“I feel like the world is not so bad and there are people who do care,” Bruwier said. These kids need a place to go they need somebody to talk to,” Hanna said.

“We’ve got to do something and we have got to do something quick for them. Hanna described a meeting scheduled for Friday evening at the New Life Tabernacle, on 12th Street Northwest in Massillon, as an organizational meeting to hear from others about what needs they can meet. The group already has nearly 200 members on its Facebook page. The organizers hope to be able to have the resources to take kids on trips, like bowling or skating, and conduct meetings during which they can discuss their concerns. And when I heard about all these kids committing suicide, this tugged at my heart really bad,” Bruwier said. “I have dealt with depression since I was 19 when my mom passed away. Iwant to keep it going because there are other younger kids coming into the districts and they need to know they need to go for help also,” Hanna said. “Not just when the smoke goes down, let it go. It’s all an effort to show students and school faculty that there are people who care about them.īut Hanna said he feels the need to do something more permanent. Hanna, along with Jayne Bruwier, of Massillon, created an organization named “Perry Strong.” In recent weeks, residents of the Stark County community have held rallies, vigils, and even taken doughnuts and encouraging messages to schools. They mean the world to me and when I saw this, it was like, ‘We have got to do something for these kids,'” Hanna said. “I didn’t go to Perry, but the last seven years, I drove a school bus for a company in Missouri and kids are my thing. PERRY TOWNSHIP, Ohio– The recent suicides of six current and former Perry High School students has motivated Bill Hanna to do whatever he can to prevent any more. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.

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