Family Violence Prevention week is happening this year from May 9th to the 15th with Wednesday, May 11th being Wear Purple Day. Get your purple on this day and show your support for victims and survivors of Family Violence. Please know we love to see pictures of what the business community does on Wear Purple Day so take a picture of your staff wearing purple and send it to karen@fvps.ca and be sure to share it on your own social media. Together we can make a difference.
Please note the following activities being held in Summerside to recognize the importance of this week:
Bring your sneakers, mask and a friend and come on out and join PEI Family Violence Prevention Services for our walk for Family Violence Week in Summerside on May 12th. Start time is 12:00 p.m. Begins at the Harbour Quay building parking lot (263 Heather Moyse Drive) and will end at the Harbour Quay building. Snacks to be provided after the walk. There will be short presentations made before and after this event.
LeeAnne Inman, East Prince Outreach Coordinator for PEI Family Violence Prevention Services, will be at the Summerside Rotary Library to carry out a children’s book reading. Be Kind, will be the theme for this event. The event will begin at 10:30 a.m., on May 12th. Purple balloons will be available for the children participating. Resources focusing on the impact of family violence on children and youth will be available to the general public. Mask Protocols will need to be followed.
PEI Family Violence Prevention Services staff will be giving free packets of seeds away on May 13th from 1:30 to 3:00 at Kool Breeze farms in Summerside.