South Suburban COVID Memorial Web Videos

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 12, 2021

Contact: Vernard L. Alsberry, Jr.

Email: alsberry1@comcast.net

Southland Partnership Plans Feb. 11 COVID Memorial

Mayor Calling for Video Tributes

HAZEL CREST — The Southland Partnership is calling for video submissions for its February 11th memorial to honor those lost to COVID-19 across the Chicago Southland.

Hazel Crest Mayor Vernard L. Alsberry Jr., Executive Director of the Southland Partnership, and the Full Gospel Christian Assemblies International are planning “A Moment of Remembrance: Love Never Dies, a COVID-19 Memorial” to be livestreamed on Facebook.

“This Memorial is to honor those family members, friends and loved ones we have lost to the COVID-19 virus in 2020. As we anticipate the mass distribution of the vaccine, we want to remember those lost too soon,’’ said Mayor Alsberry.

The videos should be a minute or less and should feature participants lighting a candle or holding a lit candle with a picture of the person or people being honored. May be recorded (horizontally) on cell phones.

Please include your name:

• The name of the person or individuals you are honoring.

• Your relationship with that person or the group of individuals you are honoring.

• When and where they passed.

Example: "My name is Bill James and I am honoring my sister, Mary James with this candle. Mary passed from the COVID-19 virus on December 12, 2020 at Wilson's Nursing Home.

Videos should be emailed to: southlandmemorial@gmail.com by Feb. 6, 2021.

Visit the villageofhazelcrest.org

The ceremony will be held at 3451 W. 175th St., Hazel Crest, IL, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for the video tribute, as well as musical, dance and spoken word performances to honor those who lost their battle with the COVID-19 virus. Join us virtually to see this event.

(The Southland Partnership is formerly known as the South Southwest Comprehensive Strategic Partnership).