Into The Light: A Day of Remembrance and Community

Heart & Soil Collective’s team will be joining the Into The Light Walk To Remember on Saturday, September 13th at Burbank Park in Pittsfield in remembrance of family and friends we have lost to suicide. Suicide touches us all, join the day to remember your loved ones and connect with others, celebrate life and remembrance together. Heart & Soil Collective has made a fundraising team with a goal of raising $300 toward the event’s larger goal of collecting $30,000- you are welcome to join our team or start your own in honor of your friends or family using the Givebutter link below.

The event is being organized by The Love of T Foundation for family and friends who have lost someone to suicide. Join a day of sharing community with others who have suffered the same loss, and find connection in shared grief. The day starts at 1 PM with a walk scheduled for 2pm, food trucks by KJ Nosh and Flavourful Bites and live music by Lindsay Anne from 3-6. The event will conclude with a Candlelight vigil after dusk.

From the organizers:

“Into the Light: A Day of Remembrance is an event for family and friends who have lost a loved one to suicide. This day is meant to share in community with others who have suffered the same loss, and to serve as a sense of connection in shared grief. During this event, we will walk together in solidarity of suicide awareness and to support those who have been affected.

Your kind donation will not only help make this event a success, but it will also be a collaborative effort to support local suicide prevention organizations, Berkshire Coalition for Suicide Prevention and Love of T. Founded in 2021 Love of T’s mission is to offer Peer Support to those individuals living with suicidal thoughts throughout Berkshire County with drop-in support groups and outreach initiatives. At Love of T, or mission is to “Restore the will to live and thrive!”. Berkshire Coalition for Suicide Prevention provide several programs including support for those who have lost a loved one to suicide as well as education for the community around suicide prevention.

These organizations play a vital role in the local mental health landscape in a county that has the second highest suicide rate in the commonwealth. Supporting this event will keep money local to support these programs with the hope of saving local lives that could be lost to suicide.”