The University of West Florida’s chapter of Active Minds (formerly Students for Suicide Awareness) is hosting the 5th Annual “Seeds of Hope†5k Community Walk on Saturday, November 22, for International Survivors of Suicide Day in downtown Pensacola.
The walk will begin and end at Seville Quarter in collaboration with the Seville Quarter Turkey Trot 5k run which begins at 10 a.m. Registration for Seeds of Hope walk is free for students with ID and any children under 18, $20 for non-students through Nov. 21. Walk day registration is $25 and takes place at Seville Quarter from 7:30-9:30 a.m.
Post-walk activities at Seville Quarter include free turkey chili, breakfast, drinks, DJ and prizes in Phineas Phoggs. UWF Active Minds will host live music by Gregory Hodges with a L’il Harmony and featuring Damien Louviere, a Survivor Art Exhibit, info tables, guest speakers, door prizes, and more in Apple Annie’s. There will be a raffle for a custom chopper which will be on display and benefit the AHERO Foundation to help reduce veteran suicide rates. There will also be the release of Volume 2 of The DREAM Project CD with performances by musicians from the CD including Raela Villanueva, Gregory Hodges, Damien Louviere, and The Road to the Moon. CD’s will be for sale and also benefit the AHERO Foundation.
A memorial t-shirt is guaranteed to the first 150 registrants. Packet pick-up will take place at Seville Quarter on Friday, Nov. 21 from 4-7 p.m. Register forms can be picked up at Seville Quarter or Running Wild.
Proceeds from the walk will benefit UWF Active Minds and their mission to advocate for the mental well being of other students. UWF Active Minds hosts this walk annually to raise awareness about suicide prevention, provide resources, and allow an opportunity for survivors of suicide to unite and reflect on the memories of their lost loved ones, and raise funds to continue awareness efforts in memory of Tyler Knisely, a UWF student and member of Sigma Chi Fraternity.
The event is hosted by UWF Active Midns and Sigma Chi Fraternity and sponsored by Seville Quarter in memory of Robbie Behm, The InHouse Graphics, Digi Pro Media, Emerald Coast Pixie Productions, LLC, Design Master, Aloha Screen Printing, Dunn Media, Chris Jones Property Appraisers, Creative Instinct, the Davis Family in memory of John “Adam†Davis, and other donors.
To register for the walk online, visit www.active.com and search 5th Annual Seeds of Hope 5k and for more info, contact Raela Villanueva, Community Liaison at ms.raela@gmail.com or 554-1827.