Be the Light: Anyone Can Save a Life
Aug 29, 2026 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Point Gratiot Park
Point Drive & Route 5, Dunkirk, NY 14048
Point Drive & Route 5, Dunkirk, NY 14048
You’re Invited to “Be the Light” on August 29th, 2026.
The Together We Can CHQ Coalition is proud to host the Third Annual Be the Light: Anyone Can Save a Life event from 6PM–8PM at Point Gratiot Park in Dunkirk, NY.
Held in observance of Chautauqua County Overdose Awareness Week and registered through the International Overdose Awareness Day Campaign, this free, family-friendly event honors lives lost to overdose, celebrates recovery, and brings our community together in hope, healing, and connection.
Highlights include:
- Live music by Miranda Wilcox
- Kid-friendly activities and prizes!
- Balloon Art & Face Painting
- Stories of resilience and recovery
- Resource fair with local services/agencies
- Purple glow visual at dusk to honor & remember those lost to accidental overdose led by Jim LaBarr
- Light refreshments
- 50/50 & Basket Raffles
- Recognition of Chautauqua County EMS
- Education on the NYS Good Samaritan Law with Sheriff James Quattrone
- Harm reduction education and supplies
- Ki Yoga with Reborne Healing