Robin Samalus-Getchell, left, Sarah Walton, Karen Longfellow, Patrisha McLean, president of Finding Our Voices, and Samantha Hunt carry posters Thursday recognizing October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The women were placing the posters in business on Main Street in Waterville. They are dressed in yellow because it is the color of Finding Our Voices. 

Robin Samalus-Getchell, left, of The Robin’s Nest floral shop at 173 Main St. in downtown Waterville, looks Thursday at a poster held by Patrisha McLean, founder and president of Finding Our Voices. The poster recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month was taped to window of the door of the store. 

Patrisha McLean, president of Finding Our Voices, unrolls a poster Thursday that shows a domestic violence victim from Maine as McLean and others gather at Saleh Tea on Main Street in Waterville. McLean and other victims of domestic violence joined community members and leaders in hanging posters in downtown Waterville depicting more than 40 victims of domestic violence. 

Samantha Hunt, left, joins Patrisha McLean and Karen Longfellow at The Robin’s Nest floral shop at 173 Main St. in downtown Waterville as they hang a poster Thursday showing a victim of domestic violence in Maine. The posters show 44 Maine women between ages 18 and 81 who are victims of domestic violence. The posters are being hung in business windows and interiors to recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month.