Victim Assistance Angel Tree Ceremony set for Dec. 5 - Spectrum News 1

AKRON, Ohio — The Victim Assistance Program’s yearly Angel Tree Ceremony volition erstwhile again grant the representation of radical who died successful Summit County due to the fact that of convulsive crime.

More than 1,000 radical person died from unit successful Summit County successful the past 25 years, Victim Assistance Program said successful a statement.

Now successful its 28^th year, the Angel Tree Ceremony features the Angel Trees, connected which friends and household members bent angel ornaments displaying their loved ones’ names, and the Wall of Remembrance, displaying photos of those who were mislaid to crime.

The ceremonial volition instrumentality spot from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 5 astatine the Akron-Summit County Public Library, 60 S. High St. in. successful downtown Akron.

The lawsuit besides volition beryllium livestreamed connected the Victim Assistance Program Facebook page and recorded.

The Angel Trees and the Wall of Remembrance volition beryllium displayed passim December.

Those wishing to person a memorial photograph included connected the partition tin taxable a 5-inch by 7-inch photograph by Thursday, Dec. 1.

For anyone who’s mislaid a loved 1 to unit but can’t be the event, a Victim Assistance Program advocate volition spot an angel connected the histrion connected their behalf, the bureau said.

Active successful Summit County for the past 50 years, Victim Assistance is disposable 24/7 to assistance anyone who has been victimized, and filing a constabulary study is not required.

The agency’s extremity is to spot a unfortunate advocator connected tract wrong 30 minutes of an event, to advocator for and shepherd the unfortunate done immoderate follows.

For much information, telephone Victim Assistance astatine 330-376-7022 ext. 218 oregon email the photo on with the person’s information.