Morris County Walk

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Morris County Walk Information

Date: 09/14/2024
On-Site Registration Starts: 4:00 pm
Program Starts: 5:00 pm
Location: Cougar Field, Chatham, NJ
Contact: Curt Ritter 

Contact Phone: 917-328-6977
Contact Email: curt.ritter@gmail.com 

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Walk Day Details

 

Walk Date:9/14/2024
 
Walk Location: Cougar Field - 312 Shunpike Rd. Chatham  
 
Walk Day Activities: begin at 4:00 pm
 
Walk Ceremony: begins at 5:00 pm with the walk to immediately follow 
 
Walk Route: We will walk around the track at Cougar Field. 4 laps around would be 1 mile. We are encouraging all walkers to do as many laps as they are comfortable with. 
 
Walk T-shirts: for everyone who raises $150 or more (individual fundraising, not team fundraising) - must be picked up on the day of the walk. one shirt only
 
Honor Beads: Honor Beads will be available on-site to show your connection(s) to the cause. 
 
Walk Day Activities: we will have numerous walk day activities available for walkers to participate in. There is no charge for any of these activities. 
 
Remembrance Activities: We will have numerous remembrance activities available this year. Feel free to bring in a 3x5 image of your loved one and you will be able to display on the remembrance bags that will be placed along the walk route. 
 
Merchandise: New AFSP-NJ exclusive shirts will be available for purchase! 
 
Gift Baskets: We will have a selection of gift baskets that we will be selling sweepstakes. Pricing: 2 tickets for $5, 5 tickets for $10, and 11 tickets for $20 
 
Bathrooms: Bathrooms are available.
 
Parking: There will be free parking in gravel lot connected to the field. 
 

 

 

Check out last year’s Annual Morris County Walk Promo on CBS!


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Fundraise

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

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Become a Team Captain

On average, team captains recruit 74% of the people who attend a non-profit Walk.

Captains are essential!

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Walk Alumni

Thank you for joining us again this year! When registering, please click the blue link under "Been Here Before?"

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Promote the Walk

Follow the @OOTDWalks accounts on Facebook and Twitter.

Share your fundraising page and post about the Morris County Walk using the #OutoftheDarkness hashtag.

 

Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsoring the Morris County Walk shows your community and employees that you care about mental health.

Reach out to Curt Ritter at curt.ritter@gmail.com for more.

 

Volunteer

Day-of Walk volunteers needed help to make the Morris County Walk a success.

Day of Volunteer Form

 

Facebook

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

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

T-Shirts

Individually raise $150+ by 09/14/2024 for an Out of the Darkness Walk t-shirt at the event.

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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 09/14/2024.

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.

Offline Donation Form

 

Are dogs allowed?

Yes, dogs are allowed at this Walk.

 

How do I change my team status?

If you're already registered and looking to create a new team or join an existing one, simply log into your account and click "change team membership".

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Can I register at the Walk? 

You can register or donate in-person at the Walk by scanning a QR code. Walk donations are accepted until December 31st.

 

 

 

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

That information is posted closer to Walk Day. For additional questions, please email curt.ritter@gmail.com.


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. 

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Hope & Healing

Share messages of hope and remembrance.

 

Healing Conversation

Healing Conversations gives those who have lost someone to suicide the opportunity to talk with our experienced volunteers. These AFSP volunteers, who are themselves survivors of suicide loss, offer understanding and guidance in the weeks and months following a suicide death.

Available in person, on the phone or by video chat, our volunteers are familiar with the isolation that so often accompanies a death of this kind, and are able to show suicide loss survivors a way forward into a world of support, by creating an opportunity for the newly bereaved to speak openly with, and ask questions of, someone who has been there, too, and truly gets it.

When someone contacts us to request a conversation, we will ask them some questions about their loss, so that we may match them with a suitable volunteer who has experienced a similar loss. Their peer support volunteer will contact them to schedule a conversation at a convenient time and, in the case of in-person visits, at a comfortable location of the person’s choice.

Submit the short online form here to request a meeting in person, by phone or by video call.


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