Suicide Prevention Speaker, AnneMoss Rogers will deliver the keynote address at the annual SPARC Walk.
Event Information
Host: The Suicide Prevention Awareness & Resource Council (SPARC)
Event: Annual Suicide Prevention Walk, 10-year anniversary
Event Date: Saturday, October 19, 2024
Time: 9am (registration starts at 8am)
Audience: ~150-200 attendees, community, nonprofits, suicide loss survivors, suicide attempt survivors, clinicians, Region Ten employees
Agenda: Welcome, Moment of silence, What SPARC has accomplished, Sponsors, Keynote message, Program starts at 9am with the keynote delivered by AnneMoss Rogers and the 5k walk around 9:30am or so.
Location: East End Farm near Zion Crossroads, 1091 Hamilton Rd Louisa, VA 23093 is what is online. (Don’t follow the GPS. Follow these directions.
DIRECTIONS TO THE FARM
From I-64E- Take Exit 136 (Zion Crossroads). Take Route 15 North towards Gordonsville. From the light at Wal-Mart, you will travel 3.3 miles to East Jack Jouett road, which will be on your right. Take that right on East Jack Jouett Road and follow the signs to East End Farm.From the Gordonsville area, you will travel Route 15 South toward Boswell’s Tavern/Zion Crossroads. From the light at Boswell’s Tavern, you will travel 3.1 miles to East Jack Jouett Road, which will be on your left. Take that left onto East Jack Jouett Road and follow the signs to East End Farm.
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Mental Health Keynote Speaker Outline
AnneMoss Rogers will provide a 15-20 minute in-person keynote presentation for the SPARC annual 5k walk and will touch on Hardship, Help, Healing and Hope. Brief outline:
- AnneMoss’s story
- Feel your feelings, plus a coping strategy
- The “Why?” story, understanding suicide
- What to do/say when someone is thinking of suicide
- Why I have hope