American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to Screen “Dead Poets Society” in Memoriam of Robin Williams During World Suicide Prevention Week on Sept. 10.
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AFSP partners with eflixir.com, We-Care.com to raise awareness about suicide prevention
NEW YORK, NY, September 3, 2014 – The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, in partnership with movie/cause site eflixir.com and charity shopping site We-Care.com, is memorializing Robin Williams and promoting mental health awareness with a screening of Dead Poets Society in New York during National Suicide Prevention Week, on Wednesday, September 10.
Beginning at 7:30 p.m., the event at the French Institute’s Florence Gould Hall Theatre will include a screening of Williams’ beloved film, preceded by a short panel discussion featuring national leaders from the mental health field on the subjects of battling depression and suicide prevention.
Tickets for the event can be purchased at www.we-care.com/RobinWilliams.
All proceeds will benefit the AFSP to fund research, create educational programs, advocate for public policy and support survivors of suicide loss. Led by CEO Robert Gebbia and headquartered in New York, AFSP has 67 local chapters with events nationwide.
Eflixir.com will donate $1.00 to AFSP for every Robin Williams film streamed on the eflixir.com site throughout the month of September.
We-Care.com will be featuring AFSP as Cause of the Month, encouraging new users to support AFSP with their online shopping.
“Robin Williams entertained and inspired us all with his comic brilliance and his soulful performances,”
eflixir.com President Marc Erlbaum said.
“In his memory and in gratitude for the laughter and tears he gave us, we are inviting the public to help others who might be living with mental illness to seek treatment.”
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is the nation’s leading organization in the fight against suicide, bringing together people across communities and backgrounds to understand and prevent suicide, and to help heal the pain it causes. More information can be found at http://www.afsp.org.
We-Care.com is a leading provider of philanthropic technology, allowing over one million members of their community to support their favorite charity every time they shop online. We-Care.com allows users to support their favorite nonprofit, school or association every time they shop at over 2700 online merchants—at no cost to the user. More information can be found at www.we-care.com.
Eflixir.com is a charitable film website that curates thousands of uplifting Hollywood films and donates to a charity each time a film is watched. More information can be found at http://eflixir.com.
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May I suggest something to the editors? I notice that you have a section “From Our Partners.” Could one of your partners be a suicide prevention source that lists resources as well as hot lines?