Candlight Vigil: Messages of Support and Hope October 2013 by Jen Sanford

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Humboldt State University

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The candlight vigil event happened across 21 of the 23 CSU campuses on October 1st 2013. On our campus, several of the CAPS staff stood on the HSU quad next to a table with candles and art supplies and invited students to share their thoughts or light a candle. Almost every single student that stopped at the table took the time to write a note, draw a picture, share a story. In only about 2 hours, 88 cards with messages of caring were strung. The next day we captured these messages with a camera. Here they are. To see a photo up close, just click on it!

The message: This is a community that cares. You matter. If you need help, come talk to a counselor at CAPS (826-3236), talk to a family member or friend. Break the silence. Keep fighting to find or hold hope, to make things better, to simply hold on. The one predictable thing we know about life is that things change. As bad as you feel now, it won't always be that way.

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