Friday October 9, 2009 at Stetson Chapel on the Kalamazoo College campus, Gail Griffin presented a talk, titled It Can Happen Here: Intimate Partner Violence. This was a First-Year seminar for K College freshman.
Click the butterfly to view the text (Word file) of the talk Gail presented last year, 10/10/08.
Find out about Maggie's Hat and other current projects to raise money to fight relationship violence
On October 17, 2009, at 10 to 11 PM, Maggie's family and friends gathered at Maggie's Bench, next to Stetson Chapel on the Kalamazoo College Campus. We lit candles and shared memories of Maggie to commemorate the moments 10 years ago when Maggie's life was ended.
Links to relationship violence websites and information
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The Kalamazoo YWCA held a vigil on October 20, 2009 from 6 to 8 PM in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Martha spoke about Maggie and the effects of Domestic Violence.
Check out our updated A FAMILY'S PLEA webpage Links updated 10/10/09
NEW : A poem to Maggie on her birthday 2008 from Vanessa, a friend in CT. Visit Vanessa's Purple Project music page on MySpace.
NEW: Read Vanessa's post about Remembering Maggie on her blog, Healing & Awareness.
Margaret Lynn Wardle
"Maggie" to all
August 23, 1980 - October 18, 1999
Maggie was a loving and compassionate young woman who became a victim of cruel relationship violence and senseless gun violence.
