Thanks for making event a success

Mahalo to our Hawaii Island community for their participation in the inaugural Hawaii Island Suicide Prevention Benefit held at the Old Kona Airport pavilion on Sunday March 20. For this first large-scale effort to help our community with suicide awareness and survivor healing, the benefit attendance exceeded 700 people. Our benefit provided an opportunity to collectively gather together those of us who have an uncertainty about life and/or an overwhelming sadness in grief. It was a privilege to share the time and heartfelt stories with all of you.

Special thanks to all of our entertainers who provided their time and talents to our first suicide prevention benefit. We are also grateful to all who provided speeches, donations, services and personnel support before, during and after the benefit. We would also like to thank the many nonprofit groups who provided their information and support to all who attended our suicide prevention benefit.

With much affection and appreciation,

Nancy Sallee and Tess Hutto

Suicide Prevention Benefit Co-chairs