jay walkers
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Tell Me Something Real: David
A few days ago I threw out the challenge to share something real – something true – something unfiltered in light of Mental Health Awareness Month – a way to press pause a bit on the fairy tales we spin through social media – a way to show that our lives are real and not…
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Thank You!
This is a long overdue thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s AFSP Out of the Darkness Walk here in Austin, TX. Thanks to your support we had 29 walkers from around the globe and across the US and we were able to raise $7,362!!! Thus making this our most successful fundraiser to…
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Call to Action: Burgers & Ice Cream
You, yeah you – my friends, my family, that person around the corner sitting near the coast, laptop flipped open or sitting in the comfort of your living room, even you, you know who you are – the one dangling precariously off the edge of a mountain – all y’all (real Texas phrase) – know…
The Big Blue Mess 