Out of the Darkness Walk
Saturday, September 6 at Highmark Stadium (Station Square)
Check in: 9 am-10:15 am / Event Start: 10:30 AM
Join iHeartRadio’s Walk Team and walk with Val Porter (94.5 3WS and 102.5 WDVE), Justin (96.1 KISS), and Travis (105.9 The X / BIG 104.7):
Link: https://afspwalks.donordrive.com/team/370056
Each iHeartRadio team member who donates/raises a minimum of $50 and walks with the iHeartTeam will receive:
- Moe’s Free Burrito or Bowl Voucher
- Bruster’s Real Ice Cream Free Cone voucher
- Pass to MINDFUEL - Pittsburgh’s Social Wellness Studio (Sauna / Ice Baths / Breathwork / Community) www.mindfuelmethod.com *Value $49
*Eligible for the first 150 participants. Coupons will be physically handed to participants the morning of the walk; meet at the red iHeartRadio tent to pick them up.
A pair of Pittsburgh Penguins tickets for this season, courtesy of the Pittsburgh Penguins, will be randomly drawn for one participant on the iHeart team and one participant from all the walkers!
General Info here -> afsp.org/Pittsburgh
· The Pittsburgh Out of the Darkness Community Walk will take place on Saturday, September 6th , at Highmark Stadium at Station Square. We need you! Register at afsp.org/Pittsburgh and search for team iHeartRadio and join!
· An American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Out of the Darkness is an opportunity to walk together toward a world without suicide. Together, we can foster a deeper understanding of mental health and learn how to support one another, including ourselves, when someone is struggling. Register today afsp.org/Pittsburgh join team iHeartRadio!
· The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is a leader in the fight against suicide — we save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide. With local chapters across all 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico, AFSP is a leading suicide prevention organization in the United States. We’ve built a nationwide community empowered by research, education, survivor support, and advocacy to act against this preventable cause of death.
· Over the past year, AFSP reached more people than ever before with its prevention and loss support programs through the work of AFSP’s 73 community-based chapters. We delivered our core Talk Saves Lives program over 1,800 times, and 74% of participants report learning at least three new concepts from the program. Further, our signature International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day program was held in 300 communities in the U.S. and 20 countries, reaching more than 200,000 loss survivors, and 95% of participants reported that the program was valuable to them. These items are all made possible by your support of the Out of the Darkness Pittsburgh Walk.
· As the largest private funder of suicide prevention research, we increased our investment in science by funding 34 new studies, bringing our current research portfolio to $32 million. We expanded the number of volunteers advocating for prevention policies and legislation to over 55,000, resulting in 24 state bills signed into law and additional federal funding for 988 and crisis services. These items are all made possible by your support of the Out of the Darkness Pittsburgh Walk.
· AFSP continued to improve suicide care in health care settings, promoted safe storage of firearms, and connected high-risk and disproportionately affected populations to programs and resources. We launched L.E.T.S. Save Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention for Black and African American Communities, and an initiative in partnership with Bechtel Corporation to address suicide in the construction industry, an occupation with one of the highest suicide rates. These items are all made possible by your support of the Out of the Darkness Pittsburgh Walk.