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Have you seen #Yarn4Hope?
Over 30 pieces were made by students, teachers, school staff, parents, empty-nesters and knitting circles from the COA and St Edward's.
September is Suicide Awareness Month
As you drive through Medfield Center you cannot help but notice telephone poles and trees wrapped in yarn. Knitted stars in purple and turquoise are hanging from the ceiling of the town gazebo, and yarn is also wrapped around the pillars and posts. These colors represent Suicide Prevention Awareness and this installation was the work of MCSP (Medfield Coalition for Suicide Prevention) in hopes of bringing a greater awareness of this nationwide issue. The Medfield community and schools worked together to create these #Yarn4Hope pieces. Anna Mae O'Shea Brooke helped organize this effort on behalf of MCSP. Make sure you click the link and view all the photos of those who created the pieces and those who took part in the installation. The following are Anna Mae's words:
Hi All,
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I hope you drove through town this week and saw the #yarn4hope installation. Here are some photos:
I think that it is impactful while also being perfectly understated; a balance of beauty and hope. Each piece possesses a story or rather an intention from the person who created the pieces. We had over 30 pieces
made from students, teachers, school staff, parents, empty-nesters and knitting circles from the Council on Aging and St. Edward; a true community effort!
Blake Middle School teacher, Diane Horvath, was the visionary and orchestrated all of this!
I hope that this installation brings awareness and compels people to either get educated to recognize the signs and for those who are suffering, to seek help...some may think this is naive, but we must stay
stedfast in our desire to prevent more deaths by suicide.
Thanks all!
Anna Mae
