Please join us for the 2nd Annual Mid-Shore Maryland Out of the Darkness Walk and Candlelight Vigil from 5 to 8:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 3 at Ferry Point Park. Parking will be in the area of the former outlets in Kent Narrows, on Piney Narrows Road in Chester. There will be plenty of signs to guide the way.
The walk is followed by a picnic style dinner, music, raffle prizes and a candlelight vigil. Form a team, volunteer, sponsor, or donate in kind to raise awareness about suicide, support those who have lost someone to suicide while emphasizing the importance of seeking help for oneself or others. Currently, the Mid-Shore MD Out of the Darkness Walk Committee seeks donations of raffle prizes, water, energy/granola bars and funds for dinner. Please see the attached sponsorship package.
More than 300 people – and several dogs – participated in the 2014 walk that raised about $38,000. Funds benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention with dollars spent on national research projects as well as state, regional and local initiatives. This year, with your help, we hope to raise $40,000. All donations are tax deductible. Learn more at https://afsp.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=3287 or contact Patricia Kotzen, Mid-Shore MD Out of the Darkness Walk committee chairperson, at [email protected] or 410-643-7674.
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