Duck Cup Memorial

Duck Cup Memorial We believe in empowering communities through mental health and suicide prevention education with powerful stories and real conversations.

Inspiring a future of understanding and support. https://bio.site/duckcupmemorial

05/27/2026

This is what mental health awareness looks like in action. ๐Ÿ’š
Today, Duck Cup Memorial was proud to sponsor the Rice County Mental Health Walk alongside our community partners. We helped Rice County Friendship House cover the space and resources that made this event possible for everyone who came out.

The community showed up BIG:
๐ŸŽต Special performances from & Tesfa Yohannes Wondemagegnehu singing "This Land is Your Land" and "This Little Light of Mine"
๐Ÿฆ Ice cream social donated by Fareway Stores Faribault
๐Ÿ’™ Rice County Supportive Decision Making staff and Horizon Homes providing resources and support
๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community members walking together - half a mile of solidarity
This is prevention in action. This is breaking stigma. This is showing up for mental health in our community - not with big words, but with action. Conversations. Connection. Ice cream. Music. Walking together.

Thank you to Rice County Friendship House for organizing this beautiful event, to our fellow organizations for partnering with us, and to everyone who walked, performed, and showed up today.
When we walk together, we send a powerful message: You're not alone. Mental health matters. And we're here.

The struggle is part of the story. ๐Ÿ’šMental Health Awareness Month isn't about pretending everything is fine or hiding th...
05/27/2026

The struggle is part of the story. ๐Ÿ’š

Mental Health Awareness Month isn't about pretending everything is fine or hiding the hard parts. It's about acknowledging that struggle is real, it's valid, and it's part of every person's journey.
Your struggle doesn't make your story less worthy. It makes it real.
The anxiety that kept you up at night. The depression that made getting out of bed feel impossible. The panic attacks that came out of nowhere. The days you didn't think you'd make it. The therapy sessions. The medication adjustments. The conversations where you finally admitted you weren't okay.
Those are all part of your story too.
And your story matters.

Mental Health Awareness Month is about:
Normalizing struggle instead of hiding it
Recognizing that hard doesn't mean broken
Celebrating survival and recovery
Making space for people still in the struggle
Understanding that everyone's fighting something

If you're in the struggle right now - the hard part of your story - know that it doesn't define you. It's shaping you. And there's help available.
You don't have to figure it out alone.
You don't have to be "fixed" to deserve support.
You don't have to wait until things get worse.
Your struggle is part of your story.
Your story is worth telling.
And you're worth fighting for.

๐Ÿ†˜ Crisis support: 988 -- Call or Text 24/7
๐Ÿ’ป Resources at DuckCupCares.org

๐’๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ž๐๐ž๐: ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐œ๐ค ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ! โ›ณ๐Ÿ’šWant to support mental health e...
05/26/2026

๐’๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ž๐๐ž๐: ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐œ๐ค ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ! โ›ณ๐Ÿ’š

Want to support mental health education without committing a full team? Hole Sponsorships are a perfect way to be part of our 13th Annual Golf Tournament!

What's a Hole Sponsorship?
Your business, family, or in-memory tribute gets featured at one hole throughout the tournament weekend (July 24-26). Golfers see your name/message all three days as they make their way around the course.

$250
Purchase a Hole Sponsorship here --> https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/hole-sponsorship-13th-annual-duck-cup-memorial-golf-tournament

What's included:
โœ“ Branded signage at a hole all three days
โœ“ Recognition in tournament materials and social media
โœ“ Support for su***de prevention and mental health education reaching 40,000+ people annually
Why sponsor a hole?

Visible branding to 144+ golfers per day
Associates your business/family with mental health advocacy
Perfect for in-memory tributes honoring someone you've lost
Affordable way to make a big impact

We also still have Sunday Golf Teams available!

To Register a Sunday Team:
๐Ÿ”— Register online: www.duckcupmemorial.org
๐Ÿ“ง or Contact Angela: [email protected] -- to register as a Sunday Gold Sponsor for $150 more and receive four tickets to Saturday's 'Concert on the Course' & Gold Sponsor recognition for your business or group throughout the entire weekend! Pay for Gold Sponsor Registration here --> https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/sunday-gold-sponsorship-13th-annual-duck-cup-memorial-golf-tournament
Whether you're sponsoring a hole or playing a round - thank you for supporting mental health awareness and su***de prevention! ๐Ÿ’™

TONIGHT!!!Family, friends and anyone who has lost a loved one to su***de are invited to attend the monthly meeting of th...
05/26/2026

TONIGHT!!!

Family, friends and anyone who has lost a loved one to su***de are invited to attend the monthly meeting of the Su***de Grief Support Group.
When: Tuesday, May 26th beginning at 7:00 PM.
Where: Duck Cup Memorial building located at 105 Central Avenue South in New Prague.
No pre-registration or fee is required.
Please contact Tom Handrich at 952-913-3994 for additional information or a Zoom link to attend virtually.

SUNDAY GOLF IS BACK - and we need YOU! โ›ณ๐Ÿ’šFriday and Saturday? SOLD OUT (as usual). But this is only our SECOND YEAR offe...
05/19/2026

SUNDAY GOLF IS BACK - and we need YOU! โ›ณ๐Ÿ’š

Friday and Saturday? SOLD OUT (as usual). But this is only our SECOND YEAR offering a Sunday tournament - and we're building momentum!

Sunday, July 26th | 11am Shotgun Start
$600/team | Golf, Carts, Lunch + 4 Concert Tickets (Saturday night!)

๐€๐‹๐’๐Ž ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž -- ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ ๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ $๐Ÿ–๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ. Same great experience + add custom signage on the course all weekend and social media recognition showing your company or family's support of our important work.
Every dollar counts and if you're able we would love to add your team to our Gold Sponsor list.
๐„๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ฅ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฅ๐š@๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ค๐œ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ.๐จ๐ซ๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค.

Why Sunday matters:
Every team that signs up for Sunday helps us expand this tournament, fund more mental health education, and prove that THREE days of golf for su***de prevention is here to stay.
Be part of building this tradition.
Friday and Saturday golfers showed up BIG. Now it's Sunday's turn to shine!

REGISTER NOW:
๐Ÿ”— www.duckcupmemorial.org
๐Ÿ“ฒ Scan the QR code
Let's fill Sunday and make this a sold-out weekend! ๐Ÿ™Œ

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐›๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค.This week we will be in Fairbault at the Government Se...
05/18/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐›๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค.

This week we will be in Fairbault at the Government Services Building, offering a Wellness Retreat (yoga, soundbath and breathwork) with Shayla from Inner Balance Energy to the Rice County Employees.
And to end the week we will be spending the day with our local New Prague Area Schools Middle School students and staff - advocating for and supporting our youth's mental health right here at home. ๐Ÿ’š

๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก! ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŽจMeet Kate Deutsch of Biscotti Designs - an incredibly t...
05/18/2026

๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก! ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŽจ

Meet Kate Deutsch of Biscotti Designs - an incredibly talented artist, small business owner, and longtime supporter of Duck Cup Memorial. Kate is married to one of our founding board members, and her commitment to our mission runs deep - rooted in love for her husband and the friends who founded this organization in memory of someone they lost to su***de.

This May, Kate is giving back in a beautiful way.
She's created a Mental Health Awareness Card Bundle featuring her stunning original artwork - 10 cards total (2 of each design) with messages of hope, strength, and encouragement. Think Mr. Rogers quotes, affirmations, and reminders that you matter.

Here's the incredible part: 50% of all sales from this bundle will be donated to mental health organizations - including Duck Cup Memorial and Kendall's Kindness.

Why we love Kate's work:
Her artwork is gorgeous - vibrant, meaningful, and perfect for sending encouragement to someone who needs it (or keeping for yourself as daily reminders). Beyond this bundle, she creates custom paintings and her signature "itty bitty" note cards that pack big impact in tiny packages.

This is what community looks like: A small business owner using her talent to support mental health awareness during Mental Health Awareness Month, all while honoring the mission her family helped build.

๐Ž๐ซ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ž:
๐Ÿ”— https://www.biscottidesigns.com/product-page/mental-health-awareness-card-bundle
๐Ÿ’š ๐”๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐๐ž: ๐ƒ๐”๐‚๐Š๐‚๐”๐ ๐š๐ญ ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ
Support Kate's small business.
Support mental health awareness.
Support our mission. It all comes full circle.

Thank you, Kate, for your beautiful work and your unwavering commitment to this cause. ๐Ÿ’œ

They're just a kid - what do they have to be depressed about?' Maybe everything. ๐Ÿ’”๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ...
05/15/2026

They're just a kid - what do they have to be depressed about?' Maybe everything. ๐Ÿ’”
๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ, ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ.

Su***de is a leading cause of death for ages 10-24
1 in 6 youth experience a mental health disorder
Half of all mental illness begins by age 14
Most don't get help due to stigma, access barriers, and adults not believing them

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ง๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ :
Academic pressure, social media comparison, cyberbullying, school safety concerns, family stress, identity exploration in sometimes hostile environments - plus the same anxiety, depression, and mental health conditions adults face.
'Teenage angst' and clinical depression are not the same thing.

๐–๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ:
Withdrawing from friends and activities they used to enjoy
Declining grades or avoiding school
Changes in sleep, eating, or energy levels
Increased irritability, anger, or risk-taking
Self-harm or talking about su***de
Giving away possessions

๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐š ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐›๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ? Believe young people when they say they're struggling - don't minimize their problems or compare their experiences to your own youth. Help them access therapy without shame, model asking for help yourself, and create space for honest conversations where they feel safe opening up.

They're not 'too young' to struggle. They're struggling - and they deserve support.
This is why we bring mental health education into schools. Prevention starts with young people knowing they're not alone and that help is available.

๐Ÿ†˜ 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline
๐Ÿ’ป DuckCupCares.org

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Mental health doesn't clock out at 5pm. ๐Ÿ’ผWorkplace stress, burnout, anxiety, and depression don't stay home when you go ...
05/14/2026

Mental health doesn't clock out at 5pm. ๐Ÿ’ผ

Workplace stress, burnout, anxiety, and depression don't stay home when you go to work. And workplaces have a responsibility to support employee mental health.

๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž:
Constant exhaustion despite adequate sleep
Difficulty concentrating or making decisions
Increased mistakes or missed deadlines
Withdrawing from coworkers
Irritability or emotional outbursts
Using sick days for mental health (without calling it that)
Dreading work to the point of physical symptoms

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐›๐ž ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ :
โœ“ Offering mental health days without stigma
โœ“ Providing EAP (Employee Assistance Programs)
โœ“ Creating psychologically safe environments
โœ“ Training managers to recognize warning signs
โœ“ Normalizing conversations about mental health
โœ“ Respecting work-life boundaries

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐ž๐ž๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐จ:
Use your mental health benefits if available
Be honest (to the extent you feel safe) about needing support
Set boundaries around after-hours work
Take your PTO - including for mental health
Advocate for better mental health policies
Support coworkers who are struggling

You spend most of your waking hours at work. If that environment is damaging your mental health, that's not sustainable.
Mental health support shouldn't be a "perk" - it should be standard. And taking a mental health day shouldn't require lying about being physically sick.

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ๐จ. ๐Ÿ’š

Self-care isn't selfish. It's survival. ๐ŸŒฟIf you're running on empty, you can't show up for anyone - including yourself. ...
05/13/2026

Self-care isn't selfish. It's survival. ๐ŸŒฟ

If you're running on empty, you can't show up for anyone - including yourself. Taking care of your mental health isn't optional. It's essential.

๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ-๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ-๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ:
Sometimes it's therapy
Sometimes it's saying no
Sometimes it's asking for help
Sometimes it's staying in bed
Sometimes it's taking your medication
Sometimes it's setting a boundary
Sometimes it's crying in your car

๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ-๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ˆ๐’:
Whatever helps you recharge and function
Different for everyone
Not always fun or relaxing
Necessary, not indulgent

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ'๐ซ๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ:
Take a mental health day
Skip an event because you're overwhelmed
Put your phone on Do Not Disturb
Say no to extra responsibilities
Prioritize sleep over productivity
Spend time alone to recharge
Go to therapy during work hours

You can't pour from an empty cup. You can't care for others if you're not caring for yourself.
Taking care of your mental health benefits everyone around you - because you show up healthier, more present, and more capable of genuine connection.
Self-care isn't selfish. It's how you survive.

What's one way you're caring for your mental health this week?

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