HOPE Sheds Light’s yearly Celebration of HOPE walk supplies hope and assistance to households at the Jersey Shore that are affected by compound usage condition.
HOPE Sheds Light Co-Founders and CEO at HOPE Walk
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. – Sept. 18, 2024 – PRLog — Now in its 11th year, the Celebration of HOPE Walk, hosted by HOPE Sheds Light (HSL), continues to be a beacon of strength and assistance. On September 7th, over 2,000 people and households collected at the Seaside Heights Boardwalk, developing a sea of yellow, to raise awareness about compound usage condition, honor those on the course to healing, and supply expect those still having a hard time.
The occasion was filled with uplifting activities, consisting of balloon art, face painting, and over 75 supplier display screens, along with wholehearted reviews. The environment was filled with love and uniformity for those who have actually been lost to compound usage condition, in addition to those who advance their journey of healing.
Unique acknowledgment went to the day’s leading fundraising groups, with Team FWH/Trident taking top place and Team Stepping Up Sabrina following in 2nd.
The walk was arranged by Pamela Capaci, CEO of HSL, Emily Hendricks, Program Director of HSL, and Jessie Scofield, Business Development Coordinator at HSL.
“With each year, the Celebration of HOPE Walk shows that the journey towards recovery and healing is one we take together, growing more powerful in unity and hope,” kept in mind Hendricks. “We are more powerful together than we might ever be strolling this journey alone.”
After a couple of opening words from HSL Co-founder Steve Willis, a host of dignitaries and visitor speakers who have actually been affected by dependency took the phase. Dignitaries consisted of: Ben Giovine, District Director for Congressman Andy Kim, New Jersey Assemblywoman Luanne Peterpaul, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer, and Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago.
HSL was begun after Ron Rosetto lost his kid, Marc to a hard-fought fight versus drug abuse condition. When the Rosetto household was going through this extremely tough time, they had a hard time to discover the aid they so frantically required. Given that the friends and family of those with dependency issues typically feel separated, embarrassed, overloaded and helpless, Ron, together with buddies Stephen Willis and Arvo Prima, whose boys likewise were fighting dependency at the time, established HSL. Soon after, Stephen’s boy, Mark lost his fight with the illness of dependency. A couple of years later on, Arvo’s child, Paavo lost his battle with the illness.
Ron, Stephen and Arvo have actually given that devoted their lives to keeping their kids’ tradition alive by assisting others discover the guts to deal with dependency and discover healing.
HSL continues to grow and develop, raising awareness and informing people, households and the neighborhood about the effect of compound usage condition in Ocean and Monmouth Counties and beyond. Through peer-to-peer training and support system, health cares and curricula for the entire household, HSL makes every effort to lower preconception in order to give way for brand-new results.