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Niagara Falls, NY - Case Coordinator Bailey Koithan and Sr. Case Coordinator Tracey Poeller with the Child Advocacy Center at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical tie a ribbon around a tree on 3rd Street. The two were participating in the Pinnacle Community Services 9th Annual Domestic Violence Purple Ribbon Walk.

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Pinnacle Community Services will recognize October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month by hosting the Domestic Violence Purple Ribbon Walk and Survivor Art Show on Thursday, September 29th at 4:30pm. Members of the community are invited to wear purple and meet near the corner of Main and Third Streets in order to take a collective stand against domestic violence. Following a brief presentation, attendees will proceed to tie purple ribbons on the trees along Third Street. Register for the walk at http://www.pinnaclecs.org/dvwalk .

In conjunction with the walk, The Gold Bar at 435 3rd Street will be showcasing artwork created by local domestic violence survivors and their children. Passage Domestic Violence Services, a program of Pinnacle Community Services, provides art as a healing tool for the families they serve. This year’s theme is “Dreaming of the Future”. The community is welcome to attend the exhibit after the walk is completed.