NEW Fall Event!: Ride to Fight Suicide
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We are launching a new fundraising event this year: Ride to Fight Suicide! With support from Ghost Ryderz Extreme Motorcycle Club and Miller's Ale House, AFSP Long Island will be hosting it's first ever motorcycle rally! The event will take place on Saturday, September 7th, beginning at Miller's Ale House in Deer Park and finishing at Miller's Ale House in Levittown. Registration will begin at 8:30 am and kick stands go up at 10:45 am. Registration is $25 per person and includes breakfast and a patch. There will be raffles, 50/50, and merchandise for sale at the event. If you raise $100, you get a free event t-shirt! For more information or to register for this event, click the button below! |
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Featured Program: Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention for Latinx and Hispanic Communities
Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention for the Latinx and Hispanic Communities (available in English and Spanish) is a community education presentation that addresses mental health, suicide, and its impact in the Latinx and Hispanic communities in the United States. This module of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Talk Saves Lives program focuses on:
- Protective factors, risk factors and warning signs specific to Latinx and Hispanic communities
- Racial and systemic factors that contribute to barriers in seeking help and suicide risk in Latinx and Hispanic communities
- How participants can take care of their communities and speak with family and friends about suicide and mental health
- Steps to take to seek culture-specific mental health resources in Spanish and English
Participants will receive helpful education in mental health and suicide prevention through activity-based learning, and take-home materials to use if needed in the future. The goal of this new program is to create conversations in Latinx and Hispanic communities around mental health and encourage help-seeking to prevent suicide and suicide attempts.
Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention for the Latinx and Hispanic Communities was created in collaboration with the National Latino Behavioral Health Association (NLBHA) and experts at AFSP. This partnership is the first of its kind at AFSP and in its effort to provide education on culture-specific factors of suicide and expand suicide prevention programming to diverse communities.
Interested in becoming a trained presenter for this program? Contact our Programs Manager, Katie Deitz, to find out more about getting trained: kdeitz@afsp.org
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We offer several free programs for suicide prevention, suitable for your workplace, school, faith-based center, health group, and more. Please fill out our Program Request Form to bring one of these free programs to your community! |
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Volunteer Spotlight: Emily Duca
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Emily (pictured with her son, Andrew) is a long-time volunteer with AFSP Long Island and captain of Team Tornado. She can often be found volunteering at many of AFSP LI's events, is a member of the Out of the Darkness Walks Committee and spearhead's her team's fundraising efforts in the community.
We asked Emily to share with us a little bit about why she became involved as a volunteer and what volunteering means to her: "I became involved in AFSP shortly after my daughter, Cherilyn, died by suicide. Before her death, Cherilyn had expressed an interest in participating in the overnight walk. She had introduced us to AFSP. It seemed fitting to participate in the (community) walks after we lost her. And so, Team Tornado was born.
Now, almost 20 years later, AFSP remains at the core of my being. Volunteering for this organization almost goes without saying. Each year, the walk is a nucleus for the gathering of friends and family brought together by this tragedy. It also represents the message of "HOPE”…hope for all of us!"
Thank you for everything you do for AFSP Long Island, Emily! We are so grateful to have you as part of our team! |
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Want to get more involved with AFSP Long Island?
We have a wide variety of ways to get involved! Learn more about volunteering with us: |
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Questions about volunteering? Contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Katrina Zendrain, at afsplongisland@gmail.com. Ready to get involved? Fill out a volunteer application today to get started: |
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Fundraising Event Spotlight: Bait & Brews
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Out of the Darkness walk team, Gibbi's Kids, will be hosting their 3rd Annual Bait & Brews Fundraiser on Sunday, September 8th. We asked Gibbi's Kids team member and event organizer, Jess Poulin, to share some information about the event with us:
"The Bait & Brews fishing trip fundraiser was started in 2022 in support of our Out of the Darkness community walk team, Gibbi’s Kids. We walk in memory of Donnie Gibbons, who we lost to suicide in 2014. Gibbi’s kids has participated in the Jones Beach walk for many years and attended various AFSP fundraising efforts across Long Island.
Donnie was born in 1981. He lived in Massapequa but grew up as a proud Farmingdale ‘Daler. He was a son, brother, uncle, cousin and best friend to many. He loved his family, the NY Yankees and the NY J-E-T-S with his whole heart. He was very funny and is remembered for his great story telling. He loved charter fishing, especially if there was a cooler full of brews and a friend by his side. His family and friends came together to create this annual family friendly fishing trip as a perfect way to gather, remember our friend, and to support this important cause."
Special thanks to Jess for sharing the information about this awesome event! If you love to fish and want to enjoy a fun afternoon on the water supporting a good cause, purchase your tickets to Bait & Brews today by clicking the button below! |
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Planning a fundraiser for your team and want it highlighted in our newsletter, social media, or posted on our upcoming events calendar? Let us know! Reach out to Katie, our Programs Manager, with more info about your event at kdeitz@afsp.org |
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Click on each event image to learn more/register for event! |
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Networking to Fight Suicide
Wednesday, August 21st, 2024
Bijou Restaurant
400 Broadhollow Road, Melville, NY
Event time: 5:30-8:00 pm
Join Point VOIP for a night of networking to connect with like minded individuals and expand your network, while raising money for suicide prevention. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres from 6:00-7:30 PM. Cash bar. Tickets: $50 Donation. Click the image to purchase tickets.
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3rd Annual Bait & Brews Fundraiser
Sunday, September 8th, 2024
Captree State Park- Capt. Eddie B III Charter
Check-in & Raffles: 2:00 pm
Fishing Boat: 3:00-7:00 pm
Join this team fundraiser for an afternoon of fishing and fun! Event ticket includes a 4-hour fishing trip (rod, reel, bait and filet bags included), dinner, soft drinks, and an event t-shirt. Click the image to purchase tickets!
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East End Out of the Darkness Walk
Sunday, September 22nd, 2024
Smith Point County Park, Shirley, NY
Registration begins: 8:30 am
Event time: 10:00 am
Join us on Long Island's East End to walk Out of the Darkness! Register as a participant or a team today! All are welcome!
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Long Island Out of the Darkness Walk
Sunday, October 27th, 2024
Jones Beach Field #5, Wantagh, NY
Registration begins: 8:30 am
Event time: 10:00 am
Join us at Jones Beach to walk Out of the Darkness! Register as a participant or a team today! All are welcome!
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