Richmond Virginia Walk

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2024 Richmond Virginia Walk
10/19/2024

 

Walk with us to fight suicide!

Date: 10/19/2024
Location: Byrd Park, Richmond, VA
On-Site Registration Starts: 8:00 am
Program Starts: 9:30 am

Click here to view the full event schedule.

Contact: 

Samantha B. Link, 804-955-0336, yourstoryisntover988@gmail.com
 

 

Get Started

Register! There is no fee or
fundraising minimum. 
Share your fundraising page
link on social media,
via text, or by email.

PARTICIPANT HUB
Earn a T-Shirt

Individually raise $150+
by 10/19/2024 to receive an
Out of the Darkness Walk
t-shirt at the event.
Sponsor

Sponsoring the Richmond Virginia Walk
shows your community
and employees that you care
about mental health.

Click here to view our
sponsor options, and contact
Samantha B. Link for more
at yourstoryisntover988@gmail.com.

 
 
Fundraise on Facebook

Creating a Facebook Fundraiser
through your AFSP DonorDrive
account is easy! 
Do not create a fundraiser
through Facebook directly.

Note: Sharing a Facebook
Fundraiser on Instagram will not
connect with your fundraising page.
 
Volunteer

Event Committee and
Day-of Walk volunteers
help to make the
Richmond Virginia Walk a success.

Click here to submit a
volunteer application.
 
Download the App

  

 


Walk Day Activities

On-Site

 

Check out the merchandise
tent, photo booth, and
resource tables.

Honor Beads

Complimentary Honor Beads 
will be available on-site to show
your connection(s) to the cause. 

Hope & Healing

Bring a photo of your loved one for a memory activity and a pair of new socks that reminds you of your loved one.
     

Walk Day Information

  • Please bring a filled water bottle, a photo of your loved one for the memory tent, and a pair of new socks that reminds you of your loved one.
     
  • Pre-registered walkers do not need to check-in at registration.  If you have raised the $150 and earned an official walk t-shirt, please stop at our event T-shirt table to pick up your shirt.  You will also be able to turn in cash and check donations at registration.  To pre-register, visit afsp.org/richmond. 
     
  • Be sure to take part in our honor & remembrance activities.  A variety of activities will be available for you to honor or remember your loved one and reason to walk.
     
  • We walk rain or shine.  Please come dressed appropriately for the weather.
     
  • Dogs are allowed in Byrd Park, but are not permitted on the VITA Trail, which is our main walk route.  Please come prepared to clean up after your pet. 
     
  • A limited selection of merchandise will be available for purchase on walk day.  Credit cards and cash will be accepted.  No checks for merchandise, please.
     
  • Please click here for directions to Byrd Park.  

Registration will begin at 8am with time to visit our community partner tables, get your honor beads, Why I Walk Buttons, etc.  The opening ceremony will begin at 9:30AM with the walk immediately following.  View the full event schedule here.  View maps and diagrams of the event here.

 

FAQs

Is there a registration fee?

There is no registration fee or
fundraising minimum to participate.

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!

If I raise enough money, will my
whole team get a shirt?

The event shirts are only given to individuals who raise
$150 by 10/19/2024.

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 the Offline Donation Form
and send it with your check to the
address provided on the form.

 

 

Where can I find information on
parking, the route, and the venue?

View event diagrams and maps here.
For additional questions, please email yourstoryisntover988@gmail.com.

 

Can I register at the Walk? 

Advance registration is recommended,
but you can register or donate in-person
at the walk by scanning a QR code.
Walk donations are accepted until
December 31st.

 

Are dogs allowed?

Friendly, leashed dogs are allowed at Byrd Park, but city regulations do not allow them on the VITA Trail, our main walking route.  Please plan accordingly, and come prepared to clean up after your pet.

 

If you or someone you know is in crisis, dial 988 to reach the 988 Lifeline or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741-741.