Lake County Suicide Prevention Task Force 13th Annual 5K Walk/Run for Awareness and Suicide Prevention

🗓️ Event Overview

The Lake County Suicide Prevention Task Force 13th Annual 5K Walk/Run for Awareness and Suicide Prevention returns to the College of Lake County on Saturday, September 27, 2025. We are excitedly anticipating the connections with all who join us either in person or online. Over the last several years, we have had walkers/runners from many different States, walking with us or independently from wherever they are, and last year we had our record number of participants! Your support is meaningful and helps us provide training and support to all the members of our community of Lake County.

📅 Date and Location

• Date: September 27, 2025
• Start Time: Registration starts at 9:00 AM
• Location: 19351 West Washington Street, Grayslake, IL
• Link: Event Page

🎥 Facebook Live

Find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/share/16W56Mt32S/?mibextid=wwXIfr) and follow us! The Welcome & kickoff will start at 10:00 AM. We will also be hosting the kickoff on Facebook Live for those who cannot join in person. Feel free to share any videos and photos of the event, so we can also share with our Lake County community knowing that, We Are All In This Together! Check out some photos from last year's event by clicking on the photos section at the bottom of the page.

📝 Registration and Resource Fair

• Registration Fee Includes: An event t-shirt and resource fair bag, with local resources from organizations throughout Lake County.
• Fees:
  • $30 for adults
  • $10 for children 5 to 12 years old
  • Free for kids 4 and under
  • Teams of 5 or more ($25 each) - The first person creates the team and invites others to join.

👕 T-shirt and Resource Bag Pick-up

We will be hosting a drive-thru event so you can pick up your walk t-shirts and resource bags in advance. Future emails will be sent out to registrants with more information.

• Date: September 20, 2025
• Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
• Location: Lake County Health Department, 3010 Grand Ave, Waukegan, IL 60085

T-shirts will be ordered starting the week of August 23, 2025. Registrations placed after that date are not guaranteed to be available. We will do our best, but we may not be able to fulfill late t-shirt orders after August 23, 2025.

❤️ Support Our Cause

All proceeds go to the Lake County Suicide Prevention Task Force and support our mission to prevent suicide and promote mental health awareness in Lake County through outreach events, professional training, and community education, because one suicide is too many. For further questions on the walk, how to sponsor, or how to become a member, please contact us at Prevention.lcsptf@gmail.com.