The City of Huntington, the councilor Salvatore Ferro and the working group on opioids and addictions of the City Council, will open the annual initiative “Huntington becomes purple” to raise awareness about the drug addiction crisis in Long Island and throughout the United States.
With this objective, purple flags will be installed in the front garden of the City Council, located in Main Street, from Clinton Avenue/Green Street to Anderson Place, and in Larkfield Road between Webster Place and 9th Avenue.
The annual raising event and the opening press conference will be held at the City of Huntington, on August 26 (11 am), located in 100 Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743. This marks the beginning of several activities during the “national month of recovery”.
Other outstanding events include:
– Vigil with candles of the night of the memory (coorganized with the community working group against drugs and alcohol of Northport/East Northport), on August 28, starting at 7:00 pm at the Northport Village Park.
– Annual Welfare Walk for Hope and Festivities of sculptures of hope and healing, set for September 20, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, in Heckscher Park (25a & Prime Avenue, Huntington Village).
It should be noted that the national event for the “national month of recovery” pays tribute to more than one million Americans who have died from accidental overdose of drugs and alcohol, many of them because of mental illnesses without treatment.
It is essential to always remember those who lost their lives because of this epidemic. This initiative allows us to preserve the memory of those who lost because of addiction and pay tribute to the extraordinary social workers, mental health professionals and volunteers of non -profit organizations that work tirelessly to support people in their recovery.
However, it is equally important that we devote some time to celebrate dozens of millions of Americans who have fought against substance consumption disorder, mental health or concurrent disorders and are recovering successfully.
