Atlanta Out of the Darkness Community Walk
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Check-In 1:00-2:00 pm; Walk starts promptly at 2:00 pm

WALK TO SAVE LIVES... In the United States, a person dies by suicide every 16 minutes, claiming more than 32,000 lives each year. It is estimated that an attempt is made every minute; with close to one million people attempting suicide annually.

By walking in the 2008 Out of the Darkness Community Walks to benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), you will be walking with thousands of people nationwide to raise money for AFSP's vital research and education programs to prevent suicide and save lives, increase national awareness about depression and suicide, and assist survivors of suicide loss.

WALK TO HONOR A LOVED ONE...Many of our participants walk in memory of a loved one lost to suicide. AFSP provides opportunities for survivors of suicide loss to get involved through a wide variety of educational, outreach, awareness, advocacy and fundraising programs. Each walk site has its own unique remembrance activity in which you can participate to honor a loved one.


WALK TO RAISE AWARENESS... AFSP funds research aimed at improving our understanding of suicide and ways to prevent it as well as educational activities to increase awareness about prevention, warning signs and the psychiatric illnesses that can lead to suicide.

If you need a team to join...Irish Hope welcomes you or you can just show up and walk with the other survivors, supporters and advocates.
To register online:

1.Go to www.outofthedarkness.org.
2.On right, click on ‘Find an event near you’
3.Click on ‘Georgia’
4.Click on ‘Atlanta’
5.Click on ‘Details’
6.Click on top box, ‘Register for this event’
7.Fill in all info and when you come to box that asks ‘Are you interested in finding a team?’ check the ‘yes’ box.

Let me know if you have any questions!!
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