Miles For Meag

06/22/2026

Did you know? Verbiage around mental health can actually affect those struggling.
When referring to an Individual who has lost their life to su***de, it's better to say that individual "died by su***de" instead of "committed su***de." The change in verbiage makes a larger impact on saving lives!

Research proves that the term "committed: has a negative connotation attached to it, making people who are in crisis feel guilty for their feelings. If someone feels like they will be met with shame instead of comfort and understanding when reaching out for help, they may never actually take the steps to receive help.

Don't worry, if you've used the term "committed" in the past, IT"S OKAY! Safe language is something we have to learn about.

06/22/2026

Our 5th Annual Miles for Meag Music Festival coming up on 7/11/26 at Rustic Ties Weddings located at 195 Spencer Road in Dolgeville, NY 13329 from 2pm-10pm. Join us for a fun LIVE music event honoring the life of Meagan Stewart and raising funds for Miles for Meag, a charity that financially and emotionally helps support families who have lost someone to su***de. We are excited to announce we will have The Grill Father food truck there serving food the entire event. Here is this years line up:

Buffy&The Boyz 2:00pm-3:30pm
Rocky Feola 4:00pm-5:30pm
THE BOMB Rocks 6:00pm-8:00pm
The Midnight Shadows 8:30-10:00 pm

Tickets are $20 adult, $5 kids, kids 5 and under are free.

Here's how to win 2 adult tickets: like our page and share this post

06/22/2026

06/22/2026

Here is a link to the Miles For Meag event pictures taken by MinterPhotography. Thanks Dad for always taking pics at my events.

All images are free. Right click and copy any photo and paste it to your social media. If you would like prints of any of these photos contact me and I will re-format them for high resolution printing. Printing would be done through this site (Smugmug). Any commission I recieve from prints or mugs w...

06/21/2026

Our next support group meeting is this Wednesday June 24th at 6pm at Herkimer ARC located at 350 South Washington Street in Herkimer.

If you’re unable to be there in person and would like to join by Zoom, please message for the link.

Anyone coping with a su***de loss is welcomed. You do not have to share or talk if you don’t want.

***if you feel overwhelmed or too nervous about walking into the group for the first time, reach out to me and I’ll greet you in the parking lot and we will walk in TOGETHER.

Miles for Meag Support Group is a peer support group made up of people who share a common loss, the death of someone they love by su***de. Grief can be complicated, especially when there are so many unanswered questions. Getting together with others that have experienced this type of loss can be reassuring. You learn from each other what grief looks like and how to work through it. There are no easy answers and there is no recipe but learning from each other can be comforting.

We are grateful for those that have stepped out of their comfort zone and joined a meeting and for those that are just in the beginning stages of thinking about joining a meeting. We realize that a group meeting is not for everyone. If you want to talk one on one, don’t hesitate to reach out to us. You are not alone.
Tracy Minter Stewart 315 360-3281
Mary Beth Greene 315 796-1290

If you are in crisis or know someone who is please call the local Mobile Crises Assessment Team at 315-732-6228 or 1-844-732-6228, call or text the National Su***de Prevention & Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741

06/06/2026

Today’s our big day. Registration and basket raffle are all in West Canada Valley elementary cafeteria!! It’s going to be a great day!!

06/05/2026

Any NY Giants fans? Thank you to the New York Giants for their donation to our basket auction. Here’s a signed Abdul Carter 8X10 picture with an official Certificate of Authenticity for it. Our Basket Raffle is tomorrow 8am-noon at the WCV elementary cafeteria.

06/04/2026

Nature acts as a powerful healer, lowering anxiety and boosting well-being!

Join us this Saturday 6/6/26 for our annual event at our new location. This trail walk/run has some breathtaking views. Plus if you’re not in shape but want to participate and don’t think you can complete the full 5k, there’s a place you can end your time in the trail at 1.5 miles. There’s also benches along the way for you to rest and take in the beauty of the West Canada Creek. Dan Capron has done such a wonderful with the trail and all the markers.

The kids race won’t go into the trail too far just so we can insure the safety of the children but they will enjoy some nature.

For both race times, you can utilize the track if you don’t want to do the trails.

Saturday is a day for us to get together and raise funds to help families struggling with su***de loss.

To sign up please go to https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/Newport/MilesForMeag

Also the baskets are coming in. Please reach out if you can donate one. Also donations are greatly appreciated!!

06/01/2026

5 more days until our kids run and 5k trail fun run. Please sign up at https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/Newport/MilesForMeag

We are also looking for basket donations. Please reach out if you could donate. We truly appreciate the support.

05/28/2026

Even though I am having a harder day, I need to focus on our next fundraiser so we can help others thru this nightmare. We donate all our proceeds to families struggling to pay for funerals or inpatient mental health treatment. To date we have donated over $17,000 to families for funeral expense and mental health inpatient treatment. Last year we weren't as successful as years prior so we really need our community to come together and help.

This is a fun run/walk on the trail at West Canada Valley Central School or if you want to run the track, that is available too. We wanted to be able to accommodate people with strollers so you are welcome to use them on the track as well(yes we got the schools permission). If you are a competitive runner, you can time yourself. The trail is set with some beautiful scenery and views of the West Canada.

The kids We Are Loved run, is a one mile run, and there will be signs and people to ensure the safety of all kids. You also have the option for the kids to run on the track as well.

Tomorrow is the last day to order a shirt with your registration and be able to pick it up. After tomorrow, you can still order a shirt but it will have to be shipped or we can meet. We have a new design with a great saying on the back for this year. Last years shirts that we still have in stock will be available to purchase at the event.

We really need basket donations so please consider donating something for this. Contact me Tracy at 315-360-3281 and we will meet up.

Here is the link to sign up or you can scan the QR code below.
https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/Newport/MilesForMeag