Local organizations will be observing Overdose Awareness between August 25 – August 31, 2024.
Help us remember those we have lost and celebrate the lives we have saved by displaying purple
ribbons and lights.
Community members are welcome to join Buddy’s Purpose and The Perfectly Flawed Foundation
for a morning of remembrance and friendship on International Overdose Awareness Day, Saturday,
August 31st from 9-11 am. Participants will gather at The Perfectly Flawed Foundation office at 240 1st Street in LaSalle
beginning at 9 am. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided followed by a short walk (< 0.5
mile) to the Illinois & Michigan Canal Lock #15 for a butterfly release shortly after 10 am.
In addition, Streator Overdose Awareness will be hosting a Superhero Walk scheduled from noon to
4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, at Plumb Pavillion at City Park in Streator.
You can display purple lights and ribbons outside your home, business, organization, or landmarks
in your city such as fountains, parks, or community buildings.
By donating $10, you can pick up a purple light bulb and ribbon at the Perfectly Flawed
Office located at 240 1st Street in La Salle, IL.
About International Overdose Awareness Day
Every year International Overdose Awareness Day is observed on August 31. It is a day to
remember those we have lost to drug overdose as well as celebrate lives saved. It also
acknowledges the grief felt by families and friends who have lost loved ones and/or those who have
suffered a permanent overdose injury. Drug overdose is the nation’s leading cause of accidental
death. International Overdose Awareness Day also aims to reduce the stigma attached to substance use
amongst individuals and often the families of the victims. Many are not aware of the complex factors
behind overdose and unfairly blame families and those who struggle. Such an attitude only works to
flair the negativities surrounding the topic, suppressing any efforts to raise awareness and reduce
risk. August 31 is the day to come out and stand in solidarity to prevent future overdose deaths.
About Perfectly Flawed’s Overdose Prevention Program,
Perfectly Flawed Foundation is a harm reduction and recovery community organization and has
operated a drug overdose education and naloxone distribution program since 2017. Their service
area includes Bureau, Putnam, LaSalle, Marshall, Henry, Lee, Livingston, Grundy, and surrounding
counties. The program includes mobile outreach with a text-based, non-crisis hotline,
815-830-8675.
Perfectly Flawed offers overdose prevention training to local agencies, businesses, and individuals. If
you or your agency is interested to learn how you can collaborate to help prevent overdose in your
community, contact Perfectly Flawed directly.
For any questions contact Perfectly Flawed directly:
Perfectly Flawed Foundation
Call or Text: 815-830-8675
support@perfecltyflawed.org
www.perfectlyflawed.org