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Mario’s Mission Car & Motorcycle Show for Overdose Awareness

Fall River Color of Hope

Fitchburg IOAD

Fitchburg IOAD

The City of Fitchburg Health Department Outreach & Prevention invites the community to join together to remember lives lost to overdose, give hope those to those struggling and provide support for each other.
Resource tables from local substance use treatment providers will open at 6:15pm. Luminary bags will be available to remember/honor a loved one. A photo display will put faces to those lost to the disease of addiction.Please bring a photo of a loved one or email to [email protected]

Address

880 Main St
Upper Common
Fitchburg, MA 01420
United States

Event Date

Stairway to Recovery- Brockton

Recovery Exchange Overdose Awareness Event

We Remember; We Recover: Plymouth

Easthampton Overdose Awareness Candlelight Vigil

Gloucester Luminaries & Love

Gloucester Luminaries & Love

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Join us for the 14th year of this healing and peaceful ritual. Gather with us by the harbor to walk the luminaries, remember the special people we have lost, and support those they left behind. Please stay linger & just be together. You can make a bag onsite or bring your own. lights will be provided. Rain date 8/27/24 6:30-8:30pm

Address

99 Western Ave
The Flag Pole at the Cut Bridge
Gloucester, MA 01930
United States

Event Date

Together We Can- New Bedford

IOAD - Nathan's Circle and Consoling Partners

IOAD - Nathan's Circle and Consoling Partners

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Instructions:

-Must register ahead of time to reserve a butterfly: [email protected]

-please include photo if you would like us to add your loved one’s photo to the memory tree

Bring beach or folding chair

Ice cream social following ceremony 

Overflow parking across the street at the bank

Address

1106 Main St/Route 6A
Compass Rose Center
West Barnstable, MA 02668
United States

Event Date

Marlborough IOAD Vigil

Candlelight Vigil- Worcester City Hall

North Easton IOAD

North Easton IOAD

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Join us and celebrate recovery and support those who are impacted by substance use disorder. There will be local resources, guest speakers, free Narcan and training, light refreshments, and a raffle!

Address

15 Barrows St
North Easton, MA 02356
United States

Event Date

Taunton IOAD

Taunton IOAD

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In honor of International Overdose Awareness Day, the Taunton Opiate Task Force is hosting an event on Wednesday August 28, 2024 from 5pm-7pm at Liberty & Union Park to remember loved ones lost to us, support those who struggle, and celebrate recovery fro

Address

75 Main St
Liberty and Union Park
Taunton, MA 02780
United States

Event Date

North Central MA IOAD and Night of Hope

2024 IOAD Memorial

2024 IOAD Memorial

Planned as a partnership between the MA Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS), Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), and Boston Medical Center (BMC) this year's statewide IOAD memorial will take place from August 29 through September 1 at Liberty Mall on the Boston Common, across from the State House. On Thursday 8/29 we will plant 22,125 purple flags on the lawn at Liberty Mall in remembrance of the 20,000 lives lost to overdose in Massachusetts between 2012-2022. An additional 2,125 flags will represent that many overdose deaths in our state during 2023.

Address

24 Beacon Street
Massachusetts State House,
Boston, MA 02133
United States

Event Date

Dartmouth Overdose Awareness Day- Together We Can

Dartmouth Overdose Awareness Day- Together We Can

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The event will have a speaker from the perspective of a sibling who has lost two siblings to drug overdose and from a member of Learn to Cope which is a peer led support group for families who have loved ones who have or maybe experiencing issues with substance use disorder. The front windows of Town Hall will be lit will purple lights. Family members, friends or anyone in the community will have the opportunity to write the name of their loved ones that they lost due to a drug overdose on purple lawn flags that will be placed in front of Town Hall.

Address

400 Slocum Road
Dartmouth Memorial Stadium Field
Dartmouth, MA 02747
United States

Event Date

OverDose Awareness Day in the Sq (ODADS)

Brockton's 2024 Annual Overdose Vigil by Candlelight

Brockton's 2024 Annual Overdose Vigil by Candlelight

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Brockton Area’s 2024 Overdose Vigil by Candlelight will be held on Thursday, August 29th at Massasoit Community College in the Quad. Resources will be available starting at 6:00 PM, and the program will begin at 7:00 PM. Each year, the Brockton Area Prevention Collaborative collects photographs from community members across Massachusetts of loved ones who have lost their battle with substance use disorder. These photographs are compiled into a video slideshow in an effort to put a face to this disorder and help eliminate the stigma associated with it.

Address

1 Massasoit Boulevard
Massasoit Community College
Brockton, MA 02302
United States

Event Date

International Overdose Awareness Day- Northampton

Weymouth: Overdose Remembrance & Candlelight Vigil

Marshfield Overdose Awareness Candlelight Vigil

2024 Vigil on the Common

2024 Vigil on the Common

IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE LOST TO SUBSTANCE USE Please join us to remember those who have passed and help bring awareness to the cause. WHEN: Thursday, August 29, 2024 WHERE: Woburn Common 6:30 PM-Name Signing 7:15 PM-Event Begins Justin’s Voice in cooperation with the Mayor’s Coalition against Substance Use Disorder.

Address

Woburn Pkwy
Woburn Common
Woburn, MA 01801
United States

Event Date

Needham's 3rd Overdose Awareness Vigil

Needham's 3rd Overdose Awareness Vigil

On Thursday August 29, from 6:30pm - 7:10pm, the Becca Schmill Foundation will be co-hosting Needham's 3rd annual observance of International Overdose Awareness Day. Needham’s observance will include speakers, a memorial flag display, resource tables and harm reduction materials to support community members of all ages. Everyone in attendance will have the opportunity to learn how to reverse an overdose with Naloxone. The event is free and open to the public. All are welcome.

Address

92 Rosemary Street
Needham Memorial Park
Needham, MA 02494
United States

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Canton's Celebration of Life Candlelighting

International Overdose Awareness Day Butterfly Release

International Overdose Awareness Day Butterfly Release

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In honor of International Overdose Awareness Day our annual butterfly release ceremony will be held on Friday 8/30/24. Each attendee will receive a live butterfly to set free or a wildflower seed paper. Please rsvp to the Facebook event or email [email protected] so we know how many butterflies are needed. All are welcome. International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event held each year and aims to raise awareness in the community of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death.

Address

1 John F Kennedy Memorial Drive
Braintree, MA 02184
United States

Event Date

Lowell OAD

First Annual Connector Memorial

HOLYOKE OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY

Greenfield Overdose Awareness Vigil

Greenfield Overdose Awareness Vigil

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We will be hosting a vigil with open testimonials and an invoking of names by candlelight. We will have grief support and harm reduction resources available. The entire month of August we will be inviting our community to decorate a purple heart in commemoration of a loved one lost to accidental overdose which will be laminated and displayed in the town commons.

Address

8 Church St
Courtyard Labyrinth at the Episcopal Church of Saint James and Andrew
Greenfield, MA 01301
United States

Event Date

Lawrence OAD Vigil

Ware: Recovery Center of HOPE International Overdose Awareness Day Candlelight Vigil

Scituate 9th Annual Sunrise Vigil

Scituate 9th Annual Sunrise Vigil

August 31st is the world's largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember those we have lost to an overdose, acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind, and renew our commitment to end overdose and related harms.

We’ll be participating in the 9th Annual Sunrise Vigil at Scituate Lighthouse in participation with South Shore Peer Recovery to mourn and remember loved ones lost to overdoses, and to acknowledge first responders, treatment providers, community groups, and recovery advocates. Sunrise is at 6:08am. Come one, come all.

Address

100 Lighthouse Rd
Scituate , MA 02066
United States

Event Date

A New Way & MA Young People in Recovery: Overdose Awareness Vigil

A New Way & MA Young People in Recovery: Overdose Awareness Vigil

Massachusetts' Young People in Recovery & A New Way Peer Recovery Center are hosting an Overdose Awareness Vigil at noon on August 31, Overdose Awareness Day. This ceremony of remembrance will include various speakers who have been directly affected by substance overdose. All are welcome to join our community as we honor and remember the loved ones we have lost.

Address

85 Quincy Avenue
Quincy, MA 02169
United States

Event Date

OAVC Overdose Awareness Candlelight Vigil

National Overdose Awareness Day

Holbrook Cares 10 Year Anniversary & Overdose Awareness Candlelight Vigil

Holbrook Cares 10 Year Anniversary & Overdose Awareness Candlelight Vigil

Holbrook Cares would like to formally invite you to join us and our community for our 10th Anniversary while we hold an overdose vigil by candlelight. It would be a great opportunity to show support and express compassion at our gathering. This special time where friends and families will remember their loved ones and light up the sky for those lost to addiction. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEND A PICTURE OF YOUR LOVED ONE TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS YEAR’S VIDEO, PLEASE SEND PHOTO TO US BEFORE AUGUST 15 AT [email protected]

Address

S Franklin St
Summer Field
Holbroke, MA 02343
United States

Event Date

Overdose Awareness Day Ceremony of Remembrance

South Yarmouth Candlelight Beach Memorial

STEPRox Recovery Center OAD

Malden IOAD Vigil

Malden IOAD Vigil

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Join Malden Overcoming Addiction and The Bridge Recovery Center as we honor all those who have lost their battle with substance use disorder. Our vigil will begin at Malden High School followed by a candlelight walk to City Hall with a moment if silence under the walkway which will be illuminated purple for this day of reflection.

Address

77 Salem St
Malden, MA 02148
United States

Event Date

Falmouth OAD

Falmouth OAD

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Join us as we remember the 72 Barnstable County lives we have lost, those struggling, and those in recovery. Sharing of photos and words of remembrance are welcome. Wear purple in support. Information tables at event.

Address

55 Palmer Ave
Falmouth, MA 02540
United States

Event Date

Franklin: International Overdose Awareness Day

Great Barrington IOAD Vigil

Great Barrington IOAD Vigil

Overdose Awareness Vigil

INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY
SATURDAY, 31 AUGUST 2024 from 6-8 PM
Please join us for a remembrance ceremony in honor of the lives lost to overdose.

6 PM - Memorials: Community invited to share loved one’s name and/or brief story
6:20 PM - Spiritual Leader Joni Carron
6:30 - March to GB LOGO on Main
7 PM - Candle lighting and vigil

Address

67 State St
Great Barrington, MA 01230
United States

Event Date

International Overdose Awareness Day Candle Light Vigil

International Overdose Awareness Day Candle Light Vigil

This is an event to remember those gone to soon from overdoses. Memorials give our community a way to honor those who have tragically lost their lives, share stores , and bring people together. Luminary bags will be available for community members to decorate and write special messages. Community members will be invited to share their own stories and memories of loved ones who have overdosed. 2, 125 purple flags will be planted on the Belchertown Common to represent those in Massachusetts who have lost their lives to the opioid epidemic in the last decade.

Address

2 Jabish St
Belchertown Town Common
Belchertown, MA 01007
United States

Event Date

International Overdose Awareness Day Candlelight Vigil- Great Barrington

IOAD Memorial Service and Vigil

IOAD Memorial Service and Vigil

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Join us for our 3rd annual Overdose Awareness Day Memorial Service to comfort those who have lost loved ones to overdose - followed by a procession to City Hall for a Raising of the Recovery Flag with Mayor Marchetti - and process to Park Square for a candlelight vigil and reading of names of those lost to overdose

Address

100 First Street
The Common Park
Pittsfield, MA 01201
United States

Event Date

Chelmsford Health Department's Annual Candlelight Vigil for International Overdose Awareness Day

Chelmsford Health Department's Annual Candlelight Vigil for International Overdose Awareness Day

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Join the Chelmsford Health Department's Annual Candlelight Vigil for International Overdose Awareness Day on Saturday, August 31, 2024. Signing of names of loved ones lost will begin at 6:30 pm and event begins at 7:00 pm. Under the stars, we'll light candles to remember those lost to overdose and show support for those struggling with addiction.

Address

4 North Rd
Chelmsford, MA 01863
United States

Event Date

Fall River Overdose Awareness Day

Fall River Overdose Awareness Day

Join us for an event to remember those lost to overdose, and to celebrate hope in recovery. There will be a dove release, speakers on loss, hope and recovery, musical performers and lantern decorating and lighting for those we have lost. Provider tables ready to take referral information and give out information starting at 4:30-7

Address

1 Government Ctr
Post Office Sq. Northside of Government Center,
Fall River, MA 02722
United States

Event Date

Lynn Overdose Awareness Day

Memorial Service and Vigil Pittsfield

Memorial Service and Vigil Pittsfield

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Living In Recovery invites community members to participate in the 3rd annual Overdose Awareness Day Memorial Service in Pittsfield. The service will be followed by a procession to Park Square for a candlelight vigil and a reading of names of those lost to overdose. Names can be sent to Living in Recovery via their email at [email protected].

Address

100 First Street
The Common Park
Pittsfield, MA 01201
United States

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Wrentham Vigil

Wrentham Vigil

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Join us to remember and honor loved ones we’ve lost to overdose.

International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is observed each August 31. On this day, communities worldwide come together to reduce overdose stigma, increase understanding and awareness, remember those who died of overdose, and prevent drug-related harm.

For IOAD, SAFE will host a community vigil from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Wrentham Town Common. Vigil attendees are encouraged to bring pictures of the loved ones they are honoring.

Address

1 Franklin St
Wrentham Common,
Wrentham, MA 02093
United States

Event Date

Night of Remembrance. Night of Hope. Bridgewater OAD Event.

Revere Overdose Memorial

Western MA Lights it Purple LIVE

Western MA Lights it Purple LIVE

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At 8:00 PM on 8/31/24 we are asking all communities to light their homes, business, programs, and community spaces with purple lights/bulbs and post LIVE or post a picture to social media (locally) #WMALightsItPurpleOverdoseAwareness2024 and Internationally to #TogetherWeCan, #EndOverdose, #IOAD2024, followed by a moment of silence in the region to honor the memory of those we have lost.

Address

Various
Chicopee, MA 01020
United States

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Fitchburg IOAD

The City of Fitchburg Health Department Outreach & Prevention invites the community to join together to remember lives lost to overdose, give hope those to those struggling and provide support for each other.
Resource tables from local substance use treatment providers will open at 6:15pm. Luminary bags will be available to remember/honor a loved one. A photo display will put faces to those lost to the disease of addiction.Please bring a photo of a loved one or email to [email protected]

Address

880 Main St
Upper Common
Fitchburg, MA 01420
United States

Event Date

Gloucester Luminaries & Love

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Join us for the 14th year of this healing and peaceful ritual. Gather with us by the harbor to walk the luminaries, remember the special people we have lost, and support those they left behind. Please stay linger & just be together. You can make a bag onsite or bring your own. lights will be provided. Rain date 8/27/24 6:30-8:30pm

Address

99 Western Ave
The Flag Pole at the Cut Bridge
Gloucester, MA 01930
United States

Event Date

IOAD - Nathan's Circle and Consoling Partners

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Instructions:

-Must register ahead of time to reserve a butterfly: [email protected]

-please include photo if you would like us to add your loved one’s photo to the memory tree

Bring beach or folding chair

Ice cream social following ceremony 

Overflow parking across the street at the bank

Address

1106 Main St/Route 6A
Compass Rose Center
West Barnstable, MA 02668
United States

Event Date

North Easton IOAD

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Join us and celebrate recovery and support those who are impacted by substance use disorder. There will be local resources, guest speakers, free Narcan and training, light refreshments, and a raffle!

Address

15 Barrows St
North Easton, MA 02356
United States

Event Date

Taunton IOAD

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In honor of International Overdose Awareness Day, the Taunton Opiate Task Force is hosting an event on Wednesday August 28, 2024 from 5pm-7pm at Liberty & Union Park to remember loved ones lost to us, support those who struggle, and celebrate recovery fro

Address

75 Main St
Liberty and Union Park
Taunton, MA 02780
United States

Event Date

2024 IOAD Memorial

Planned as a partnership between the MA Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS), Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), and Boston Medical Center (BMC) this year's statewide IOAD memorial will take place from August 29 through September 1 at Liberty Mall on the Boston Common, across from the State House. On Thursday 8/29 we will plant 22,125 purple flags on the lawn at Liberty Mall in remembrance of the 20,000 lives lost to overdose in Massachusetts between 2012-2022. An additional 2,125 flags will represent that many overdose deaths in our state during 2023.

Address

24 Beacon Street
Massachusetts State House,
Boston, MA 02133
United States

Event Date

Dartmouth Overdose Awareness Day- Together We Can

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The event will have a speaker from the perspective of a sibling who has lost two siblings to drug overdose and from a member of Learn to Cope which is a peer led support group for families who have loved ones who have or maybe experiencing issues with substance use disorder. The front windows of Town Hall will be lit will purple lights. Family members, friends or anyone in the community will have the opportunity to write the name of their loved ones that they lost due to a drug overdose on purple lawn flags that will be placed in front of Town Hall.

Address

400 Slocum Road
Dartmouth Memorial Stadium Field
Dartmouth, MA 02747
United States

Event Date

Brockton's 2024 Annual Overdose Vigil by Candlelight

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Brockton Area’s 2024 Overdose Vigil by Candlelight will be held on Thursday, August 29th at Massasoit Community College in the Quad. Resources will be available starting at 6:00 PM, and the program will begin at 7:00 PM. Each year, the Brockton Area Prevention Collaborative collects photographs from community members across Massachusetts of loved ones who have lost their battle with substance use disorder. These photographs are compiled into a video slideshow in an effort to put a face to this disorder and help eliminate the stigma associated with it.

Address

1 Massasoit Boulevard
Massasoit Community College
Brockton, MA 02302
United States

Event Date

2024 Vigil on the Common

IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE LOST TO SUBSTANCE USE Please join us to remember those who have passed and help bring awareness to the cause. WHEN: Thursday, August 29, 2024 WHERE: Woburn Common 6:30 PM-Name Signing 7:15 PM-Event Begins Justin’s Voice in cooperation with the Mayor’s Coalition against Substance Use Disorder.

Address

Woburn Pkwy
Woburn Common
Woburn, MA 01801
United States

Event Date

Needham's 3rd Overdose Awareness Vigil

On Thursday August 29, from 6:30pm - 7:10pm, the Becca Schmill Foundation will be co-hosting Needham's 3rd annual observance of International Overdose Awareness Day. Needham’s observance will include speakers, a memorial flag display, resource tables and harm reduction materials to support community members of all ages. Everyone in attendance will have the opportunity to learn how to reverse an overdose with Naloxone. The event is free and open to the public. All are welcome.

Address

92 Rosemary Street
Needham Memorial Park
Needham, MA 02494
United States

Event Date

International Overdose Awareness Day Butterfly Release

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In honor of International Overdose Awareness Day our annual butterfly release ceremony will be held on Friday 8/30/24. Each attendee will receive a live butterfly to set free or a wildflower seed paper. Please rsvp to the Facebook event or email [email protected] so we know how many butterflies are needed. All are welcome. International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event held each year and aims to raise awareness in the community of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death.

Address

1 John F Kennedy Memorial Drive
Braintree, MA 02184
United States

Event Date

Greenfield Overdose Awareness Vigil

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We will be hosting a vigil with open testimonials and an invoking of names by candlelight. We will have grief support and harm reduction resources available. The entire month of August we will be inviting our community to decorate a purple heart in commemoration of a loved one lost to accidental overdose which will be laminated and displayed in the town commons.

Address

8 Church St
Courtyard Labyrinth at the Episcopal Church of Saint James and Andrew
Greenfield, MA 01301
United States

Event Date

Scituate 9th Annual Sunrise Vigil

August 31st is the world's largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember those we have lost to an overdose, acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind, and renew our commitment to end overdose and related harms.

We’ll be participating in the 9th Annual Sunrise Vigil at Scituate Lighthouse in participation with South Shore Peer Recovery to mourn and remember loved ones lost to overdoses, and to acknowledge first responders, treatment providers, community groups, and recovery advocates. Sunrise is at 6:08am. Come one, come all.

Address

100 Lighthouse Rd
Scituate , MA 02066
United States

Event Date

A New Way & MA Young People in Recovery: Overdose Awareness Vigil

Massachusetts' Young People in Recovery & A New Way Peer Recovery Center are hosting an Overdose Awareness Vigil at noon on August 31, Overdose Awareness Day. This ceremony of remembrance will include various speakers who have been directly affected by substance overdose. All are welcome to join our community as we honor and remember the loved ones we have lost.

Address

85 Quincy Avenue
Quincy, MA 02169
United States

Event Date

Holbrook Cares 10 Year Anniversary & Overdose Awareness Candlelight Vigil

Holbrook Cares would like to formally invite you to join us and our community for our 10th Anniversary while we hold an overdose vigil by candlelight. It would be a great opportunity to show support and express compassion at our gathering. This special time where friends and families will remember their loved ones and light up the sky for those lost to addiction. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEND A PICTURE OF YOUR LOVED ONE TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS YEAR’S VIDEO, PLEASE SEND PHOTO TO US BEFORE AUGUST 15 AT [email protected]

Address

S Franklin St
Summer Field
Holbroke, MA 02343
United States

Event Date

Malden IOAD Vigil

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Join Malden Overcoming Addiction and The Bridge Recovery Center as we honor all those who have lost their battle with substance use disorder. Our vigil will begin at Malden High School followed by a candlelight walk to City Hall with a moment if silence under the walkway which will be illuminated purple for this day of reflection.

Address

77 Salem St
Malden, MA 02148
United States

Event Date

Falmouth OAD

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Join us as we remember the 72 Barnstable County lives we have lost, those struggling, and those in recovery. Sharing of photos and words of remembrance are welcome. Wear purple in support. Information tables at event.

Address

55 Palmer Ave
Falmouth, MA 02540
United States

Event Date

Great Barrington IOAD Vigil

Overdose Awareness Vigil

INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY
SATURDAY, 31 AUGUST 2024 from 6-8 PM
Please join us for a remembrance ceremony in honor of the lives lost to overdose.

6 PM - Memorials: Community invited to share loved one’s name and/or brief story
6:20 PM - Spiritual Leader Joni Carron
6:30 - March to GB LOGO on Main
7 PM - Candle lighting and vigil

Address

67 State St
Great Barrington, MA 01230
United States

Event Date

International Overdose Awareness Day Candle Light Vigil

This is an event to remember those gone to soon from overdoses. Memorials give our community a way to honor those who have tragically lost their lives, share stores , and bring people together. Luminary bags will be available for community members to decorate and write special messages. Community members will be invited to share their own stories and memories of loved ones who have overdosed. 2, 125 purple flags will be planted on the Belchertown Common to represent those in Massachusetts who have lost their lives to the opioid epidemic in the last decade.

Address

2 Jabish St
Belchertown Town Common
Belchertown, MA 01007
United States

Event Date

IOAD Memorial Service and Vigil

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Join us for our 3rd annual Overdose Awareness Day Memorial Service to comfort those who have lost loved ones to overdose - followed by a procession to City Hall for a Raising of the Recovery Flag with Mayor Marchetti - and process to Park Square for a candlelight vigil and reading of names of those lost to overdose

Address

100 First Street
The Common Park
Pittsfield, MA 01201
United States

Event Date

Chelmsford Health Department's Annual Candlelight Vigil for International Overdose Awareness Day

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Join the Chelmsford Health Department's Annual Candlelight Vigil for International Overdose Awareness Day on Saturday, August 31, 2024. Signing of names of loved ones lost will begin at 6:30 pm and event begins at 7:00 pm. Under the stars, we'll light candles to remember those lost to overdose and show support for those struggling with addiction.

Address

4 North Rd
Chelmsford, MA 01863
United States

Event Date

Fall River Overdose Awareness Day

Join us for an event to remember those lost to overdose, and to celebrate hope in recovery. There will be a dove release, speakers on loss, hope and recovery, musical performers and lantern decorating and lighting for those we have lost. Provider tables ready to take referral information and give out information starting at 4:30-7

Address

1 Government Ctr
Post Office Sq. Northside of Government Center,
Fall River, MA 02722
United States

Event Date

Memorial Service and Vigil Pittsfield

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Living In Recovery invites community members to participate in the 3rd annual Overdose Awareness Day Memorial Service in Pittsfield. The service will be followed by a procession to Park Square for a candlelight vigil and a reading of names of those lost to overdose. Names can be sent to Living in Recovery via their email at [email protected].

Address

100 First Street
The Common Park
Pittsfield, MA 01201
United States

Event Date

Wrentham Vigil

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Join us to remember and honor loved ones we’ve lost to overdose.

International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is observed each August 31. On this day, communities worldwide come together to reduce overdose stigma, increase understanding and awareness, remember those who died of overdose, and prevent drug-related harm.

For IOAD, SAFE will host a community vigil from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Wrentham Town Common. Vigil attendees are encouraged to bring pictures of the loved ones they are honoring.

Address

1 Franklin St
Wrentham Common,
Wrentham, MA 02093
United States

Event Date

Western MA Lights it Purple LIVE

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At 8:00 PM on 8/31/24 we are asking all communities to light their homes, business, programs, and community spaces with purple lights/bulbs and post LIVE or post a picture to social media (locally) #WMALightsItPurpleOverdoseAwareness2024 and Internationally to #TogetherWeCan, #EndOverdose, #IOAD2024, followed by a moment of silence in the region to honor the memory of those we have lost.

Address

Various
Chicopee, MA 01020
United States

Event Date