Seventh Annual Walk To End The Silence

Middletown CT

17 September, 2021

11:48 AM

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Press release from the New Horizons Domestic Violence Services: Sept. 17, 2021 Save the date! This October, New Horizons Domestic Violence Services and the Middletown Police Department will once again join forces to host the seventh annual Walk to End the Silence during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. For the safety of our community, this year's festivities will be held virtually. But we do have something special planned: Pledge a donation and then walk along a designated Walk to End the Silence walking path, either on your own or with your close family and friends, in Middletown or on the Shoreline.Registration details and walking path locations will be announced soon. Then mark your calendars and join us for a virtual program on Oct. 24. Last year, we surpassed our fundraising goal and raised funds to support survivors in New Horizons' care thanks to our community's generosity. We hope you'll join us again! To inquire about sponsorship opportunities, contact Stephanie Ivers Heine at [email protected]. Other Ways You Can Support New Horizons This Domestic Violence Awareness Month Contribute to Our Survivor Storytelling Series Stories are one of the most powerful tools we have to end intimate partner violence. We are looking for survivors to tell their stories in writing or over video to be shared on New Horizons' social media and/or website this Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Contact New Horizons' Brandi Kennedy at [email protected] to share your story. Join Us Oct. 6 at 6:30PM for Stronger Together: A Panel on the Collaborative Response to End Intimate Partner Violence Staff from New Horizons and local organizations will discuss how they work together to address intimate partner violence in our community. Included in the panel will be former Middletown Mayor Daniel Drew, Middlesex State's Attorney Michael Gailor, Meriden-Middlesex-Wallingford Coordinated Access Network Coordinator Felicity Eles, Community Health Center, Inc. Behavioral Health Clinician Maureen Pickup and representatives from local law enforcement. The panel will include brief introductions, a collaborative case review, and a Q&A. Registration opens soon. This press release was produced by the New Horizons Domestic Violence Services. The views expressed here are the author's own.