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.

📅 Facebook Live

• Follow Us: Find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/share/16W56Mt32S/?mibextid=wwXIfr) and follow us!
• Registration Start: Registration starts at 9:00 AM in person at the College of Lake County.
• Kickoff Time: The Welcome & kickoff will start at 10:00 AM.
• Share Moments: 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!

📝 Registration and Resource Fair

• Fee Includes: This registration fee includes an event t-shirt and resource fair bag, with local resources from organizations throughout Lake County.
• Registration Costs: $30 for adults, $10 for children 5 to 12 years old, Free for kids 4 and under.
• Team Registrations: Teams of 5 people or more ($25 each) - First person creates the team and team name and invites others to join it.
• Refunds: The first four individuals will pay the regular fee of $30. The fifth and subsequent registrations in the team will drop the fee to $25, giving the first four individuals a $5 refund.

📦 T-shirt and Resource Bag Pick-up

• Drive-Thru Event: We will be hosting a drive-thru event to pick up your walk t-shirts and resource bags in advance.
• Event Date: T-shirts will also be available for pickup on the day of the Walk/Run event, Sept. 27.
• Pick-up Date: Date: 9/20/2025, 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 8/23/2025.

❤️ Support Our Mission

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

🚩 More Information

Visit the race page for more details: Annual 5K Walk/Run for Awareness and Suicide Prevention