Teal H.E.A.L. Walk 2023
April 18, 2023 @ 6:00PM — 8:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar
Tybee Island Memorial Park Open Air Pavilion: 402 Jones Ave Tybee Island, GA 31328 Get Directions
Walk to End Sexual Violence
Men! Grab your most comfortable heels and meet at the Tybee Island Memorial Park Pavilion on Tuesday, April 18th at 6:00 pm! The Teal H.E.A.L. (Help End Assault with Love) Walk distinctively allows Mary's Place to inspire support from men to join the effort to end sexual violence to all survivors we serve and bring awareness of the struggles they face. Participants can register for $25 and are encouraged to raise additional funds from family, friends, and colleagues or form a team! Participants walk in high-heel shoes - symbolizing the steps survivors take toward healing. Ladies, you can participate too, by providing support to men on their journey. A Teal H.E.A.L. award will be presented to the group and individuals with the most funds raised.
Each year more people in the community are joining in the walk and assist in supporting the Mary's Place Mission. Teal H.E.A.L. is a playful opportunity for men to raise awareness in their community about a severe issue.
It's not easy walking in someone else shoes, but it's a light hearted event that gets the community talking about gender relations and sexual violence. It is critical to have open communication and fight the stigma associated with rape and sexual assault. Many survivors of sexual assault live in silence for a lifetime - never disclosing their assault and, worse, never getting the help they need.
As a result, they never heal, and perpetrators are never stopped or held accountable. While men are survivors too, many are also fathers, husbands, sons, and brothers of women who have been assaulted and feel paralyzed by the thought of an assault against their loved one and experience feelings of inadequacy because they feel they cannot help.
What can you do? Join us in this walk and take a unified stand against all forms of sexual violence.
*Each participant acknowledges with their registration that Mary's Place: Sexual Assault Center of the Coastal Empire, Inc is in no way responsible for any injury while on site at Tybee Island Memorial Park.*