SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH
Highlighting Teachers Making A Difference
School Supply Drive!
Just Live is teaming up with the Master Singers of Milwaukee to bring attention and support to teachers making a huge difference in their classrooms. Check out Kristal and Posy’s stories below and click the links to donate to their classrooms.
Just Live is teaming up with the Master Singers of Milwaukee to bring attention and support to teachers making a huge difference in their classrooms. Check out Kristal and Posy’s stories below and click the links to donate to their classrooms.
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Kristal Krebs
Kristal is entering her tenth year of teaching and her third year at Miguel Juarez Middle School in Waukegan, IL. "I've always taught high school before coming to Juarez, but I have always wanted to teach middle school, sixth graders, to be exact. Now, I have my dream position, and I absolutely love it! After this past year of teaching in-person (my first year with Juarez was essentially all virtual), I have really learned what I need to help my students be organized and successful--that is why I have chosen the particular items on my list!" Kristal brings excitement and structure to her classroom that is setting her students up for lifelong success! Show your support by clicking the link below to purchase and donate items on her wish list. You can select to send these directly to her at check out and help give her students the start of another great school year. Wishlist Link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/22D5WBXHGKZ5K... |
Posy Knight
Posy is entering her fourth year of teaching at Goodrich Elementary School in Milwaukee, WI. "Creating a safe space for students and faculty is very important to me and I'm proud of the fact that teachers gather in the art room at the end of a long day to share stories and offer support. Likewise, having the right resources in our safe space to provide artistic expression and freedom makes all the difference. Using the TAB (Teaching Artistic Behaviors) method means providing a place for students to explore building and engineering in addition to working with clay and physical props to expand their artistic scope. I am also always brainstorming ways to serve special needs students at Goodrich so that I can provide them with a deeply enriching and rewarding experience." Posy brings a joy for art and creativity to her classroom which inspires the students of Goodrich to dream big and chase those dreams! Show your support by clicking the link below to purchase and donate items on her wish list. You can select to send these directly to her at check out and help give her students the start of another great school year. Wishlist Link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2BQ9X9DCA0BT4... More about Posy at https://theposyknight.wixsite.com/arteducator/home |
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
In August of 2009 we lost Jamie Leigh Wilson to depression and suicide, she was a beloved daughter, granddaughter, sister, cousin, and friend; after our community lost two more individuals in the coming year, we felt compelled to do something about it.
In February of 2012, we developed the non-profit organization, Just Live, Inc. along with the music festival as a healing process for us as survivors, to show our dedication and devotion to our loved ones and this cause, and to say that it will be our “Labor of Love” to work endlessly as a community, to end this illness, so that they will not have died in vain.
The heart and soul of this organization was created by five individuals, and a community who were a huge part of Jamie Leigh Wilson’s life, who choose to honor Jamie’s memory and all those lost to this illness. And while the numbers continue to grow, we continue to fight so we can hold on and help others.
It is our mission to provide suicide prevention education to our community, financial support to related supportive organizations, and emotional support to anyone affected by suicide, depression, and mental illness, so that others may Just Live more positively.
In February of 2012, we developed the non-profit organization, Just Live, Inc. along with the music festival as a healing process for us as survivors, to show our dedication and devotion to our loved ones and this cause, and to say that it will be our “Labor of Love” to work endlessly as a community, to end this illness, so that they will not have died in vain.
The heart and soul of this organization was created by five individuals, and a community who were a huge part of Jamie Leigh Wilson’s life, who choose to honor Jamie’s memory and all those lost to this illness. And while the numbers continue to grow, we continue to fight so we can hold on and help others.
It is our mission to provide suicide prevention education to our community, financial support to related supportive organizations, and emotional support to anyone affected by suicide, depression, and mental illness, so that others may Just Live more positively.