September is recognized nationally as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and as a way of promoting suicide prevention and mental health awareness in Fond du Lac County, NAMI Fond du Lac has created a four-week awareness and fundraising campaign from September 1 - September 28. Teams of up to 6 members and single participants will compete against one another for awards such as Highest Mileage and Biggest Fundraiser. This is a friendly competition which dually serves to promote awareness for suicide prevention while also supporting NAMI Fond du Lac's mission. This is our FIFTH year Stepping Up!

100% of campaign donations and proceeds will go towards NAMI Fond du Lac County to support evidence-based educational, advocacy, and service efforts focused on preventing suicide and breaking the stigma associated with mental illness.

Additional donations are welcomed, appreciated, and encouraged! Visit our 2026 donation page right here on Givebutter to make any additional donations: https://givebutter.com/nami-fdl-donations-2026-scghtr

How to Participate:

Register: All Step Up participants must register by purchasing an individual or team registration ticket. Each team must have a "team captain" who will be responsible for collecting and logging your team's mileage each week.
Fundraising: After registering, participants and teams are encouraged to create a fundraising page and share it with friends, family, coworkers, and community members. Fundraising is options, but every dollar raised helps expand local mental health support and suicide prevention efforts.
Step Up throughout September: Walk, move, and raise awareness in whatever way works for you.
Track Mileage: Walk, jog, run, swim, bike, elliptical, or total daily steps count as mileage. Mileage should be totaled and reported on the honor system (in this Google Form).
- Tracking steps? 2,000 steps is equal to 1 mile.
- If you are biking or logging elliptical miles, you should divide your total mileage by 3. For example, if you bike 90 miles in one week, you would divide 90 miles by 3, which equals 30 miles (plus any that you walked or ran) is what you report as your weekly mileage.
- Start tracking your miles on September 1st! At the end of each week on Saturday, please submit your mileage for that week. You will need to submit the Google Form 4 times to indicate each separate week's miles.

Thank You to Our 2026 Sponsors!

Presenting Sponsors

Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for leading the way in supporting suicide prevention and mental health awareness in Fond du Lac County.

Impact Sponsors

Building Block Sponsors

Stepping Stone Sponsors

Ready to Step Up?

Register today, invite others to join you, and help us raise awareness for suicide prevention throughout September. Together, we can bring hope, connection, and support to our community.

Step Up to Prevent Suicide 2026

NAMI Fond du Lac County

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