![]() I called a family member I haven’t spoken to in many months because of a misunderstanding and it was so wonderful.įrom the Raskin Family: “We are touched by the thousands of contributions people have made from all over America - and all over the world - to the new Tommy Raskin Memorial Fund for People and Animals. I made 120 sandwiches for Shepherd’s Table. I’m doing one good act every day all year, including helping an elderly couple fix up their house and I cleaned and delivered my son’s old tricycle to a young girl who needed one. I’m getting 6 birdhouses with plaques that say, “In Memory of Tommy Raskin and his love of animals” to give to all the Montgomery County Schools where Tommy went, including TPES, Eastern, and Blair High School. I will always speak up for the underdog in honor of Tommy and I’m donating to Animal Outlook. I donated to NAMI and will do a good deed every day in Tommy’s honor for 21 days.Ī husband and wife have started “Tommy’s Tuesday” when they go vegan. I donated 15 new pairs of boots to people in need. I adopted an elephant in Tommy’s name through Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Trash cleanup is going on in the Black Forest of Germany to make a better environment for animals and people. I’m giving food all week to unemployed restaurant workers in Baltimore. I’m donating stimulus checks to anti-hunger and pro-justice groups in El Salvador. Kids are donating toys, stuffed animals, and clothes to Children’s Hospital. ![]() I’m sending thank-you cards to frontline workers. I’m an 8th grader donating my Christmas money to the Safe Haven Farm Sanctuary.Įleven churches in “Field of Hope” are donating $16,548 in honor of Tommy to help give farmers overseas training and tools to end global hunger. I’m delivering groceries to families in Maryland struggling financially. It’s gone worldwide.Ī few of the efforts being made in Tommy’s memory: The Acts of Goodness Project in Honor of Tommy Raskin, and in Support of the Raskin Family is a local project launched by the McDonough Family. Rep.Tommy Raskin, the 25-year-old son of US Congressman Jamie Raskin and his wife Sarah, died by suicide New Year’s Eve 2020. Montgomery County’s website on suicide prevention Montgomery County’s 24-Hour Crisis Center Text 741741 to speak with a trained counselor She sadly noted that she can relate to how hard it is for the Raskin family now, noting, “It was her only son and my only son,” Rosenstock said 0f Sarah Bloom Raskin That way, it may be possible to reach out for help earlier. Her advice to parents who suspect their child is suffering is to speak with their child’s friends, ask them what they think. She spoke with MyMCM about how to help someone who is experiencing mental health issues. His mother Susan, along with several of her son’s friends, started UMTTR to let people know they do matter. Jamie and Sarah Bloom Raskin, was only 25.Īccording to the Centers for Disease Control, suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people between the ages of 10 and 24.Įvan Rosenstock, who graduated from Winston Churchill High School in Potomac where he played on the basketball team, died by suicide in 2013. Tommy Raskin’s death by suicide on New Year’s Eve touched many people and raised questions of why a young man who seemed to have such a bright future ahead of him could succumb to depression.
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