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5th Annual Walk for Veteran & First Responder Suicide Awareness & Prevention
Event Sponsors
Pentagon
Color Guard
Premier
National Anthem
Date and Time
Wednesday Sep 10, 2025
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDTVeteran 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. After the walk, raffle drawings and closing remarks will take place at the gazebo.***This event is rain or shine!***Fees/Admission
***Each registered participant is asked to donate a minimum $1.00 per person at the time of event. (cash or check only, please!)***
Please make check donations payable to:ARCC FoundationContact 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 & First Responder Suicide Awareness & Prevention Walk.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:
The number of veteran and first responder suicides continue to rise world-wide. The ARCC's Veteran Business Network is committed to helping raise awareness and create an impact on prevention.
- SAIL (Southern Adirondack Independent Living)
- ASCEND Mental Wellness
- NY State Department of Veterans Services- (Cyndy Harris)
- NYS Assembly Member Carrie Woerner
- Glens Falls Police Department
- Elite 9 Talent Solutions
- Washington County Veterans Service Agency (Ken Winchell)
- Alliance180
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention- Capital Region NY Chapter
- SUNY Adirondack Joseph P. Dwyer Peer-to-Peer Program
- Warren County Office of Emergency Services
- New Moon Healing
- Warren County Sheriff
- NYS Department of Labor- Division of Employment & Workforce Solutions
- Hannaford -Veterans Retail Business Resource Group
- Adirondack Thunder- Vet Tix Program
- Adirondack VFW Post 2475 Auxiliary
- Marine Corps League Detachment 2
- Veteran and Community Housing Coalition (VCHC)
- Unit 7 Veterans Group- Pine Knolls Alliance Church
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 FoundationPlan to arrive before 3:45 pm to register your participation donation.***Event proceeds will benfit ASCEND Mental Wellness to help support their Veteran & First Responder programs and community health trainings.***
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