Brittany Rebecca Helton

A Night of Hockey and Prevention!!

The Las Vegas Wranglers are holding a special fundraiser for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. All $15 tickets that are purchased through the link below for the November 2^nd game, the Las Vegas Wranglers will donate $5 to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention for ongoing research, education and advocacy.

 Go to:

https://tickets.lasvegaswranglers.com/order/group/afsp/

or scan this barcode:

 The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is the leading national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education and advocacy, and to reaching out to people with mental disorders and those impacted by suicide. Funds raised through the Las Vegas Wranglers will help create a local AFSP Chapter and ensure that suicide prevention is a priority in the state of Nevada. Our goal is to bring together people across communities and backgrounds to understand and prevent suicide, and to help heal the pain it causes. Individuals, families, and communities who have been personally touched by suicide are the moving force behind everything we do. www.afsp.org

Take me out to the Ball Game!

 When?: Sept 2, 2013 (Labor Day! – did I mention it’s a holiday…no work!!)
What time?: 12:05PM
What for?: FUN, family time, thank the military for giving of themselves so that we can go to a baseball game in the middle of the day on a Monday!

AND….Value Menu Monday – $1 Hot Dogs, Cracker Jacks, Popcorn, and Pretzels available at Aramark Concession Stands

And the BEST part….

For every ticket that is purchased from the link below, the Las Vegas 51s will donate $3 to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, so start buying some tickets, pass the information to anyone and everyone you know and spread the word as much as possible!!! Such a great organization that has been in our city for so very long is giving back to our community that has supported them for just as long!!!

 So, jump on your computer, get your code reader or email me and get some tickets for a day filled of fun and prevention!!

Click here to purchase your special tickets that will benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Enter your email address and be sure to use the special offer code ‘baseball’. After you enter the number of tickets to purchase, select AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION from the drop down menu.

The 2012 Out of the Darkness Overnight Walk will take place in San Francisco, CA June 9-10, 2012. My family and I will be there to walk the 18 miles in honor of our Brittany and her sacrifices that caused her to take her own life.

Anyone that would like to join us, we would be happy to have you. Click Team Brittany’s Legacy to register as a walker. Donations are also welcome and all the proceeds to to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention for research, educational programs and assistance to the ones left behind.

The Out of the Darkness Overnight walk is a walk like no other. It’s an 18 mile journey through the night, from dusk until dawn where a courageous community of men and women will break the silence and bring the issues of depression and suicide into the light. We will walk together to turn heartbreak into hope for tomorrow.

A suicide attempt happens every minute of every day. Every 16 minutes, soneone in the US dies by suicide. These statistics are staggering and yet remain hidden and not discussed.

The Left of Center Art Gallery is hosting a photography exhibit by Warren Bates titled ‘Road to Zzyzx’ from April 9th to June 4th, 2011. All proceeds from the sales of the photographs will go to the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention in honor of Warren Bates. He lost his battle with depression on April 23, 2010.

This event is being sponsored by the Las Vegas Review Journal and is benefiting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. If you are unable to make the exhibit, donations can be made on line on the website below. For every donation, the family of Warren Bates will send a copy of a photograph to you as a Thank You for the donation.

For more information, please visit the website below:

www.warrenbatesphoto.com

This is the coverage that was run on the news from the Las Vegas Walk for Suicide Prevention that was held at Lorenzi Park on February 5, 2011. There was a great turnout for the first AFSP walk in Vegas, and we raised nearly $12,000 up to the day of the event.

Take 5 to Save Lives on World Suicide Prevention Day

AFSP, as part of the National Council for Suicide Prevention, is spreading the word about World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 10 and Take 5 to Save Lives, a new public awareness and education campaign that encourages everyone to take five minutes to help prevent suicide.

By taking five minutes to get involved and become informed, you will be part of a national movement to save lives.

The campaign asks supporters to take five steps:

1. Learn the warning signs for suicide
2. Join the online movement to prevent suicide
3. Spread the word
4. Support a friend
5. Reach out if you need help

AFSP is encouraging everyone to use their social media channels to spread the word about World Suicide Prevention Day and lend their support. For more information, go to Take5ToSaveLives.org.

In addition, the NCSP along with federal agencies will be announcing the formation of an Action Alliance to Prevent Suicide on Sept. 10 from the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. A press conference has been scheduled to recognize World Suicide Prevention Day and lay the foundation for a national suicide prevention effort through this partnership.

World Suicide Prevention Day is sponsored by the International Association for Suicide Prevention and the World Health Organization. Click here to learn more.

Excerpt from AFSP: Take 5 to Save Lives

My family and I will be participating in the Las Vegas Walk for suicide prevention on February 5, 2011. We would greatly appeciate any and all support. That support can come in the form of a donation or you can join our team to walk with us! We would love to have as many loved ones with us as possible as we walk to celebrate my Brittanys life and to maybe prevent another parent from having to suffer this pain.

If you would like to donate, or join our team, I have posted the website information on this page under ‘Links and Friends’. Also, just in case you can’t find it, it’s here.

Thank you in advance for your love and support! We so much need it and appreciate it! We love you all!