MARQUETTE, MI-- Residents will raise awareness of, and honor the memories of those lost to, suicide Saturday in Ishpeming.
The annual Marquette County Out of the Darkness Community Walk will be held at the Al Quaal Recreation Area. Proceeds will support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s local and national programs. Funds will also go toward the goal to reduce the annual rate of suicide 20 percent by 2025.
The event will also feature speaker Steve Windom, Michigan Area Director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Residents will also have a chance to add to the Alliance’s community scrapbook of pictures, poems, and stories from loss survivors.
Registration begins and 9 a.m. and activities at 10 a.m.
