Media Advisory - Purple Light Nights® Lighting Ceremony (Celebrating the 6th Year and Move to Beautiful Prince George’s Community College)

Upper Marlboro, MD… The Prince George’s County Office of the Sheriff celebrates the 6^th Anniversary of the Purple Light Nights® (PLN) lighting ceremony on Tuesday, October 1, 2019. The ceremony that has become the county’s official kick-off of Domestic Violence Awareness Month is moving to Prince George’s Community College and is co-hosted by College President, Dr. Charlene M. Dukes. “Our 6^th anniversary is a celebration of leadership at the state, county, agency, and community level. Altogether, our quest is to keep delivering better and more information and service to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault,” said Sheriff High.       

The “Purple Light Nights®” lighting ceremony is a program of the Sheriff’s Domestic Violence Intervention Division (DVID), in partnership with the County Administration and County Council, county agencies, and non-profit and private sector partners. Of the college’s participation, Dr. Dukes said, “We partnered with the Sheriff from the start on Purple Light Nights because creating a safe work and campus environment for our employees and students is a priority. I completely agree that working together, what success looks like is every student, employee, and citizen who recognizes signs of abuse, knows that help is available, and knows where to get it.”  

WHAT/WHEN:          Purple Light Nights® Lighting Ceremony

                                    October 1, 2019 6:30 p.m. – 8:00p.m.

Program:                    Office of the Sheriff – Sheriff Melvin C. High

                                    Co-Host – Prince George’s Community College – Dr. Charlene M. Dukes

                                    Interludes – Spoken Word                 

                                    Presentations - “Purple Light-Bulb” Awards

WHERE:                    Prince George’s Community College – Student Center Courtyard

                                    301 Largo Road, Largo, MD 20772

Guests can pick up a free your purple light bulb to shine on a porch or in a window every night in October to signify the county’s unity in the fight against domestic violence, along with other purple mementos for the closing countdown, and take a keepsake photo in the “Purple Light Nights®” picture frame between 6:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The program begins promptly at 7:05 and concludes with the lighting ceremony countdown promptly at 8:05.

The media are invited to attend. For more information contact the Communications and Public Affairs Division at 301-780-7354. Video: https://pgsheriff.blogspot.com/2019/08/save-date-october-1-2019-6th-annual.html

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