There was dancing, interviews and talent galore and, by the end of the night, a new Sandpoint Distinguished Young Woman.
Ada Anderson was named Distinguished Young Woman of Sandpoint 2024 for the Class of 2025 at Saturday's program at Sandpoint Middle School.
The goal to break the shroud of secrecy around suicide and mental health has been one that Hold On Pain Ends has been spreading since 2015, when the Wyman family lost their daughter, Madi, to suicide at the age of 14. A freshman in high school at the time of her death, Madi Wyman was a member of the JV soccer team and was involved in both her church youth group and 4-H.
To honor the teen, the Wymans formed the nonprofit as well as the walk, held on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, as a way to kick off Suicide Awareness Month.