Amara Rose Foundation, Inc.

04/28/2026

Day one of our awareness campaign. It’s extremely moving and emotional to see our loved ones grouped like this…each one now helping us to raise awareness and warn others. None of them wanted to die. If you have time today, walk through the display and say a prayer for these people’s families and friends who are still grieving. Say a prayer for those who are struggling. Say a prayer for those who are ignorant to the fact that encountering illicit fentanyl is not just a risk for those who are using drugs but for those who don’t as well. Blessed be their memories. 💔

04/28/2026

This Wednesday the 29th is National Fentanyl Awareness Day, and we are observing it this week, starting tomorrow. We will have 23 yard signs on display in different area towns: Tuesday: Knutson Memorial Library in C**n Valley; Wednesday: Stoddard Village Hall and Genoa; Thursday: Bekkum Memorial Library in Westby and Friday: Chaseburg Village Hall.
Here are three of them…we will have all 22 of the memorials on our site on yard signs and on display. Blessed be their memories.
Awareness does not have to stop at the end of the week…contact us if you would like to have them displayed in front of your school, church or business anytime throughout the year.
Many thanks to Supreme Graphics in Arcadia for the designing and production!

04/24/2026

We’d love your input. Should we open the Remembrance Walk this year to anyone who’s lost a loved one for any reason? Leave us your comments. :)

04/24/2026

We have many, many followers who’ve lost a loved one to fentanyl or addiction. While we may seem like we are doing OK, most of us cry every day. Don’t ever be scared to ask us about the ones we’ve lost. We love that opportunity to tell you about them because that’s how we keep them alive in our hearts.

04/23/2026

It’s National Volunteer Week! While we don’t have a photo of every volunteer, here is a photo of some of them, taken at our appreciation dinner late last year. It would be impossible to run our events without their help. We love and appreciate every single one of them. 🥰

04/22/2026

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04/21/2026

A MESSAGE FOR YOUTH

"You are not alone. What is happening in your family is not
your fault. There are people who care about you and want to
help. Your future can be bright.”—NACOA (National Association for Children of Addiction

When alcohol use disorder affects a family, the impact reaches far beyond the person who is drinking. It reaches the kids. These youth struggle with great burden – they carry fear, confusion, and responsibility far too heavy for their age. But it doesn’t have to be that way! Caring adults can learn more about the burden, and how to help youth lighten the load. It all starts with one simple question: What About the Kids?
https://nacoa.org/alcohol-awareness-month-what-about-the-children/

04/20/2026

Many of you know what 4/20 is. Natural High gives the perfect way to talk to your teen about it. Use their guide here: https://hubs.li/Q04cMGfh0

4/20 is today. Your teen is likely hearing about ma*****na.

You don’t need a big talk. Just a quick, real conversation > Use our guide here: https://hubs.li/Q04cMGfh0

Try this:
✔ Ask what they’re hearing
✔ Say what matters clearly
✔ Help them plan for pressure

Even a short check-in can make a difference.

We made a simple, 1-page guide to help you know what to say.

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04/16/2026

Newest ad running on Snapchat. We will continue to target teens and young adults with this message until fentanyl stops being the #1 killer of people 18-45 years old. Join the fight and share.

04/15/2026

04/13/2026

Flashback to our very first public presentation 3 years ago. We presented with Sheriff Torgerson, Westby Police Department and the La Crosse County Medical Examiner's Office’s Beth Lubinski. We asked Ms. Lubinski because she was the one present at the scene when Mari died…she took care of our Mari.

We presented at the Westby Area Performing Arts Center. We didn’t know what to expect. Attendance was very low. But the people who attended learned so much and told us more people should have been there.

Since then we’ve done many more presentations, educating the public about the dangers present in our communities. We share our personal stories of loss and we share our experiences of helping those who are struggling and families who are mourning, and that’s what makes our presentations unforgettable.

If you’d like us to present in your community, place of business, school, church, etc., please contact us.

04/11/2026

If you’re trying to survive your loss, this is a good read. ❤️