The Walk for Mental Health Awareness – Houston Presents World Mental Health Day
Day of Remembrance
Houstonians will have the opportunity to learn about mental health and its effects on the local community by participating in our World Mental Health Day of Remembrance honoring the 1100 students who die from suicide each year.
Fee: FREE (donations are most welcomed)
Food Truck Vendor available
Date: Tuesday, October 10th, 2023
Time: 6:15PM – 8:15PM
Location: City Hall Reflection Pool | 901 Bagby St. Houston, TX 77002
Special Guest MC: Christina Wella
Butterfly release with Amber Mostyn.
Art Auction with Artist:
- Bob Card
- Claire Cusack
- Julius Danziger
- David Graeve
- Solomon Kane
- Clark Kellogg
- Anson Koshy
- Monica Melgar
- Hugo Perez
- Ronnie Queenan
- Raymond Saucillo
Production Team:
- Kevin Anderson
- Henry Darragh
- Trinidad Garcia
- C. Patrick McIlvain
- Mark Parthie
- Arisha Vishnani
- Marcel Wormsley
Lime-Green Light Brigade:
- Commander Melanie Gutz
Community Partners:
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® Chi Omicron Omega Chapter
- Balloon Design by The Balloon Zoo
- Foreign Policy (American Food. International Flavor.)
- Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez
- H.E.B.
- Hope Fort Bend Clubhouse
- MECA
- The Truth Project Inc.
- Tony’s Place
Student Government Association for University of Houston will be supplying their school shirts to honor the 1100 student’s memorial. The university shirts will then be donated to Tony’s Place. Tony’s Place sees a world without risk of homelessness for LGBTQ+ youth and their allies, starting with a safe place that empowers the youth to become productive, successful and self-sufficient.
