

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Virginia Construction Hike for Hope
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 09:00 am – Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: According to the CDC's data on suicide risk within occupational groups, the construction and extraction industries were found to have the highest rate of suicide in the United States.  The goal of our Construction Hike for Hope initiative is to improve the mental health of construction workers through effective suicide prevention education, intervention and postvention strategies to encourage, equip and empower mental health champions in the workforce.  Visit afsp.org/construction for more information.

Hike for Hope provides an opportunity to enjoy our natural surroundings and acknowledge the ways in which suicide and mental health conditions have affected our lives and the lives of those we care about.  We hope you will join us in the beautiful setting of the Blue Ridge Tunnel for this hope-filled event.

Raise $150 by 5/2/26 and receive an official Construction Hike for Hope T-shirt at the event!

Register or donate at afsp.org/vaconstruction

Check-In/Registration/Resources: 9:00 AM
Opening Ceremony/Walk Begins: 10:00 AM

For additional info, contact Markita Madden at mmadden@afsp.org or (540) 718-2221.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/afton/virginia-construction-hike-for-hope/200029632090253
- **Event Categories**: health-wellness, mental-health, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 35

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://supporting.afsp.org/vaconstruction?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=afton-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Afton
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Blue Ridge Tunnel, Afton, VA
- **lat**: 38.01397
- **long**: -78.88225
- **full address**: Blue Ridge Tunnel, Afton, VA, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Virginia Chapter (https://allevents.in/org/american-foundation-for-suicide-prevention-virginia-chapter/7194698)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 09:00 am (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Blue Ridge Tunnel, Afton, VA, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Virginia Chapter
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** health-wellness, mental-health, nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Virginia Construction Hike for Hope ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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