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Event Date:

09/27/2025

Location:

Belle Isle State Park, Detroit, MI

Schedule:

Check In: 8:00 AM (EDT)

Event Start Time: 10:00 AM (EDT)

Metro Detroit Walk

Join us on September 27, 2025

Register Now! Donate To This Event

Walk Contacts:

Alicia Lyon
517-930-1512
metrodetafsp@gmail.com

Karen Sienkiewicz
586-453-6028

Your Action = Real Impact

Support the Event:

Participate

Register today! There is no registration fee to attend a Community Walk.

Volunteer

Event Committee and Day-of Walk volunteers help to make the Metro Detroit Walk a success.

Send an email to metrodetafsp@gmail.com to submit a volunteer application.

 

Sponsorship

Sponsoring the Metro Detroit Walk shows your community and employees that you care about mental health.

Reach out to Alicia Lyon at metrodetafsp@gmail.com for more information.

Fundraising Resources:

Participant Hub

Team Central

Become a Team captain

Fundraise & Get Rewarded:

On Walk Day

Individually raise $150+ by 09/27/2025 for an Out of the Darkness Walk t-shirt at the event.

 

After Walk Day

Raise over $250+ and earn an additional gift that walkers will receive after the event.

 

Fundraising Gifts

Walk Day Information:

Activities

Activities on site, hope/healing resources, and honor beads available. 

About Honor Beads

Walk Route

Information will be added soon! 

Event Guide

details about Walk Day 

Fundraise on Socials:

Facebook Fundraisers

Creating a Facebook Fundraiser through your AFSP DonorDrive account is easy! Do not create a fundraiser through Facebook directly.

Sharing a Facebook Fundraiser on Instagram will not connect with your fundraising page.

 

Promote the Walk

Share your fundraising page link and post about the Metro Detroit Walk on Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, and TikTok.

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Walk Alumni

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