Out of Darkness Community Walk participant shares personal story on WABI
Nicole Hogan of Bradley spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about losing her father to suicide when she was 20 years old. In honor of her father who loved to ride motorcycles, and to raise awareness for suicide, Hogan’s husband created a tribute motorcycle, painted purple with a suicide ribbon. This Sunday, Hogan will participate in the seventh annual Out of the Darkness Community Walk. The UMaine Counseling Center and St. Joseph Healthcare will host the noncompetitive 5K walk through campus and surrounding areas. Funds raised from the event will benefit research initiatives of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). The Orono walk is one of more than 350 Out of the Darkness walks that take place in communities across the country each year. More than 500 people participated in last year’s Orono walk which raised more than $18,000 for the Maine Chapter of AFSP.