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2024 International Overdose Awareness Day Candlelight Vigil at Harbor Park
August 29 @ 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm
Please join us for our annual observance of International Overdose Awareness Day, August 29, 2023 at 6:15pm at Harbor Park in Marshfield, MA.
The evening is planned in two parts; please join us for one or attend both:
Gather | 6:15pm
Gather at Harbor Park to explore resources for grief support and healing, materials and activities for children impacted by substance use and overdose deaths, and recovery resources. Narcan and training will be available. Memorial stones will be provided for you to decorate and place under the Memorial Tree in memory of your loved one. Please take time to enjoy the beauty of the park and fellowship with others who truly understand!
Together We Can | 6:45pm
An uplifting and peaceful program, including live music, words of remembrance, reflection and a candle lighting ceremony. We will rededicate the new Memorial Tree and add stones decorated that evening. Coming together as a community we will strive to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died and acknowledge the grief of family and friends left behind.