SpeakUpStandUpSaveALife

03/13/2026

On behalf of Speak Up Stand Up Save a Life, a heartfelt thank you to the Women for Good Valley of the Sun for selecting us as a grant recipient. 💜Our movement offers critical hope at a time when it is needed most. This funding will directly support our mission as we prepare for our upcoming youth conference. We couldn’t do this without our community partners. Thank you Women for Good for being a for our youth and our entire community. We truly appreciate your support.
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02/07/2026

We were honored to represent Speak Up, Stand Up, Save a Life at the Digital Wellness for Children and Youth training. Huge thanks to the Dion Initiative for Child Well-Being, the Flinn Foundation, and our amazing board member, Dr. Brad Snyder, for bringing Dr. Rich, “The Mediatrician,” to Arizona. Stay tuned for some exciting partnerships and new collaborations as we enter the new year and begin preparations for our upcoming September youth conference.

10/10/2025

Thank you AZSBA for covering our 8th Annual Speak Up Stand Up Save a Life Youth Conference. See their video and article below. This is what can happen when a community comes together! 🎉 🙏

Thank you also to all our sponsors, and our incredible board and volunteers, who made this possible. NovaVia GCON Inc., EPCOR Canada, Agua Fria Union High School District, West Valley Mavericks Foundation, CORE, CHASSE Building Team GCU Lopes, 1GPA, Progressive Roofing, Orcutt Winslow, Tempe Coalition, Az Azces Coalition and the Scottsdale Saguaros.

As the Immediate Past Chair of the ASBA Black Alliance, I am reaching out to encourage you to consider submitting your name for consideration to serve as Chair or Vice Chair for our esteemed alliance.

09/17/2025

We are so proud of these students and how our community came together yet again. The Speak Up, Stand Up , Save a Life Conference was a tremendous success. Here is just a snapshot of our incredible day! Stay tuned for more photos with Goodyear Mayor Joe Pizzillo, Superintendent Mark Yslas, are fantastic presenters and our amazing SROs from across the valley. Huge thank you to all our volunteers and sponsors. Especially our title Sponsor Nova Via for providing lunch and school hardship waivers. We are already excited for next year!

09/16/2025

Speak Up, Stand Up, Save a Life

We are excited to welcome students, staff, and community members from across Arizona to join us for this powerful event at Millennium High School in the Agua Fria Union High School District.

This event is designed to empower youth and adults alike to speak up for those who are hurting, stand up for what is right, and help save lives through kindness, awareness, and action.

Together, we can create safer schools and stronger communities

Cherryl Paul Gina Godbehere ThomasJoseph Ortiz

09/14/2025

📢🚨 It takes a community to make a difference. Only 3 days left until our 8th Annual Speak Up, Stand Up, Save a Life Youth Conference. I am so excited for this year’s curriculum. Today, I want to recognize a few more of our incredible sponsors. Thank you 1GPA, Luke Air Force Base 56th Fighter Wing, Valley Schools and GCU Lopes for believing in our movement. We appreciate all your support! www.speakstandsave.com.

09/13/2025

📢🚨 5 day countdown. Too many young people are struggling, and too many feel alone. The Speak Up, Stand Up, Save a Life movement offers HOPE. Today, more than ever, we need that hope. Our team is excited to welcome 60 schools to our 8th annual Youth Conference next week. This would not be possible without our amazing sponsors. Today, we want to give a huge thank you to The Saguaros, Core Construction, and the AZ•ACES•CONSORTIUM. Thank you for being a for our youth and our entire community! We appreciate all your support! www.speakstandsave.com.

09/09/2025

📢🚨9 day Countdown to Speak Up, Stand Up, Save a Life’s 8th Annual Youth Conference. Excited to report we are SOLD OUT. 🎉 We reached capacity last week and are excited to host 60 schools from Wickenburg to Buckeye to Casa Grande to Queen Creek and Gilbert. Our Movement wouldn’t be possible without our amazing sponsors. A huge thank you to our Gold Sponsor Gcon Gives. I am so grateful for CEO Mike Godbehere, and the support of the entire GCON Inc. team. They continue to be a true for our youth and our entire community! We appreciate all your support!

09/08/2025

📢🚨10 day Countdown to Speak Up, Stand Up, Save a Life’s 8th Annual Youth Conference being held September 16th at Millennium High School. None of these would be possible without our amazing sponsors. A huge thank you to EPCOR Canada and especially my amazing Leadership West 22 classmate Rebecca Stenholm who has been with us from the beginning. Thank you for continuing to be a for our youth and our entire community! We appreciate all your support! 💜

09/06/2025

📢🚨11 day Countdown.., Speak Up, Stand Up, Save a Life started 9 years ago in response to a tragedy at a local high school. It is a testament of what is possible when a community comes together to support our youth. None of this would be possible without the support of all of our incredible Sponsors. A huge thank you to the West Valley Mavericks Foundation for continuing to be a for our youth and our entire community! We appreciate all your support!

09/05/2025

Thank you Mayor, Vice Mayor and to the entire City of El Mirage, Arizona Council. Thank you for continuing to be a to our youth. We are grateful for your continued support!

The City of El Mirage is proud to join other cities from Maricopa County in combating youth su***de, bullying, substance abuse, and stigma by supporting the SpeakUpStandUpSaveALife mission and conference that will be held on September 16, 2025, at Millennium High School. This will be the eighth year that Speak Up, Stand Up, Save a Life has held the annual conference to provide information, resources, and recommended actions to teach students (and teachers and friends) to recognize warning signs and empower them to speak up to save a life.