[366] Suicide Awareness Event Honors Fallen Fraternity Brother

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 16, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Edgard Izaguirre, 786-863-3334 or eizag001@gmail.com

SUICIDE AWARENESS EVENT HONORS FALLEN FRATERNITY BROTHER
“Alpha Jam” Features Music, Food, Festivities as Greek Organization Celebrates Life

(MURFREESBORO) – The Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity at MTSU will host its first ever Alpha Jam from 1-6 p.m. on Saturday, March 27, on the lawn in front of the Tom H. Jackson Building to promote mental health awareness and combat suicide rates in the area.
“On Sept. 9, 2009, the Eta Nu chapter of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity lost a beloved brother due to suicide,” says Edgard Izaguirre, the chapter’s public relations officer. Since that moment, the active brothers have worked to honor him.”
Among the musical acts scheduled to perform are James Ryan, Sebastian Garcia, The Compromise, The Falling Trance and The Slow Down. Tickets are $5 each, which includes the concert, food, inflatables, a rock wall and more.
Izaguirre says all proceeds will go directly to “To Write Love on Her Arms,” which is described on its Web site (www.twloha.com) as “a nonprofit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery.”
This event is open to the public as well as the campus community, and media are welcomed. For more information, contact Izaguirre at 786-863-3334 or eizag001@gmail.com.


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