VFW Post 4658 hosts walkathon for veteran suicide awareness

VFW Post 4658 will host a Stop 22 Walkathon on Sunday, September 14, at American Legion Post 468, 344 Dorsey Road, Greece. Stop 22 is an initiative within the Department of New York Veterans of Foreign Wars to increase awareness of veterans lost to suicide – 22 each day. They marched for us… we walk for them.

All are invited to join in this 22-minute walk. The registration fee is $1 and goes to the Commander’s Homeless Veterans Special Project to Assist in Suicide Prevention Awareness. Registration begins at 1:30 p.m. with the walk stepping off at 2:22 p.m.

A 50/50 raffle and basket raffle will be held with proceeds split between VFW Post 4658 and the local Veterans Outreach Center (447 South Avenue, Rochester), to assist veterans in crisis…

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