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The Chris Behounek Memorial Golf Tournament

A personal campaign sponsored by Matthew Behounek

June 24, 2024

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I lost my younger brother and best friend, Chris Behounek, to suicide on July 15, 2018. He was 28-years-old. 

Chris' life was spent bringing joy to those he knew. He was a supportive friend; a loving son, brother, and uncle; and his ability to be kind never faltered even during his hardest personal moments. Chris was a graduate of St. Ignatius, St. Joseph's Prep, and the University of Delaware. He had a good job in Finance at Prudential Financial. His depression was something that he could not handle on his own and he did not get the help that he needed to battle it.

After my brother died by suicide in 2018 I, along with Chris' family and friends, decided to start a Memorial Golf Tournament in his memory with a portion of the proceeds going to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. We raised more than $150k for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in the first 5 years of the golf tournament. This year we will be hosting our 6th Annual Chris Behounek Memorial Golf Tournament on June 24th 2024.

While this event serves as an opportunity for those who knew Chris to celebrate his life, it is about more than Chris. Proceeds from the event support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, a nonprofit organization working diligently to end suicide by:

  • Teaching schools, communities, clinicians, and workplaces how to prevent suicide through evidence-based training programs.

  • Offering programs and resources for healing to those who’ve lost loved ones to suicide, as well as volunteer opportunities for suicide survivors who find meaning in supporting their peers.  

  • Funding research to improve interventions.

  • Advocating for public policy that will save lives.

There are four ways you can make a difference:

1. Make a tax-deductible donation at an amount that makes sense to you to the memorial fund on this page.

2. Share this page with at least one person in your network and ask that they join you in supporting the event. 

3. Sponsor the golf tournament through a hole sponsorship or corporate sponsorship by using the link below :

Registration - 6th Annual Chris Behounek Memorial Golf Tournament (eventcaddy.com)

4. Attend the golf outing and/or cocktail reception and dinner. Register using the link below:

Registration - 6th Annual Chris Behounek Memorial Golf Tournament (eventcaddy.com)

Thank you for your consideration, and please don’t hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions. I can be contacted via email at matthewbehounek@gmail.com.

Thank you,

Matt Behounek