Dale and Dar Emme
- Co-Founders -Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program®, Light For Life Fnd. Int’l & serve as Executive and Deputy Director.
- Survivors, lost son, Michael Emme 1994
- Consultants: developing state plans/state coalitions and community
- Trainers: community development and suicide prevention gatekeeper training
- Commissioner 2015-Current (Dale) CO Suicide Prevention Commission
- Commissioners 1998, (Dale and Dar) CO Gov. Suicide Prevention Advisory Commission
(As commissioners, helped develop Colorado’s State Plan for Suicide Prevention] - Assisted in creating the CO Office of Suicide Prevention, and served on the Advisory Board 2001-2005
- Founding members of Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado, 1999-current
- Vice-Chair, (Dale) Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado, 2001- 2004
- Board, (Dale) 2014 - current
- Founding Members, National Council for Suicide Prevention, 1999-current
- National judges for the Alliance of the American Psychiatric Association’s When Not to Keep A Secret national essay contest
- Obtained national endorsement from the American Osteopathic Association
- Authors: ‘I’ll Always Be With You’ (Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul) and ‘Legacy of the Yellow Mustang’
- Created an international Yellow Ribbon Suicide Awareness and Prevention Week – observed internationally the 3rd week of Sept.
- U.S. House Resolution 286 recognizing the Week (9.9.1999)
- U.S. Senate Concurrent Resolution 119, recognizing the Week (9.14.2004)
- Governors throughout give proclamations declaring the Prevention Week.
- Created and developed a comprehensive program which is offered worldwide through training seminars, workshops, in-services and presentations. Addressed and worked with over 250,000 youth through presentations, seminars and workshops.
- Appeared in:
- Chicken Soup for the Soul - #3 Serving
- Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul
- Family Circle Magazine
- Good Morning America
- Oprah
- People magazine
- and many other periodicals, radio and TV
- Awards and Recognition's
- Everyday Hero's by KMGH Channel 7-ABC, Denver CO 1999
- Persons of the Week, WJRT - TV 12, Flint MI 1998
- Westminster Man and Woman of the Year, Chamber of Commerce, Westminster, CO 2000
- Dar: 9 Who Care Award, KUSA-NBC, Denver, CO 2002
- Dar: Power of One Award, State Representative Scott McInnis R-CO 2003
- Dale: El Pomar Non Profit Executive Leadership Program, CO 2002
- and other awards and recognitions
The Emmes are Survivors-in-Action and continue to work with states and communities to develop strategies and lifesaving programs and develop chapters throughout the world. They have received over 50,000+ letters, emails and phone calls from people of all ages throughout the world.
Appeared in:
- Chicken Soup For The Soul - #3 Serving
- WOMAN’S WORLD
- Chicken Soup For The Teenage Soul
- FAMILY CIRCLE MAGAZINE
- GOOD MORNING AMERICA
- The OPRAH Show
- PEOPLE MAGAZINE
- Television: Channels 7, 9 & 12 – Denver, CO
- Denver Post - Denver, Colorado
- Rocky Mountain News - Denver, Colorado
- Newspapers throughout the U.S.
(Partial list)
Awards and Recognition's:
- Westminster Man and Woman of the Year’ Chamber of Commerce, Westminster., CO, 2000
- Everyday Hero’s by KMGH Channel 7-ABC, Denver CO, 1999
- Persons of the Week’, WJRT- TV 12, Flint, MI, 1998
- Dar: Power of One award from State Representative Scott McInnis R-CO 2003
- Dar: 9 Who Care Award, KUSA-NBC, Denver, CO 2002
- Dale: El Pomar Non Profit Executive Leadership Program, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2002
The Emmes are Survivors-in-Action and continue to work with states and communities to develop strategies and life saving programs and develop chapters throughout the world. They have received over 50,000+ letters, emails and phone calls from people of all ages throughout the world.
