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Out of the Darkness: 'P.S. I Love You Day,' Coming to Southampton, Shines Light on Mental Health Awareness

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Brooke and Jaimie DiPalma. COURTESY P.S. I LOVE YOU DAY, INC.

Brooke and Jaimie DiPalma. COURTESY P.S. I LOVE YOU DAY, INC.

Joseph DiPalma Jr. with his daughters, from left, Jaimie and Brooke. COURTESY P.S. I LOVE YOU DAY, INC.

Joseph DiPalma Jr. with his daughters, from left, Jaimie and Brooke. COURTESY P.S. I LOVE YOU DAY, INC.

The DiPalma family, from left, Brooke, Debra, Jaimie and Joseph DiPalma, Jr. COURTESY P.S. I LOVE YOU DAY, INC.

The DiPalma family, from left, Brooke, Debra, Jaimie and Joseph DiPalma, Jr. COURTESY P.S. I LOVE YOU DAY, INC.

Cayuga Elementary School students created a Tree of Kindness as part of their P.S. I Love You Day celebrations in 2020. COURTESY CAYUGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Cayuga Elementary School students created a Tree of Kindness as part of their P.S. I Love You Day celebrations in 2020. COURTESY CAYUGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Sachem Central School District students celebrated P.S. I Love You Day in 2020. COURTESY SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Sachem Central School District students celebrated P.S. I Love You Day in 2020. COURTESY SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Cayuga Elementary School students during their P.S. I Love You Day celebrations in 2021. COURTESY CAYUGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Cayuga Elementary School students during their P.S. I Love You Day celebrations in 2021. COURTESY CAYUGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Cayuga Elementary School students during their P.S. I Love You Day celebrations last year. COURTESY CAYUGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Cayuga Elementary School students during their P.S. I Love You Day celebrations last year. COURTESY CAYUGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Cayuga Elementary School students decorated for P.S. I Love You Day last year. COURTESY CAYUGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Cayuga Elementary School students decorated for P.S. I Love You Day last year. COURTESY CAYUGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

A Cayuga Elementary School student during the P.S. I Love You Day celebrations last year. COURTESY CAYUGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

A Cayuga Elementary School student during the P.S. I Love You Day celebrations last year. COURTESY CAYUGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

A message from Riverhead High School students. COURTESY JENNIFER BOESE, RIVERHEAD HIGH SCHOOL

A message from Riverhead High School students. COURTESY JENNIFER BOESE, RIVERHEAD HIGH SCHOOL

A message from Riverhead High School students. COURTESY JENNIFER BOESE, RIVERHEAD HIGH SCHOOL

A message from Riverhead High School students. COURTESY JENNIFER BOESE, RIVERHEAD HIGH SCHOOL

The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge lit up purple. COURTESY P.S. I LOVE YOU DAY, INC.

The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge lit up purple. COURTESY P.S. I LOVE YOU DAY, INC.

authorMichelle Trauring on Jan 25, 2023
On a beautiful spring morning, Joseph DiPalma Jr. dropped off his 14-year-old daughter, Brooke, at Beach Street Middle School in West Islip. “I love you,” he said, like clockwork. It... more

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