottawa County in the future.
For more information, please contact Margaret Osborne, Council Director, at 567-262-3651.
What: Overdose Awareness Day
When: August 31, 2021, 1:00 p.m.
Where: Ottawa County Courthouse, 315 Madison Street, Port Clinton, OH 43452

Wings is pleased to announce that we are now a Narcan distribution and training site. Our goal is to end the stigma of overdose and raise awareness while distributing 100 Narcan kits to the community.

A Night of Luminaries at Tracy Park
Governor Mike Dewine amended section 5.2269 of the Revised Code to designate August 31 as “Ohio Overdose Awareness Day”. To commemorate Overdose Awareness Day, On Tuesday, August 31st, 2021 we will be representing the lives lost in Scioto County due to the drug epidemic with a luminary. Project Remember Me is a Quiet Memorial; we request all community members remain silent after 8 pm. Project Remember Me’s purpose is to foster the remembrance of lost loved ones, assist with the grieving process, and encourage our community to reflect on the nature of our community crisis. We wish to add value, visibility, and dignity to those who may be marginalized or diminished: Unintentional Overdose Deaths.

Observed on the 31st of August each year, International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) seeks to create better understanding of overdose, reduce the stigma of drug-related deaths, and create change to reduce the harms associated with drug use.
The Knox Substance Abuse Action Team (KSAAT) invites the Knox County community to come together on August 31st to remember those who have died or suffered permanent injury due to drug overdose and support families who have lost their sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, brothers, and sisters. The event set to take place on the lawn at 404 South Gay Street, Mount Vernon, beginning at 7:00 pm. Education will be provided about Narcan and participants can take home a Narcan kit as well as a KSAAT Resource Toolkit. Other organizations will be available to provide resources. The event will conclude with the Rastin Tower, footbridge and viaduct being illuminated in purple to symbolize awareness of overdose and its effects. Family members who have lost a loved one are encouraged to bring photos.
By holding an event each year, Knox County is a global movement for understanding, compassion, and change. KSAAT thanks the Freedom Center, Hospice of Knox County, Knox Community Hospital, and Riverside Recovery for their community partnership. We are all a part of the solution.

Speakers, Information tables, lighting of candles and readingbot names.

We will have a number of speakers, there will be a time for people to share, information table.
We have a memory wall and will do sky lanterns and a drums circle to finish out the evening. This will begin at 6 pm

To raise awareness to the overdoses . To provide information for counseling, rehab, places to for shelter, to get a meal. We hope to get help to educate the narcan.

Speakers, Resource Tables, Lighting of Candles

Speakers, Resouce Tables, Light of Candles