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Light A Luminary

Jefferson Township's Mental
Health Project, Connect invites you to join on Sunday, December 8th
at 4:30 pm to  Light a Luminary.
This one hour, free event at the Jefferson Township Gazebo, 1033 Weldon Road, Oak
Ridge,  NJ 07438 will be an enlightened way to reflect, to
remember, and to bring hope for all those affected by suicide and loved ones
lost
.  You may honor a loved
one by writing their name and/or a message on a luminary bag and light the
candle within. 
Licensed mental
health counselors from Family Intervention Services will be on-site to provide
support, resources and crisis intervention for those that need it.



 



 

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For additional info about CONNECT visit
us at
https://www.facebook.com/JeffersonTownshipConnect or
email:  jtmac@jeffersontownship.net
   In the event of inclement weather, please
visit our Facebook page:  Jefferson
Township CONNECT to see if the event will be occurring. 



Support for Light a
Luminary are from the Jefferson Township Municipal Alliance Committee (JTMAC).   We will gladly accept donations to help
continue our programming.

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CONNECT goals:



Changing
minds about Mental Health……Achieve greater results…Break down barriers…Promote
positive reinforcement



…Discover
the solution…Make an impact in the community….Together We Can



 



If you or someone
you know is in crisis please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline toll
free number, 1-800-273-TALK (8255), available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.



There is hope.



 

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