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  • Jan. 28, 2009 at 4:40pm

    Hello from New York.

    Great night last night, celebrating birthday with some really dear friends here in the City. Been feeling loved lately and i hope you can say the same. It's good to be reminded.

    Last night i met a beautiful girl by the name of Lorretta Faye Williams. i'd heard a lot about her so it was good to meet in person. Lorretta is a month old and has a daddy named Zach. Zach loves a woman called Stacy and their story is about as good and strong as stories get. You'll have to catch a show sometime to know what i mean.

    Fell asleep to snow last night and woke up to rain. It's cold but i suppose we're headed for a different kind of cold tomorrow. Tomorrow, we head for Canada. Zach Williams is bringing his band (they're amazing) and his songs, and Stacy and Lorretta are coming too. This trip is an exciting one, as it's the first time Zach's band will be joining us for a TWLOHA gig, and it's my first time speaking in Canada.

    The Ottawa event is happening Friday night. We hope to see a lot of you, and we hope you'll help us spread the word. Here's the info:

    This Friday, 1/30/09
    A Really Cold Evening in Canada with TWLOHA.
    Conversation: Pain, Hope, Questions and Community.
    Talk by TWLOHA founder Jamie Tworkowski
    Q&A to follow.
    Music by Zach Williams

    Algonquin College
    Marketplace, Salon A
    Building D
    1385 Woodroffe Avenue
    Nepean, ON K2G 1V8, Canada
    7:00 PM FREE / ALL AGES

    For more info, go HERE or email info@twloha.com

    Hope to see you soon.
    : )
    jamie

    Posted in General by jamie tworkowski

Comments (21)

Hope you have a great time
:)
You know that article that chris put up today
under news?
Thats in my hometown
:D
Amazing story.
You and the TWLOHA team need to come here.
Please!

1 | Left by Erin Hotchkiss | Jan. 29, 2009 at 3:30pm


Hi.
I'll probably be here to see you =)
Did you will sell merch ?
Hope so.

See you tomorow .
xx

2 | Left by Lea Sarah Calvert | Jan. 29, 2009 at 3:58pm


Aw, that's nice. ^^
You guys should stop by Vancouver, we'd love to have you.
Stay safe. (:

3 | Left by Ashley Normand | Jan. 29, 2009 at 6:17pm


That story he posted under news made my day better. (:
I wish I lived in Canada to come hear you.
Stop by Indiana some time

4 | Left by PJ | Jan. 30, 2009 at 5:08am


Welcome to Canada!
It was amazing, I hope you come back soon.
I walked out of that room feeling the change of hope in me so thank you. And Zach and his band were amazing as well. Tonight definately completed my life (: <3

5 | Left by Lauraaah | Jan. 30, 2009 at 8:32pm


Ah yes it is a completely different kind of cold. Toronto, or even north of, would be amazing!

6 | Left by Becky | Jan. 30, 2009 at 9:04pm


Whoa, first time speaking in CANADA!
You guys are just making the world a better place.
Angels in disguise.
LOVE THIS ORGANAZATION WITH ALL MY HEART.
I am wearing the shirt tomorrow to one of my meetings at school.
Stay strong to everyone out there =)

7 | Left by Taryn | Jan. 30, 2009 at 9:33pm


Hey just wanted to say I went to the Ottawa show. It was about a 2 hour drive in horrible weather all the way there but it was definitely worth it and I am glad I did it. Keep doing what your doing and just wanted to let you all know hearing all the talks really made a difference for me :)
Thank you

8 | Left by mike | Jan. 30, 2009 at 11:29pm


Hey, thanks for the amazing night yesterday.
It really moved me, I walked out of the room feeling more encouraged to live than ever.
I think that what you're doing is phenominal, and that you guys are pure gold. Thanks for bringing this change into my heart.
Hope you liked it in Ottawa, and come back soon!

9 | Left by Sophie | Jan. 31, 2009 at 8:17am


That Night was Awesome Jamie and Thank you for the advice and take care and enjoy your Tour and I wish you the best and Please think about coming back or come to Toronto like you wrote for my friend "I hope to see you before too long"

best wished to you!

- Anthony J. Navarro

10 | Left by Anthony | Jan. 31, 2009 at 9:13am


I hate that I missed you guys! I live in Ottawa, but because of the lack of transit right now I couldn't make it out to algonquin.
This organization is amazing and has improved my life in so many ways:)!
what you guys are doing is truly changing the world!
-Jen

11 | Left by Jen | Jan. 31, 2009 at 11:19am


Hey there! :) My friends and I were at the show last night and it was incredible! Just wanted to say that I really love what you do and I wish you the best of luck with everything to come! I hope Zach played it more cool at the border the second time around and you guys are enjoying your time back home. Take care <3

12 | Left by Jessica | Jan. 31, 2009 at 4:02pm


like jen, right above me, i too missed the event because of the crappy transit strike we're going through. hope you guys come again, along with Zach who i find, like i find this organization, absolutely moving. even though i wasn't there, thanks for coming.

13 | Left by lisa | Jan. 31, 2009 at 4:06pm


I Really Hope You Enjoy Canada,
I And Many Other People Here Love To Write Love On Her Arms.
Your Story Is Making A Difference Everywhere, It Seems.
Good Job = ]

14 | Left by Sammy | Feb. 2, 2009 at 10:30am


well i was wondering if you were comming to MA and when that would be! :)

15 | Left by Christa | Feb. 2, 2009 at 11:48am


Thank you for doing this...I'm sure you've impacted more lives than you'll ever know. I'm very lucky that I've never had a child that has suffered with this (I have six) but I would hope that the friends that would love them as much as you all have loved your friend. Thank you for showing the world what love really is.
You are amazing examples of the very BEST this generation has to offer.
Blessings to you all.

16 | Left by Morgan | Feb. 2, 2009 at 8:14pm


AHHH I can't believe you came to Ottawa and I missed it!
I really hope you come back soon cause I would LOVE to hear you speak this site helps so much! Jamie come back soon :]

17 | Left by Morgan (different one) | Feb. 4, 2009 at 10:37am


this is poem i wrote when i kinda felt sadd

next time
why is it..
that when we walk into school
we all see that girl in the back all alone
she might be,
scared, lonely, sad, or just different
but no one really takes the time to talk to her
because we are all wrapped up in our own problems
she might be the one we need most in our lives
the one that can change us
but i guess we'll never get the chance to figure that out
so we'll just keep going about our lives
not even paying attention anymore
but then one day you go to school
you don't see her in the corner
in the back, all alone
that always stays in the back of your head all day
then during 5th hour the principal makes an announcement
that a student committed suicide last night
and is no longer with us
then you realize its her shes the one
the one that died last night
you try and think of something you could have done
to try stop it
when in reality the answer is right in front of your face
you could have talked to her
hung out with her
even acknowledged her
and she might still be here
so the moral of the story is
next time you see that person
actually talk to them cause you never know
you might stop them from dying...

18 | Left by Kelly | Feb. 6, 2009 at 9:13am


Hey! I just wanted to say that I love this organization with all of my heart. A few months ago I used to cut my wrists and one night I tried to kill myself. I would've been successful had my roommate not walked in and stopped me. Last night I went with my roommate and got "love" tattooed on that wrist to remind me that I'm loved and its never worth it to try to end my life. Thanks so much for everything you guys do. You inspire others to keep going and let so many people know that they aren't alone. Thank you.

19 | Left by C. | Feb. 7, 2009 at 10:53am


i'm so thrilled you came to CANADA!
you have TONS of TWLOHA supporters here IT'S ACTUALLY INSANE!
the last twloha day at least half my school had love on their arms I WAS AMAZED!
but you REALLLYY need to come to TORONTO! i'd LOVE to come and hear you speak! you are an inspiration to many!
God Bless.

20 | Left by lydia | Feb. 9, 2009 at 5:48pm


You need to come to Canada more often.
A LOT more often.
We love you just as much.
And I love you more. (:

xoxo, God bless.

21 | Left by Dally Baker | Mar. 14, 2009 at 3:04pm

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