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  • Support Mental Health: Help Jay Walkers Lead the Charge

    Support Mental Health: Help Jay Walkers Lead the Charge

    🚨 Final Stretch Alert 🚨 Every year, the Jay Walkers start strong. We rally. We climb. We hit #1.And every year, just before the walk, a company team sneaks past us.Not this time. Not this year. Not with Jay’s name at the top. We’re $100 ahead right now. That’s one donation. One moment. One person…

  • One Walker Away, $750 to Go

    One Walker Away, $750 to Go

    We’re almost there. The Jay Walkers are just one walker away from breaking our all-time team record—and only $750 shy of raising $10,000 for suicide prevention. Both would be personal bests. And whether we hit those numbers or not, I’m already filled with so much gratitude. To everyone who’s signed up to walk, donated, shared…

  • I’m Not Above Bribery

    I’m Not Above Bribery

    Look, I know. You’ve seen the posters (psst, last post). You’ve watched the reels. (You did do that, right?!?). You’ve read the post where I offered to write daily if someone donated $250 (Ok, no getting out of it, you definitely did that – I saw 7 of viewed it – I mean, I may…

  • Thank You!

    Thank You!

    Last weekend the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) for Central Texas held their annual Austin Out of the Darkness Walk. This was the 6th walk that the Jay Walkers participated in, and it was one of the better walks I’ve attended in a while. (Hey, it’s hard to beat your first. Unless we’re talking…

  • Why Do You Walk?

    Why Do You Walk?

    Every year that I put together a fundraising team for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s (AFSP) Out of the Darkness Walk, I’m asked “Why do you walk?” My answer is always some variation of, “I walk to remove the stigma surrounding suicide. I walk to honor my husband who was my best friend and…

  • AFSP Austin Walk – 2024

    AFSP Austin Walk – 2024

    On July 9, 2016, we said goodbye to a son, a brother, an uncle, a friend… my best friend, my favorite person, and my husband, Jay . This could have been the final period on a tragic story. However, together our team, The Jay Walkers, successfully raised close to $20,000 for the American Foundation for…

  • The Out of the Darkness Walk Speech

    Today, despite casually researching flights out of Austin the night before to make an escape, I stood in front of the Texas State Capitol and addressed a crowd on behalf of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and delivered the following speech: Good Morning everyone. My name is Beth Doughty, and I am the team…

  • Every Year…

    Every year she comes back and asks us to donate to AFSP. Blahblahblah. Hand outstretched yet again. We get it. Your husband died. But that’s your cause that ain’t mine. “Please donate to our walk.” “Please help end the stigma associated with seeking help for mental health.” “Please help end suicide.” I’ve heard that request…

  • The Jay Walker’s Silent “Let’s Get Loud” Auction

    I NEED YOU! This year the Jay Walker’s are all about trying something new, stretching their wings a bit, going out on a limb, and any other similar idiom you can think of that means all of that. But for new to be successful… I NEED YOUR HELP! This year, we’re trying out a Silent…

  • I Want You!

    As those of you who know me and follow this blog are well aware, Suicide Prevention is an important cause to me. Each year I talk about suicide prevention. I raise funds. I walk. I do it because I believe I can make a difference, and I know with your help, we can make a…