Community Resources

Take time beginning at 9AM to visit our community resource partners.  Community resource tables will be located throughout the event space and will staffed with representatives from each organization who are ready to share information and answer questions.  Their purpose is to provide resources to enhance the health and well-being of our walkers.

Honor Beads

Honor Beads will be available free of charge on-site beginning at 9:00 AM.  We invite you to pick up the appropriate color beads to show your connection(s) to the cause.

Our opening program at 10:00 AM will include a bead ceremony, which will recognize our participants' many reasons to walk and highlight the individual journey of selected individuals who represent each of these connections.

Hope & Healing

Stop by our stations for various event activities.  Bring a picture and create a memory page for our memory wall.

We will also have "Hope Rocks" available for participants to paint.

AFSP Merchandise

Stop by the AFSP Store for merchandise:
Adult T-Shirts - $20
Youth T-Shirts - $15
PopSockets - $10
Shaker Bottle - $8
Car Magnet - $5
Available while supplies last.

Site Map & Parking Info

Opening and closing ceremonies, resources, and the start of the walk will be near Entrance 1 (Ivy Creek Ln.) and close to the tennis courts.  Unlimited parking with shuttle is available at the Walmart parking lot at 3227 Old Forest Rd.  Click here for additional parking locations, shuttle details, and a park map.

Schedule

9:00 - 10:00 - Registration/Check In (registration, check-in, honor beads, resource tables, activities)
10:00 - Opening Ceremony
10:30 - Walk Begins
11:30 - Closing Ceremony
12:00 - Event Concludes
 

Download the App

There's now an app to make it even easier to raise funds and receive updates.  Click the App Store or Google Play button above to get started.

Earn a T-Shirt

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.  

Use Social Media

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) 

In Person Program

Talk Saves Lives covers the general scope of suicide, the research on prevention, and what people can do to fight suicide. Participants will learn common risk factors and warning signs associated with suicide, and how to keep themselves and others safe.  Register here.

Virtual Program

Introduction to Supporting Those At Risk is designed to provide information and resources on how to support someone in your life with lived experience. (experience with suicidal thoughts and/or a past suicide attempt).  Please register at least 30 minutes in advance.  

Virtual Program

 Participants will learn the common risk factors for suicide in older adults, how to spot the warning signs in others, and how to keep ourselves, our loved ones and those in our community safe.  Please register at least 30 minutes in advance.

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

How long is the walk?
Approximately 3K - exact route length coming soon.

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!

Having trouble registering?  Click here to watch a step-by-step guide.

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

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. Please come prepared to clean up after your pet.

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.

What happens if the weather is bad on walk day?  We walk rain or shine.  Please come dressed appropriately for the weather.