Marquette – Pathways Community Mental Health and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will sponsor an “Out of the Darkness” Suicide Prevention Walk on Saturday, September 6 at the Marquette Commons.
Registration will begin at 10 a.m., with the walk at 11 a.m.
The walk is noncompetitive with a 5k course which will conclude when the last participant returns to the Commons. Participants may walk with their children or dogs.
Door prizes, food and refreshments will be available.
Community resources regarding mental health issues will be available. Pledges and donations collected by participants will be evenly split between Pathways Ray of Sunshine Fund and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to assist state and national programs that support suicide prevention research, education and awareness programs.
To make a donation or advance walk registration, visit www.outofthedarkness.org.
To volunteer, contact Alyson Luff at 226-0114 or Aluff10125@aol.com, Joan Miller at 760-238-0939 or dwmjrm@aol.com, or Merrilee Keller at 226-0031 or mkeller@up-pathways.org.
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