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I’ve only begun to put this walk together, and I don’t have much time. I have a date at the YM reserved for October 11th, it’s a Sunday. Was hoping for a Saturday but soccer games beat me to it!!
I am searching out agencies that might be interested in setting up a booth to provide phone numbers and other info for those that may be considering suicide or for those that have family/friends considering it. It’s also to help us figure out how to approach the subject should we encounter a loved one that is suffering. I am also hoping to diminish the stereotype of “chicken shits” or other cruel names associated with victims. Unless you have either been in those shoes or have had a family member commit suicide, you cannot possibly understand the pain that the victim suffers. Yes it is a selfish act, but their inner pain is so great that they see no way out. Ending the pain to them is ending their life. To them, that IS the only way out.
Anyway, back to my progress on this walk. I only have a small committee, myself and my friend Janice. I’d like to have at least 2 more dedicated individuals. I need to work on getting this walk advertised, gathering walkers and possibly teams other than my own team, I need to raise money, I’ll need volunteers to help the day of the walk, I need a team name, T-shirts, flyers and posters need to be ordered, I need to get sponsors for free snacks and bottled water for the walkers and possibly a stand to sell food, and the worse is getting it approved before the Hanover Boro Council, which I only found out this week that I need to do. And I need to map out a 2-3 mile walk around the YM.
So, for now I need to RECRUIT!!! I need walkers and if you can’t walk I will need sponsors (money donations). So please help if you can, or get someone else that you know that might be interested or has also shared an experience of losing a loved one to suicide. Put the word out for me. This walk means a lot to me!
Cheers!
I am searching out agencies that might be interested in setting up a booth to provide phone numbers and other info for those that may be considering suicide or for those that have family/friends considering it. It’s also to help us figure out how to approach the subject should we encounter a loved one that is suffering. I am also hoping to diminish the stereotype of “chicken shits” or other cruel names associated with victims. Unless you have either been in those shoes or have had a family member commit suicide, you cannot possibly understand the pain that the victim suffers. Yes it is a selfish act, but their inner pain is so great that they see no way out. Ending the pain to them is ending their life. To them, that IS the only way out.
Anyway, back to my progress on this walk. I only have a small committee, myself and my friend Janice. I’d like to have at least 2 more dedicated individuals. I need to work on getting this walk advertised, gathering walkers and possibly teams other than my own team, I need to raise money, I’ll need volunteers to help the day of the walk, I need a team name, T-shirts, flyers and posters need to be ordered, I need to get sponsors for free snacks and bottled water for the walkers and possibly a stand to sell food, and the worse is getting it approved before the Hanover Boro Council, which I only found out this week that I need to do. And I need to map out a 2-3 mile walk around the YM.
So, for now I need to RECRUIT!!! I need walkers and if you can’t walk I will need sponsors (money donations). So please help if you can, or get someone else that you know that might be interested or has also shared an experience of losing a loved one to suicide. Put the word out for me. This walk means a lot to me!
Cheers!