Emily’s Hope PSA
The Emily’s Hope public service announcement (PSA) encourages you to find help if you’re suffering from substance use disorder. Now’s the time.
“So she was my firstborn, and I was just overwhelmed by her—everything about her. You know, being a new mom and a mom for the first time, I just poured all of my love and all of my everything into this child, and she always amazed me,” Angela Kennecke said. “She was beautiful and funny; she was so funny and fun and fun-loving.”
“I’m Emily Groth and I’m a senior at O’Gorman High School. I hope to brighten the world through my passion for art,” Emily said in a recorded home video.
“She was just everything,” Angela said.
Emily was the seventh overdose death in Sioux Falls so far this year. Now, my daughter, my baby is just a statistic.
Angela said in Emily’s euology
“Our lives were shattered when my daughter Emily died from an opioid overdose, but there are resources for you and your family to get the help you need,” Angela said. “Now’s the time.”
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More PSAs
Check out other PSAs airing on KELOLAND TV from our Emily’s Hope Youth Prevention Coalition:
The Emily’s Hope Youth Prevention Coalition was awarded the 2025 Vern Eide Mitsubishi Tradition of Caring grant by KELOLAND Media Group, which provides thousands of dollars worth of free advertising on KELO-TV.
The first of four PSAs aired in January and February 2025 telling the story of 15-year-old Kelcy Orr who died in 2023 after taking what she thought was a prescription pill, but it ended up being a deadly dose of fentanyl.
About Emily’s Hope
Our Mission: Emily’s Hope is dedicated to removing the stigma of substance use disorder through awareness, education, and prevention; and removing financial barriers for treatment and recovery.