Wish Lanterns
September 10, 2014, 7pm
Come and join us on September 10th at 7:00pm, where we will use this valuable opportunity to create awareness, and offer support to those who may need it. Happiness can blossom from finding new hope; our aim is to plant that seed.
New York Irish Center
10-40 Jackson Ave, LIC, Queens, NY 11101
718 482 0909
www.nyirish.org
Last stop on the 7 before Grand Central at Vernon Blvd./Jackson Ave.
Lots of local parking after 7pm
In light of World Suicide Awareness day, we as a community plan to meet here at the New York Irish Center and head off to the East River, where we will then set off wish lanterns. For some, these lanterns will represent hope and desire, for others they will be a tribute to someone whom they have lost to suicide, and for the rest, they will be a means of showing their support, consideration, and open arms to anyone who may be experiencing a difficult time. This small gesture is our ways of saying we are here for you, we care, and we want to help you.
As a strong and ever-growing community working our way towards a point where we are free from suicide is something we here at the New York Irish Center strive for. Together, it is possible to shift the attention from the devastating aftermath of a suicide to noticing and treating the acts that lead to suicide. Suicide is irreversible, however, it is preventable. By reaching out to someone who you think is suffering could save a life.For many people, suicide and depression are not just sad news, they are reality and to try and understand how this feels is complex and challenging, but that does not mean we cannot help. In fact, it means we need to be able to recognize pain and suffering and help to the best of our ability to guide that person to a better place- whether it be a loved one, a dear friend, a colleague or a neighbor, you can help them ease their emotional turmoil. You do not have to carry your burdens alone. Suffering in silence can prove to be fatal, there is always that sliver of light that never truly burns out, and that light represents hope, along with a huge opportunity to develop and transform.
Come to the Center at 7pm.
If you can’t make it, find a moment to light a candle on September 10th for those that have left us in this way, or have survived.
