Veterans Business Network- 2023 Walk for Veteran Suicide Awareness & Prevention

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Date and Time

Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT

Veteran Resource Booths open at 3:30 PM
Walk participants will convene at 4 pm at the City Park Gazebo in Glens Falls for a brief greeting. The walk will begin promptly at 4:22 PM and end at 4:46 at our starting point.

***This event is rain or shine!***

Fees/Admission

***Each registered participant must donate a minimum $1.00 per person at the time of event. (cash or check only, please!)***

Contact Information

Carol Ann Conover
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Description

The Veterans Business Network (VBN) of the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce (ARCC) invites you to their annual Veteran Suicide Awareness & Prevention Walk.

The number of veteran suicides continue to rise world-wide. The ARCC's Veteran Business Network is committed to helping raise awareness and create an impact on prevention.

Agencies providing Veteran Services will be on site to share Veteran resource materials and information. The following resource and Veteran Support booths will be present at event:

Alliance 180
Adirondack Thunder – Vet Tix program
VCHC (Veterans Community & Housing Coalition)
Adirondack Dwyer Veteran Peer-To-Peer Program, offered through SUNY Adirondack
Southern Adirondack Independent Living (SAIL)
Elite 9 Veteran Talent & Acquisition Services
NYS Department of Veteran Services
NYS Department of Labor- Employment & Workforce Solutions - (Veterans Division) & Warren County Department of Workforce Development
ASCEND Mental Wellness
Glens Falls VA- Hands To Balance - Chair Massage
HicksStrong, Inc.
Kee to Independent Growth
Resource Component Transition Assistance Advisors-Gap Solutions, Inc.
New Moon Healing
Adirondack Post #2475 VFW & Auxiliary
Washington County Veterans Service Agency
Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner, 113th District
Albany Stratton VA Medical Center
Unit 7 Veterans Group- Pine Knolls Alliance Church
Glens Falls Lions Club

Please plan to come early. After a brief greeting and remarks, participants will walk a circuit around Downtown Glens Falls for 22 minutes in remembrance of lives lost and to raise awareness of the need for prevention. This event is rain or shine.

**Participants are asked to contribute a minimum $1.00 donation per person at the time of event (cash or check only, please).**

Please make checks payable to:

ARCC Foundation

Plan to arrive before 3:45 pm to register your participation donation.

***Event proceeds will support Alliance 180 to assist in PTSD/Suicide Prevention and Awareness***

Enter to win gift baskets donated by

*must be present to win*