The annual One More Light Suicide and Mental Health Walks began in 2022. With less than 30 days to plan, we hosted the first-ever walk at Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum in Saint Leonard, Maryland. We were incredibly humbled by the number of people in our community who came out to help us break the stigma surrounding mental health and suicide prevention.
In 2023, we had the 2nd annual walk at Chesapeake Beach Railway Trail in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland we had even more people attending and getting more involved not by just volunteering but also some nonprofits in our surrounding areas as well as even some amazing sponsors to help us get this event free for all to attend.
In the year 2024, for the 3rd annual walk, we believe we found a home to host our yearly walk at the Solomons Island Pavilion on Solomons Island in Solomons, Maryland. This year we hit a record of pre-registered walkers and had some amazing community resources such as NAMI, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), Pathways, and so many more. And of course our amazing and very generous sponsors like Bayside Auto Group, Red Octopus Tattoo, and EvokePurpose, Inc
Our mission for this walk is to have an evening of Remembrance, Awareness, and Connection.
We can’t wait to see what 2025 brings and we hope you will join us on this journey.
