Mike Giegerich here! I’m End Overdose’s Director of Communications, and I’m excited to share what our team has been up to over the past month with our latest stakeholder update. August was a massive month for us, ranging from partnerships with massive festivals to speaking in front of the California State Assembly. Read on below for all of the details!
Our August Statistics
- We reached 186,000+ people
- We distributed 26,000+ doses of naloxone
- We trained 13,000+ people
- We distributed 2,000+ fentanyl test strips
Key Festival Outreach
Across the country, our volunteers provided our lifesaving education and naloxone to a list of key events including HARD Summer, Breakaway Michigan, Bass Canyon, Wasteland, and North Coast. We also tabled at shows from techno star Sara Landry and multi-genre maverick HVDES.
Entertainment Collaborations
We rolled out a series of three videos with electro-pop standout Elohim that totaled over 150,000 views on Instagram alone! We also collaborated with Coheed and Cambria drummer Josh Eppard whose Drum Set Confessional made a generous $1,000 donation to End Overdose.
Further collaborations were rolled out with:
- Righteous Gemstones actor Tony Cavalero
- Comedian Paige Gallagher
- Chicago band Pixel Grip
- Los Angeles-based band Halo Kitsch
- Medical influencer What's Good Media
- Country band Emily Rose & The Rounders
- LAUSD Chief Medical Director Dr. Smita Malhotra
- Dr. Irene Yaymadjian
In The Community
The city of Arcadia invited us to their inaugural health fair! We met Lieutenant General Mary K. Izaguirre (46th Surgeon General of the United States), Mayor Dr. Michael Cao, and Fire Chief Chen Suen!
We were also invited to present at the California Congress' Select Committee on Fentanyl, Opioid Addiction, and Overdose Prevention hearing. We specifically participated in the topic of Children, Youth, and Fentanyl: The State of the Crisis, Early Intervention, and Harm Reduction.
We also shared our own findings on our pilot program with LADPH Wellbeing Centers, Santa Clara Unified School District, the CDC Foundation, and the National Association of City and Council Health Officials via the End Overdose blog.
In The Press
We were featured in multiple key stories this month. NPR interviewed multiple End Overdose members for a Consider This feature and the San Francisco Chronicle noted our work in a story on making San Francisco nightlife safer.
Our Volunteer of the Month
Congratulations to our volunteer of the month Tiffany Childs! She's a dedicated member of our UW chapter and oversaw the distribution of 2,000 kits at Beyond Wonderland PNW. Thanks for everything you do for End Overdose, Tiffany!
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