Don’t Lose Hope 5k: 2024
Join us at our 4th Annual Don’t Lose Hope: 5k Run/Walk for Suicide Awareness!
To Register:
NOW OPEN – CLICK HERE
To Sponsor:
To become a sponsor, please visit: SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
THANK YOU TO OUR GOLD SPONSOR – THE TYLER JOSEPH LEONARD MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
THANK YOU TO OUR SILVER SPONSOR:
THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS:
More than 50,000 Americans died by suicide in 2023 — more than ANY year on record. This is a crisis.
In a global well-being survey, more than half of respondents to a felt that society is judgmental towards peoplTe with lower mental well-being, while 43% did not think it is acceptable to talk about mental health issues. Almost half of the men surveyed felt that it is harder for men to talk about their mental health.
1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year. We all at least have either heard of someone who has died by suicide or personally have experienced a loss of a loved one.
We need more conversations, we need more check-ins with our people, but most of all we need to be kind.
Help us break the stigma attached to mental health by showing your support on Sunday, October 13th!
Run with a p u r p o s e. Run for a loved one who you’ve lost to suicide, run for a friend you know is struggling, or run for your own personal mental health battle. Whatever your reason, you’re making a d i f f e r e n c e.
Whether you run, jog, or walk; your presence is what is appreciated most!
Event Info:
Registration will begin at 7:30 am and the official race start time will be 8:30 am. Upon your arrival on race day, please be sure to check in as well as get your honor beads (see below for honor beads description).
**PS. If you didn’t get to register in time, we will be accepting same-day registrations!**
Meeting Location:
Buttonwood Park, New Bedford MA
Corner of Lake Street & Buttonwood Street (behind Lawler Library)
Race Numbers and Meal Ticket Pick-Up/Pre-Registration:
Friday, October 11th
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Child & Family Services
3057 Acushnet Ave, New Bedford MA
*If you pre-register on this day, you do not need to register again on event day.
Event Highlights:
- All entrants will receive an event t-shirt*, honor beads and complimentary meal ticket for a post-run breakfast by Phoenix on the Fly!
- Music by DJ Fortes
- Grab a picture by our Child & Family Back-Drop
- Honor Beads Available #ThisIsWhyiRun
- Coffee will be available for purchase from Easy Beans Mobile Truck!
T-shirt/Meal Ticket Deadline:
Please note the deadline to receive a t-shirt is Friday, October 4th. If you register after this date, you will not receive a t-shirt. Please register before this date to ensure you get one!
Course Map:
What are Honor Beads?
They are beneficial in both honoring a loved one as well as silently identifying a loss that you have had. Each color shows our personal connection to the cause and helps us identify others who understand our experience.
https://supporting.afsp.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=cms.page&id=1510
Awards:
The top 3 runners with best times in each age/gender divisions will be recognized and awarded.
- Male Age Groups: 25 & under / 26-44 / 45 & up
- Female Age Groups: 25 & under / 26-44 / 45 & up
- Top 3 Overall M/ or F
- Top 3 Teams
About Child & Family Mobile Crisis Intervention Services:
Our Adult + Youth Mobile Crisis Intervention (A/YMCI) provides behavioral health crisis assessment, intervention, and stabilization services (24/7/365) to individuals of all ages with mental health, substance use disorder, and/or co-occurring conditions. Services can be provided at our office location or in the community such as home, school, shelters, or other preferred locations. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, please call our 24/7 help line: 508-996-3154
**In the event that the race needs to be cancelled, there will be no refunds as it is a charitable fundraiser. Thank you for understanding.