𝗔𝗿𝘆𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝗧-𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁!
𝗔𝗿𝘆𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝗧-𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁! Aryn’s design will be unveiled at this year’s 𝟮𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿𝘀’ 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸 on Saturday, August 29, 2026 at Twin Lakes Park Pavilion 7! The t-shirts will be available for sale at the walk. Aryn just completed her first year at WCCC where she is working toward a degree in Graphic Design. 𝗔𝗿𝘆𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱: “𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑟𝑡, 𝐼 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒. 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐼 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑠. 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒, 𝐼 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘, 𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙. 𝑁𝑜𝑏𝑜𝑑𝑦 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑. 𝑆𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑚𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑦 𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑠𝑢𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑙 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑡. 𝐼 𝑎𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟. 𝐼 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡: ‘𝑊𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑓 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑔𝑜𝑛𝑒.’ 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤, 𝐼 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚. 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑖𝑠𝑛’𝑡 𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑦, 𝑖𝑡 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑡 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝐵𝑢𝑡, 𝑎𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑖𝑡. 𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑔𝑜, 𝑖𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑜𝑛𝑒’𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒.” 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝘆𝗻!
Fourth Annual $1,000 Ray of Hope Scholarship is Awarded!
Madison Resnick is the 2026 Ray of Hope $1,000 Scholarship Winner!
Lisa Goldberg, Ray of Hope Coordinator awarded Madison Resnick with her scholarship at Greensburg Salem High School’s award ceremony on May 20, 2026. The Fourth Annual $1,000 Ray of Hope Scholarship was awarded to Madison for her academic excellence, wide array of extracurricular activities, volunteerism in her community, and for the passion she has demonstrated for the Human Service Field. Madison will be attending James Madison University where she will be studying Psychology. Her long-term professional goal is to attain her master’s degree and become a Certified Behavioral Therapist. We wish Madison much success in her academic career and hope she comes back to Westmoreland County to practice! 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 Madison, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲!
Ray of Hope Adds Drug Overdose Survivor Support
(DOSS) to the existing Westmoreland County LOSS Team
The Westmoreland County LOSS Team, (Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors) is now adding a DOSS Team, Drug Overdose Survivor Support. The Westmoreland County LOSS Team began responding to suicide loss in June of 2023. There was always a hope of adding a DOSS Team. We have reached hundreds of families with our efforts so far. LOSS/DOSS Teams are made up of trained professionals and survivors who respond shortly after a suicide or overdose occurs, offering immediate support, resources, and hope to those left behind. Their presence helps reduce isolation, for the rest of the article click here: Westmoreland County L.O.S.S. Team – Ray of Hope
To Immediately Connect Directly to the Westmoreland County LOSS/DOSS Team:
724-535-1829
(Team is on-call 24/7 365)
3RD Annual Veteran Cornhole Tournament!
The 3rd Annual Veteran Cornhole Tournament will take place on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at the Jeannette American Legion! At least 1 of the 2-person team must be a Veteran. Friends and family are all welcome to come watch the tournament. Poulich Pit BBQ lunch will be served. All Attendees must be pre-registered. To register click this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/26VETERANCHT. For more information or trouble with registration, contact Lisa at egoldberg@mhaswpa.org or call/text 724-875-2415.
Westmoreland County
Suicide Fatality Review Board
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 launched in 2025 under the direction of Ray of Hope. The multidisciplinary team does detailed case reviews of suicide deaths in the county with the goal of creating actionable recommendations to prevent future suicide fatalities in Westmoreland County. WC member organizations are Area Agency on Aging, BH/DS, Children’s Bureau, WC Coroner’s Office, Department of Public Safety, Forge Health, Juvenile Probation, Live 4 Tomorrow Today, WC LOSS Team, Native Counseling & Therapy, PA DMVA, PA State Police, Ray of Hope, VA Pittsburgh Health System Suicide Prevention, Westmoreland Community Action, Westmoreland County Crisis Hotline, WCSI, WeDAC, WC DHS-DCRP, WC Faith Leaders, Veterans, and Loss Survivors.
Back Row L-R: Steven Whiteman-Deputy Coroner, Mike Blahovec-Retired Army Col., Commissioner Douglas Chew, Nicole LaVale-Native Counseling & Therapy – LOSS Team Member, Heather McLean-Ray of Hope Chair – LOSS Team Lead – WC SFRB Team Leader, Julie Lovis-WeDAC, Pastor Nick Poole-Calvary Church, Danae Hudock-Children’s Bureau, Milene Maurin-WC AAA, Rev. William Schaefer-Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Dan Merchant-VA Pittsburgh Health System Suicide Prevention, Bobby Tanyer-WC BH/DS – LOSS Team Member
Front Row L-R: Malory Spring-Live 4 Tomorrow Today-LOSS Team Member, Michele Wentzel-Juvenile Probation, Ariel James-Juvenile Probation – LOSS Team Member, Lisa Goldberg-Coordinator: Ray of Hope, LOSS Team, & WC SFRB, Cassandra Hartless-Forge Health, Lori Wiester-WC DHS-DCRP, Caitlin Allen-WCA WC Crisis Hotline – LOSS Team Member, Erin Angellone-WCSI – WC EBH
New Support Group for Moms
who have lost their child to suicide
The Men of Ray of Hope Calendar Fundraiser
Calendars are $20 each. Please see the flyer above for information.
𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: 𝗧𝗵e 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 below 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬. 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝘀:
To place your order for The Men of Ray of Hope Calendar, click on this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2026ROHMEN
Payment Options:
- Cash / Check In Person to Heather or Lisa
- DONATE Button on the Ray of Hope Website
- Venmo to Heather McLean @hmclean180
- Mail Check to “Ray of Hope – MHA-SWPA” 409 Coulter Ave., Greensburg PA 15601
For more information, please contact Lisa Goldberg at egoldberg@mhaswpa.org or 724-875-2415.
If You are in Crisis or Know Someone who is…
Need Help? Call the Crisis Intervention Hotline at 1-800-836-6010. Help is available 24 hours/day, 365 days/year. You’ll be connected with a trained counselor ready to assist you with issues of suicide, depression, and personal crisis. Call 1-800-836-6010 now!
Ray of Hope Suicide Awareness and Prevention Task Force
Ray of Hope is Westmoreland County’s Suicide Awareness and Prevention Task Force. We believe suicide is preventable and that suicide prevention works.
Ray of Hope offers:
- A variety of suicide prevention Services & Programs.
- Activities to raise community awareness, including our Annual Ray of Hope Walk.
Learn about our mission and more on the About Ray of Hope page.
Suicide Survivors Support
If you have lost someone to suicide, the support of your community and of other survivors is available for you. Anger, guilt, confusion, and forgetfulness are common responses to the loss of a loved one, and suicide can add its own unfortunate stigma. Don’t mourn alone; get the help you need to cope.
Visit our Survivors Support page to learn more.
Ray of Hope & Westmoreland County LOSS Team Privacy Policy
Ray of Hope & the Westmoreland County LOSS Team does not share your SMS consent or phone number with third parties or affiliates for marketing purposes.”
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Checks should be made payable to "MHA-RoH" and mailed to:
Ray of Hope
c/o Mental Health America of Southwestern PA
409 Coulter Avenue
Greensburg, PA 15601