Siena College Campus Walk

Join us on April 12, 2025

Due to the weather forecast, we will be moving our walk location to the Marcelle Athletic Complex (MAC), located at Building #32 on the campus map. Please enter the MAC entrance located closer to the baseball field.

🔗 Siena Campus Map

Hope Walks Here!

The Out of the Darkness Campus Walks are the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's (AFSP) signature student fundraising series, designed to engage youth and young adults in the fight to prevent suicide, a leading cause of death.

If you're looking for support and/or resources, please visit www.afsp.org/get-help and www.afsp.org/resources.

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If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to cdockum@siena.edu.
We appreciate your support and can’t wait to walk together for a great cause!

Thank you to our supporters!

 

    

       

        

 

Campus Map and Parking

Campus Map -https://www.siena.edu/visit/campus-map/

Parking Info: Our walk will conclude at the St. Mary of the Angels Chapel (Building #26), so we encourage participants to park in Lots M or N if possible to make your return to your vehicle more convenient.

Program Schedule

🕚 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

• Registration opens at the MAC Court
• Table vendors, snacks, and pet therapy dogs

🕛 12:00 PM

• Opening program begins at the MAC

🕧 12:15 PM

• Walk begins (see updated course route below)

🕦 12:30 PM

• Prayer/Remembrance service at the Chapel
  (Please note: dogs are not allowed inside the Chapel)

🕐 1:00 PM

 

• Program concludes

Updated Walk Route 

Please see below - we encourage you to bring rain gear/an umbrella for our brief walk from the MAC to the Chapel.

            

Ways You Can Help Save Lives & Bring Hope to Others:

Fundraise & Get Rewarded! Raise $100 by 04/12/2025 and receive the official Out of the Darkness Walk t-shirt at the event!  See all the cool AFSP merch you could receive based on your fundraising HERE!

Become a Sponsor Show your community and employees that your business cares about mental health and preventing suicide.  Email Cathy Dockum to explore all the sponsorship opportunities!

Volunteer at the Walk Our Walk could not be successful without our Event Committee and Day-of Walk Volunteers! Want to join this amazing crew? Email Cathy Dockum for more details.

Promote the Walk on Campus and in Your Community!  Follow us on social:  Facebook @OOTDWalks Instagram @afspnational

Use Your Social Media Post on your socials! Share why you walk with your community! Use the hashtags: #HopeWalksHere  #OutoftheDarkness  Click here to see how you can use Instagram & Facebook to fundraise

Team Tools Become a Team Captain Team Central Participants Hub

Day-of Experience: Resources & Activities

On-Site Activities Visit vendor booths, pick-up beads at the honor bead tent, take photos with our props, and more!

Honor Beads Honor Beads will be available on-site to show your connection(s) to the cause. What Are Your Honor Beads?

Hope & Healing Share messages of hope and remembrance.

 

Find answers to commonly asked questions hERE!

Parking, route, and other info will be updates as we get closer to Walk Day! For additional questions, please email cdockum@siena.edu

 

Register Now!