by Tim McGillivray on 2015-09-18
Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Week brought a festive recognition of friends at TownGate Elementary.
Fifth-grade student leaders and counselor Tina Arias passed out friendship bracelets during recess and asked students to share some of their friendship experiences.
Students were invited to send a Friendship Gram to someone special and were encouraged to reach out to students who could use a friend.
Yellow Ribbon Week promotes suicide awareness and prevention and is recognized every September.
Suicide, amazingly, is the second-leading cause of death for youth age 10-18.
TownGate students know how important it is to make friends and show others that they care.