Step Out of the Darkness Luminary Event

Step Out of the Darkness Luminary Event

September 10 - World Suicide Prevention Day: Join us for our 4th annual event at Brooks Memorial Fountain in beautiful Downtown Marshall

By Suicide Prevention Coalition of Calhoun County

Date and time

Wednesday, September 10 · 5 - 8:30pm EDT

Location

Brooks Memorial Fountain

323 West Michigan Avenue Marshall, MI 49068

About this event

  • Event lasts 3 hours 30 minutes

Tickets are NOT required.


BE THE LIGHT for the 4th annual “Step Out of the Darkness” Luminary Event

September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day. Join us for the 4th annual “Step Out of the Darkness” Luminary Event at Brooks Memorial Fountain in beautiful Downtown Marshall.

How YOU can help BE THE LIGHT:

Join us Wednesday, September 10
5:00 PM - Resource Booths, Memorial Signs, Shirts, Sweet Treats, Refreshments, & more
6:30 PM - Panel Discussion
7:00 PM - Walk through Downtown Marshall
7:45 PM - Lighting of Luminaries at the Fountain

The Walk will proceed along the business sidewalks, finishing back at the fountain for the luminary lighting. *Signs and LED candles will be provided.

Memorial Yard Signs will be available for anyone to write their loved one’s name on. This is a beautiful way of showing remembrance to their life.

Sweet Treats generously donated by: Touch of Class Bakery & Sweets

Free T-shirts will be provided to those joining us at the event!

Organized by

The Suicide Prevention Coalition of Calhoun County (SPCCC) is a partnership of dedicated community members that includes medical and behavioral health professionals, educators, law enforcement, faith leaders, veterans services, mental health advocates, survivors of suicide loss, survivors of suicide attempt, and many other caring and compassionate members of your community.

We are asking YOU to join us.

Sign up for a QPR class today; spread the word to your friends, family, and neighbors; and once you've taken QPR, share your knowledge with others, help plant the seeds of hope, and when you notice warning signs that someone might be thinking of suicide, use your skills to TAKE ACTION.

Be the one to show up for that person, let them know you care, listen with empathy (and without judgement), and get others involved. We need our community now more than ever, and most importantly, WE NEED YOU.

If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, call our local Summit Pointe Crisis Line (1-800-632-5449) or call/text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Reach out TOGETHER; if you're struggling, ask someone to help you make that call, or be the one to help a friend make that call. You deserve support, you belong here, and YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Summit Pointe provides 24 hour a day emergency services and crisis response. Services are designed to meet the mental health crisis needs for all of Calhoun County.

If you are interested in bringing QPR to your workplace or organization, please contact Scott at steichmer@summitpointe.org

FreeSep 10 · 5:00 PM EDT