Overnight Walkers Share Their Stories in Their Local
Communities
All across the country,
Overnight Walkers have been spreading the word, getting others involved in the
Overnight and AFSP’s local activities, and helping to boost their fundraising
campaigns at the same time by reaching out to local media outlets.
Articles in community
oriented media sources help connect local residents to the larger cause and
give them insight into what their friends and neighbors will be involved with
when they journey to the nation’s capital this June. These articles published in
their local newspapers and online help get the word out in their community and
also help them with their own fundraising efforts in their hometowns.
Nationwide Overnight Press
Areas near Washington , DC
From Christina
Duncan’s article in Quincy, MA to Laura
Matthiesen’s in Concord, CA, personal stories of the effects of mental
illness and suicide are being brought Out of the Darkness to be more openly
discussed and to hopefully help others in need.
Many thanks to our Walkers
who have shared their personal stories and helped to spread the word about
mental illness, the devastating affects of suicide, and most importantly, of
hope and the many treatment options and methods of help available to those in
need.
Hometown Press Release
Our Walkers most often use
the Hometown
Press Release, which can be found in the Resources section of your
fundraising page to submit their inquiries and articles for publication. These
templates are set up so that they can be easily customized to contain some or
part of your own personal story as well as bringing to light many of the
pertinent reasons the Overnight exists.
If you would like to see your local news outlets run stories about the
Overnight Walk and AFSP, take a look at our Hometown Press Releases that will help you contact them and
let them know that their community is interested in them reporting about this
important issue.
