| Where: Mount Trashmore 310 Edwin Drive Virginia Beach, VA |
When: Saturday September 11, 2010 Check-in: 8:30 AM |
Please note that there are 3 routes you can take around the Lake and Mt. Trashmore -- 1.3 miles, 1.45 miles and 3.4 miles. Any distance is participation. Also, many people are not able to or choose not to walk. That's absolutely okay.
| Schedule of Events | ||
| 8:30-9:30 | CHECK IN: | Everyone needs to check in at the Registration Table whether pre-registered or initial registering. This is also where you can turn in any money collected. Anyone who has raised $150 or more will be given a Walk T-shirt. |
| Beginning at this time & continuing throughout the Walk | COMPLIMENTARY REFRESHMENTS: Chick-Fil-A, Norfolk Flowers Bakery, Starbucks, and Rita's Italian Ice. | |
| PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, TO HAND OUT INFORMATION AND ASSIST YOU WITH A DEPRESSION INVENTORY. | ||
| FREE GROUP PICTURES | ||
| ACTIVITY TABLE | ||
| MEMORY WALL | ||
| LEARNING-TO-FOLD-A-CRANE-TABLE | ||
| FRIZBEES TO DECORATE | ||
| MUSIC PROVIDED BY ASTRO DISC JOCKEYS WITH JOHNNY FLEX | ||
| 9:30 – 10:30 | A PROGRAM OF REMEMBRANCE, CELEBRATION OF LIFE AND HOPE FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION. Opened with a “Welcome” by Eric Harryman, an anchor with WAVY-TV 10 and FOX 43. Speakers will include: Betsy Wright Rhodes, a religion columnist of the Virginian-Pilot and Chief David Aquirre COMNAVSURFLANT. The names of loved ones lost to suicide will be read in remembrance. |
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| 10:30 | THE WALK STARTS BY THE CURTAIN MADE OF 1,000 CRANES: | |
| Please note that there are 3 routes you can take around the Lake and Mt. Trashmore -- 1.3 miles, 1.45 miles and 3.4 miles. Any distance is participation. Also, many people are not able to or choose not to walk. That's absolutely okay. We invite everyone after the Walk to select a crane to take as a memento of this special event. |
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| 11:00 – 12:30 | POST-WALK PICNIC: Bring your families, friends, and a picnic lunch & a picnic blanket or foldable chairs to enjoy after the Walk. We will have a great band, "Ben Phelps Project", playing. We will offer complimentary servings of Rita’s Italian Ice custard. |
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| 12:00 noon | The drawing for the Crane “Peace” Quilt will take place on the stage. This quilt is a gift from the Hampton Roads Survivors of Suicide Support Group. You’ll receive your ticket in the mail if you pre-register, or if you register that morning, you will get your ticket then. | |
Whether you plan to walk or just to be present as a part of the program and other activities or - - whether you plan to raise money or not - - YOU ARE VERY WELCOME! This is a family event. Together, we can promote good mental health by raising awareness of the disease of depression to prevent the tragedy of suicide.
For individuals walking, you may choose to have sponsors supporting you as a way to raise money which goes to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, our nation’s only non-profit organization exclusively dedicated to preventing suicide. Every 83.5 cents of every dollar goes directly to AFSP’s programs of research, education and treatment. Sponsors can make contributions based on how far you walk or just by virtue of you walking. As a gesture or appreciation, if you raise $150 or more, you will be given a free AFSP Out of the Darkness Community Walk T-Shirt.
The crane has been chosen by Hampton Roads Survivors of Suicide Support Group as a symbol of this event. Our S.O.S. Community chose the crane to represent our Walk as it has become an international symbol of healing, happiness and hope. In ancient Japan, people believed the crane lived for a thousand years. Legend has it that if you fold 1,000 cranes, one for each year, your prayers will be answered. We have made 1,000 which will be strung together to mark the starting point of the Walk. The prayer that we have folded into the 26 creases it takes to make each crane, is for peace, not only for those who have died from suicide, but also for those who presently suffer from depression. Everyone who is part of the Walk is invited to select a crane as a memento of this special day.
Great Complimentary Refreshments are provided by Chick-Fil-A, Flowers Bakery of Norfolk, Starbucks, and Rita's Italian Ice.
Professional Counselors will be available to assist you in any way. You may have questions or just need some support. We will have a number of hand-outs for children, teens, and adults to give you including topics of: signs of and treatment of depression, suicide and bereavement. We will have a Depression Inventory that you can fill out with professional help available.
Free Group Pictures can be taken at no charge. The location for this is to the left of the main shelter. Take advantage of a wonderful way for your family, friends, or co-workers to remember a special day.
The Memory Wall is a beautiful way to pay tribute if you have had someone die by suicide. Please add a memento (picture, a note, etc.) of your loved one to remember and to celebrate the life they lived. For more information, click here.
At 12:00 at the stage, the drawing for the Crane "Peace" Quilt will take place. If you register at least a week before the Walk, you will receive by mail a ticket to give you a chance to receive the Crane "Peace" Quilt; otherwise you will be given a ticket when you check in at the Walk. Be sure to bring this ticket; when you check in, you turn in its stub. This is a beautiful, handmade gift to wish you peace. 
