Wings of Hope

04/13/2025

I would like to welcome the new Walk chairs for this year Willmar out of the Darkness Walk to be held on September 13 2025 at Robbins Island Park.
Douglas Scheibel
Naomi Hyerdall
Please give a warm welcome to these two beautiful people who have stepped up to continue this walk. I hope our community will extend their love and support to them as you did to me. I am so proud in our community for being part of my grief journey healing, and look forward to seeing you all this year on the 13th, not as a chair person but as participant sharing and caring.

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11/17/2024

The 2024 Christmas cookie fund raiser is open for orders. Please have all orders in by December 3rd. Pick up to be December 16-17th.

09/19/2024

Great push in the last 2 days, keep up the work and lets hit our goal.

09/17/2024

Its the final week of fund raising for this years Out of the Darkness walk, we are 32% of our way to our goal for this year. Thank you to all who have donated to this much needed cause for our communinty.

09/06/2024

09/06/2024

We are 2 weeks away form this years walk, as always I am so grateful to all who donate to this cause. Now it is crunch time, time to pick up the pace and get your teams raising funds for the walk.

09/01/2024

Today is September 1st, the start of su***de awareness month which is observed every year, even though we should be aware all year round. My awareness began 8 years ago when Annika lost her battle with mental illness and my grief journey began. I am so lucky to have experienced Annika for 16 years, I am so lucky to have heard her laugh, been able to watch her grow and share her love with our family and others. Since that awful day in December 2016, Annika's soul has been connected even more with me as I navigated my grief journey. I can feel her inside me unlocking my potential, giving me the strength to help teach and share with others about mental health, illness, loss and hope.

We will be showered with posts and tik tok phrases from great people talking about "its ok to not be ok" "Be Kind" "You are not Alone" "988 help line talk and text", and many more. These are all true, for those who are struggling, each of us can make a huge difference in some one who is struggling by taking the time to really notice and listen. Be the friend our coworker is looking for, be the person in our family that actually listens with out judgement.

The word su***de is a hard word to say, and truly a devistating blow to all who experience the loss of someone to su***de. It i smuch easier to slow down and listen, listen to ourselves, and listen to others, and live in the love of the people around you.

This year there are many milestones to celebrate, Maddie turned 28 in August, Annika turns 24 in October the day after Kim and I celebrate our 31st anniversery. I would not wish the journey our family has been on the last 8 years on any one. Our connections with the ones we meet on our journeys through life are so special and a major part of shaping who we are, so cheerish all you meet and "BE KIND" and know "YOU MATTER" we all matter and it is "OK TO NOT BE OK" , and let it be known I am here for you.

Now its time to go fishing

08/04/2024

August is here, time to get our walk teams together and start raising funds towards or 2024 Goal for the Willmar out of the Darkness walk at Robbins Island on September 21st. We have 4 Corporate sponsors so far, lets see if we can get more on board.
AUGUST CHALLENGE: Between 8/5 to 8/17 there will be Merch Prizes for the top fund raisers in these 3 categories. During those 2 weeks. Lets blow the roof off the total raised to date.
1) Top Fund Raiser
2) Top Team
3) Top Sponsor

06/23/2024

Crazy happy once again I have been awarded a months worth of radio ads with Q102 and Big Country, along with West Central Sanitation and Johnson, Moody, Schmidt, Kleinhuizen & Zumwalt P.A. It's a honor to be able to work towards breaking the stigma around this topic, and being able to promote the Out of Darkness walk. Its time to register your teams and start raising money towards this great cause, and you too can help bring hope to someone that is struggling.