Volunteer at the Event

Event Committee and Day-of Walk volunteers are always needed and we cannot be successful without them! 

Send an email to AmandaProvence@gmail.com to sign-up today! Thank you!

Hope Walks Here Signs

Are you walking in memory or honor of someone? Are you walking for yourself? Click here and make a $25 donation. Include the name of who you're walking for. We'll add that name to a sign along the walk route. If you find your sign on event day, feel free to take it home with you. These signs are limited supply. Make your order before we're out!

Fundraise to Help #StopSuicide

$150+ - Raise $150 by 10/22/2022 and receive the official Out of the Darkness Walk t-shirt!   _{* Donations can be made to a team as a whole,  but the T-shirt and other incentives are based only on INDIVIDUAL fundraising.}  

Check out what other prizes you could earn through our Out of the Darkness Fundraising Recognition Gift program. 

Promote the Walk in Your Community! 

Follow us on social! @OOTDWalks 

Click HERE to like our chapter Facebook page!

Click HERE to let everyone on Facebook know you are participating or interested in the event!

Post on your social accounts and share why you walk with your community!

Help spread the word!

Download the Permian Basin Out of the Darkness Walk Flyer to send to family and friends and display in your community. Encourage everyone you know to REGISTER, DONATE, and JOIN the movement to save lives!

Become a Sponsor

Sponsoring the Permian Basin Walk shows your community and employees that your business cares about mental health and preventing suicide. Become a partner to help stop this leading cause of death. All sponsors will receive marketing and publicity benefits!

Team Corner

Become a Team Captain

Team Central

Be sure to follow all of the steps after registering to get that fundraising going! *Update your page and pic * Make a self-donation* Utilize Participant Hub *

Create a FB Fundraiser through your account or it will not connect to your page! This is super easy in the app btw (wink wink) 

Is there a registration fee?
No, there is no registration fee to participate.

If I raise enough money, will my whole team get a shirt?
No. The event shirts are only given to individuals who raise $150. If your whole team wants a shirt, each member must raise $150. 

How do I make an offline donation?
To send a donation by check, please complete this form and send it with your check to the address provided.

Is there a fundraising minimum?
No, but we strongly encourage each participant to set a $150 fundraising goal to help support AFSP's work to stop suicide and receive the official walk t-shirt!

What is the walk route? The walk will be held at the track that circles the pond at Memorial Gardens on 42nd Street in Odessa, Texas. This is to ensure we have a paved, and well lit area to safely gather and remember out loved ones. 

Can I register at the Walk? Yes!  You can register in-person at the Walk from the time check-in begins until the walk starts. Walk donations are accepted until December 31st.

Can I bring my dog? Yes!  Friendly, leashed dogs are welcome at the walk. AND - with a $10 donation, you can pick up an AFSP Pooch bandana at the Paws for Prevention Table.

Parking, route, and other info will be updated as we get closer to Walk Day.

For additional questions, please email AmandaProvence@gmail.com

On-Site Activities

Stop by the AFSP Store for merchandise, pick-up beads at the Honor Bead tent, and more!

Resource Fair 

Make sure to arrive early to allow time to explore the resources area. Information tables hosted by local businesses and non-profit organizations will open at 6:00pm. This will be an opportunity to gather literature, hear about upcoming events, and connect with others who are dedicated to raising awareness of mental illness and suicide, strengthening prevention efforts, and providing support to those impacted by suicide loss. 

Family Activities

Join us early to decorate, and place a luminaria along the walk path in memory of your loved one. Paper bags, art supplies, and battery powered tea lights will be provided. At the end of the event you can take your luminaria home as a keepsake. 

Honor Beads

Losing someone to suicide or struggling with a mental illness can feel like no one understands what you are going through. Unlike other illnesses, it is difficult to look at someone and know their connection. 

The Out of the Darkness Community Walk is a journey of remembrance and a walk that unites a community - a time to acknowledge the ways in which suicide and mental illness have affected our lives and loved ones. We all wear honor beads - each color shows out personal connection to the cause, and helps us identify others who understand our experience 

White - Lost a child 

Red - Lost a spouse or partner

Gold - Lost a parent

Orange - Lost a sibling

Purple - Lost a relative or friend

Silver - Lost first responder / military 

Green - Struggled personally 

Blue - Support the cause 

Teal - Friends and family of someone who struggles

Hope & Healing

Share messages of hope and remembrance.

Throughout the entirety of the event we will have an emotional support team made up of mental health professionals. They will be identifiable by a lanyard and name tag. 

We will also have a team of therapy dogs on site for extra cuddles.