#HealingMilesFounder
Sep. 2020Taunton, Massachusetts, United StatesVolunteer activity. Complete daily remembrance walks to support #suicidelosssurvivors and to honor the memory of their loved ones. Focused on raising awareness for suicide prevention and suicide loss survivor support resources. Exceeded 300-mile walking goal for the 2021 AFSP Marathon in a Month (305.01mi, 7% of all participant miles logged); top individual fundraiser ($10,937, 17% of funds raised), exceeding multi-participant team fundraising amounts (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1nkWJEDyU0) Presented to Mayor Shaunna O'Connell (Taunton), Mayor Carlo DeMaria (Everett), and the Taunton Municipal Council to advocate for K-12 suicide prevention programming (https://taunton.vod.castus.tv/vod/?video=c877d032-1774-4c86-bddf-f37b3cc008cd) Samaritans Podcast: Remembering Teddy https://open.spotify.com/episode/1cbUUXRQJxDiqfilyEkA5m Healing miles: Taunton woman walks in memory of her brother and other suicide victims (Taunton Gazette): https://www.tauntongazette.com/story/special/2020/10/02/healing-miles-taunton-woman-walks-in-memory-of-her-brother-and-other-suicide-victims/42888043/