About this Event
Join Us for Collective Voices from Silence to Strength!
Get ready for an inspiring in-person event where stories come alive and voices unite. It's all about moving from silence to strength together. Connect, share, and be empowered in an amazing community setting. Don't miss out on this uplifting experience!
Lunch is included with ticket purchase.
PROCEEDS SUPPORT:
- “Save a VET, Save the Bay” suicide prevention veteran kayak program through the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program (Gulf Coast Community Foundation Sarasota Bay Environmental Fund)
- Team Tony Cancer Foundation to support breast cancer patients, including the Cold Cap.
Silent Auction and Raffle opportunities available during the event - with one prize being a kayak!
SPEAKERS & PERFORMANCES: (tentative)
Welcome by Aimee Perterssen Shayer (Team Tony Team Peer), Tony Mceachern (Team Tony Cancer Foundation) and Diane Brantley-Wiley
Patricia Rogers
Beyond Survival: Create Happiness from the Inside Out
Dolly Parton Tribute Performance by Eirinn Abu
Performance by Eirinn Abu & Lorette Vachianno
Lorette Vachianno
Expression of Resilience through Dance
Live Art by Diane Kole
Panel Discussion: Wayne Scott (Army Veteran), Wayne Douchkoff (Save a VET, Save the Bay), Jennifer Johnston (SPARCC), TBD, Team Tony Cancer Foundation
Moral Injury: Healthcare, First Responders, Military & Sexual Trauma
Panel Discussion: Mike Solum, Dr. Gandy and Robby Duke
Artificial Reef: Then and Now
Dr. Carter Check
Healing in the Wild: When the Wound is Moral
Rabbi Michael Shefrin, Temple Emmanu-El
Closing Blessing
BOOTHS:
Active Age
Centerstone
Child Protection Center
Dogs Inc
Florida Veterans for Common Sense
Manatee County Veteran's Services
Nope
Nurse Anethesists: Ann Osborn, CRNA, APRN & Cortney Jolin, CRNA, APRN
Sarasota Bay Estuary
Sarasota County Veteran's Services
The Long Walk Home
Tunnel to Towers
Collective Voices: From Silence to Strength
Breaking the Silence. Sharing the Stories. Finding Strength Together.
Collective Voices: From Silence to Strength is a powertul community event bringing people together through guest speakers, live music, and dance to raise awareness and inspire hope.
The event will shine a light on Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, PTSD, Breast Cancer, and Domestic Violence Awareness, honoring survivors, remembering those we have lost, and supporting individuals and families facing these challenges.
Through voices, music, movement, and stories of courage, we will turn silence into conversation and conversation into strength.
One Community. Many Stories. One Powerful Voice.
Event venue & nearby stays
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Downtown Sarasota, 1534 Mound Street, Sarasota, United States
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