Toledo Walk

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Welcome to the Out of the Darkness

Toledo Walk

10/07/2023

Event Details

Date: 10/07/2023

Location: Promenade Park, Toledo, OH

Check-in Time: 9:30 am

Honor Bead and Opening Ceremony With Walk to Follow: 11:30 am

Contact Information

Walk Chair: Peggy Myers, 419-360-1054, afsp.toledo@gmail.com

The Out of the Darkness Community Walk is a journey of remembrance, hope, and support. It unites our communities and provides an opportunity to acknowledge the ways in which suicide and mental health conditions have affected our lives and the lives of those we love and care about.

If you're looking for support and/or resources, please visit www.afsp.org/get-help and www.afsp.org/resources.

Our Walk is a 1 mile route, but feel free to walk 2 or 3 times for the full 3 mile event.

Walk Route:

Food Trucks available day of walk are:

Smashdawgz

Bean Crazy 419 (formerly Ayzo's Heavenly Brew)

Toledo Let's Eat

Download this flyer to help spread the word. WALK FLYER

Day of Walk Details

Registration and turning in of donations are from 9:30-11:30 am. We now have ONLINE registration only so please register before 10/07/2023. If you need to register the day of the walk, you will do so on your phone by scanning the QR code at the Registration table. If you raised $150 you can pick up your t-shirt at the ‘T-Shirt Pick Up’ next to the ‘Registration Tent’. Supplies are limited the day of the walk.

We will have a Resource Fair before and after the Walk.

We are having a MEMORY TENT where you can display a photo of your loved one.

-copies are best so you don’t lose a valuable photo

- no larger than a 5x7 works best

- you can write the name of your loved one lost to suicide on a piece of paper that we will provide and attach it to the netting on the sides of the tent. We will no longer be reading the names of loved ones lost at the opening ceremony. We are giving you a different way to honor your loved one.

Once you are registered, we have activities for you…

2 standing Yoga sessions provided by Kelly Sorah at 10:15 and 10:45 am (in Promenade Park at the northeast end by the firepit)
50/50 Raffle
Basket Raffle
AFSP merchandise for sale (located under the big tent)
Kids Area: sidewalk chalk, TipTop the Clown, coloring pages, ‘Be The Voice’ temporary tattoos
Pick up a Ribbon Wand to wave in memory of your loved one as we start to walk.
Honor Beads to correspond to your loss so you can connect with others who have had a similar loss.
A Nurse will be available for First Aid
Counselors will be on hand to help if someone needs a listening ear.
Community Resource Fair
- We will have vendors tables set up for area Mental Health providers for additional resources.
Snacks bars will be available.

Team Photos area will be available by the water. We will take your picture and you can use our selfie frame or # signs.

Is there parking? YES, all parking on city streets is free. The parking garage at Promenade Park is $5. Volunteers will be helping with exiting the garage after the Walk.

Returning participant? Thank you for being a Walk Alumni! When you click the register button be sure to click the blue Login link under "Been Here Before?"

Having trouble registering? Click here to watch a step-by-step guide. See FAQs below if you have any questions.

If you’ve already registered and would like to either create a new team or join an existing one, log into your account and click on the “change team membership” option on the right hand side of your dashboard tab (on mobile you’ll need to click “dashboard” first). View this video tutorial for more help.

There's now an app to make it even easier to raise funds and receive updates!

Click below to get started!

And don't forget about all the ways you can FUNdraise!

International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day Event information

Ways You Can Help

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 afsp.toledo@gmail.com to sign-up today! Thank you!

Become a Sponsor

Sponsoring the Toledo Walk shows your community and employees that your business cares about mental health and preventing suicide. Contact afsp.toledo@gmail.com to become a sponsor today or click HERE to download our Sponsor Packet.

Fundraise to Help #StopSuicide

$150+ - Raise $150 by 10/07/2023 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.}

Promote the Walk in Your Community!

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

Team Corner

Become a Team Captain

Team Central

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)

FAQs

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!

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.

Are dogs allowed? Yes! Friendly, leashed dogs are welcome at the walk.