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Cryptocurrency News Articles
Iowa County veteran starts coin challenge to raise suicide awareness
Sep 27, 2024 at 05:16 am
MARENGO, Iowa (KCRG) - August 27th is a day Jennifer Olson remembers well.
A coin challenge for suicide awareness has been started in Iowa County, spearheaded by Jennifer Olson, the director of Iowa County Veterans Affairs.
The challenge is called “Andy's Initiative,” in memory of 51-year-old veteran Andrew McGuire, who died by suicide on August 27th. Olson worked closely with McGuire and said he is the fourth veteran she’s lost in the county in the last year.
“I cried literally the entire night,” Olson said. “And I realized the very next day [it was] because I need to be able to do something to help.”
Olson is distributing coins and cards to students and staff in all four school districts in Iowa County. The goal is for a student to keep one and pass along the other.
At Iowa Valley Junior Senior High School, she believes the challenge could save lives.
“It’s difficult to talk to kids about it,” Olson said. “I think as a parent we think if we talk about it, it’s going to make them think about it, when in reality, they may already be thinking about it, but they’re scared to talk about it.”
Janet Behrens, the school’s principal, said for this community, the cause hits home after losing a student to suicide.
“As hard as it is, we suffered our own loss in the last few years and so it’s very close to our hearts still,” Behrens said.
As a veteran herself, Olson said she knows the impact community can have. She hopes these coins will help her neighbors know they’re not alone.
“If we want to see the change to this epidemic that is affecting all of our communities, then we are solves need to go ahead and take on the responsibility,” Olson said.
If you want to get involved in the initiative, you can contact Olson at Iowa County Veterans Affairs at friendsofmarengo@gmail.com
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