Candlelight Vigil Spreads Message of Hope and Survival

This year’s guest speaker is Marti MacGibbon, CADC-II, ACRPS, CAPMS, an inspirational speaker, standup comic, certified addiction treatment professional, and author of the nationally award winning memoir, Never Give in to Fear: Laughing All the Way Up from Rock Bottom.

Marti is an internationally known author and an expert on trauma resolution and addiction, who is also a domestic violence survivor.

The Candlelight Vigil is intended not only to create awareness about domestic violence, but to empower and encourage survivors, victims and the community to take a stand against this crime that tears apart families.

The annual candlelight vigil, hosted by Hands of Hope, a division of Radiant Health, is part of a national initiative by domestic violence prevention and intervention organizations across the country during the month of October.

In addition to hearing how you can help break the cycle of violence, the evening gives attendees an opportunity to light a candle in memory of someone who lost their life to domestic violence and/or to light a candle in honor of someone who broke the cycle of violence by leaving an abusive relationship.

And, as has been the tradition, Steve Newcomer has recruited an array of musical talent to enhance the vigil and encourage attendees to leave with a sense of empowerment.

Please mark your calendars now and plan to attend Hands of Hope’s Candlelight Vigil so that domestic violence can become a behavior that we as a community will not tolerate.