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STORY BY SIENNA RODRIGUEZ
PHOTOS BY GARY LI AND TREVOR PFEIFER<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tigers in Service hosted a \u2018Jana\u2019s Jewelry\u2019 event Friday, Feb. 21 at Fort Hays State University. The event allowed volunteers to hand-make bracelets for upcoming Jana\u2019s Campaign events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe cards and bracelets are given out to kids at the schools Jana\u2019s Campaign speaks at,\u201d Marisa Carman, Student Director for Tigers in Service said. \u201cThey are used as a symbol for understanding, so the person you give them to knows they can trust you and that you know what they are going through and will be there for them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jana\u2019s Campaign is a national education and violence prevention organization aiming to reduce gender and relationship violence. The organization was formed in honor of the late Jana Mackey, who was taken from the world July 3, 2008, at the hands of a former boyfriend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The organization works with secondary schools, colleges and universities, and community-based organizations and agencies, to provide specialized prevention strategies aimed to prevent violence, build healthy relationships, and create new social norms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jana\u2019s Campaign has many events scheduled for 2020 including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n