During the week of Oct. 10, Dar and Dale Emme, founders of the Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention program, will again share their story with Shawano School District students.
The program emphasizes caring adults and youth becoming a link to help for a suicidal or depressed person. The Emmes also presented to Shawano students in November 2004, 2008 and 2012.
These presentations for the students will be held at the following times:
- 9:30-10:30 a.m. Oct. 10 in the LGI room at Shawano Community Middle School. For Shawano Community Middle School eighth-graders, St. James Lutheran eighth-graders and Sacred Heart Catholic eighth-graders.
- 7:55-8:55 a.m. Oct. 11 in the Shawano Community High School auditorium. For ninth- and 10th-graders.
- 9:35-10:35 a.m. Oct. 11 in the Shawano Community High School auditorium. For 11th- and 12th-graders.
The Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program is an ongoing collaborative community suicide prevention effort involving Shawano-Menominee County ROADS (Reaching Out About Depression and Suicide) and the Shawano School District. ROADS provides the funding. For information, call Swedberg Funeral Home at 715-526-2631 or visit roadsonline.org or yellowribbon.org online.