ZEELAND, MI (WHTC) – Former Detroit Lions quarterback Eric Hipple will speak about mental illness in Zeeland.
Hipple is working with the University of Michigan Depression Center to create mental health awareness and will talk about his new book “Real Men Do Cry” during the Zeeland Action Coalition’s third annual Beyond the Book Benefit. In 2000, Hipple’s 15-year-old son took his own life.
The free event is Thursday at 7 p.m. at Community Reformed Church located at 10376 Felch Street in Zeeland. with an optional book signing at 6:30 p.m.
During the day, Hipple and his daughter will discuss mental health issues with eighth-grade students throughout the Zeeland school district.
Since its beginning in 1990, the Zeeland Action Coalition has involved individuals representing all walks of life in the Zeeland community: business, schools, churches, police, courts, service agencies, and parents. After all, making sure our children are safe, valued, and loved involves a commitment by everyone in the community.
– Mary Ellen Murphy
