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Join us for the Glacial Lakes SAFE (Suicide Awareness for Everyone) Annual Suicide Prevention Awareness event and Remembrance Ceremony 2025 is on September 13th, 2025 at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Watertown, SD. This is a free, family-friendly event open to all ages.
Looking for a challenge?
The SD Army National Guard will host a 22-mile ruck march around Lake Kampeska and an 10 mile ruck.
These can be completed individually or as a team relay.
The ruck march can be completed with or without an actual ruck (wearing a back pack). If completed with a ruck, it is recommended but not required, that the ruck is filled with 22 or 10 miscellaneous canned goods, depending on which ruck you are participating in. At every mile checkpoint, you leave one canned good item. All canned goods collected will be donated to a local organization that provides assistance to those in need.
Join us for the Glacial Lakes SAFE (Suicide Awareness for Everyone) Annual Suicide Prevention Awareness event and Remembrance Ceremony 2025 is on September 13th, 2025 at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Watertown, SD. This is a free, family-friendly event open to all ages.
Looking for a challenge?
The SD Army National Guard will host a 22-mile ruck march around Lake Kampeska and an 10 mile ruck.
These can be completed individually or as a team relay.
The ruck march can be completed with or without an actual ruck (wearing a back pack). If completed with a ruck, it is recommended but not required, that the ruck is filled with 22 or 10 miscellaneous canned goods, depending on which ruck you are participating in. At every mile checkpoint, you leave one canned good item. All canned goods collected will be donated to a local organization that provides assistance to those in need.
- 22 Mile Ruck March
- Check in: 7:00am - If you are doing a relay, only the lead person will need to check in with list of participants.
- Start time: 8:00am
- Click Here for link to route.
- 10 Mile Ruck March
- Check in: 10:00am - If you are doing a relay, only the lead person will need to check in with list of participants.
- Start time: 11:00am
Community Activities & 5K Run / 2-Mile Walk
Before and after the run/walk, explore resource tables, interactive activities, and connect with others.
Remembrance Ceremony
Join us at 4:00 PM for a ceremony to honor loved ones we've lost. We invite you to bring a photo of a loved one for our Remembrance Display (we will return photos after the event).
Everyone's journey is different, but we will finish together; whether you march, run, walk or are there to support. This reminds us to keep going even when we feel like stopping, there is support along the way.
Donations will be accepted online and during the event. Proceeds will support suicide awareness efforts in and around the Watertown community. Glacial Lakes SAFE is working to make more resources available to our community and youth!
Before and after the run/walk, explore resource tables, interactive activities, and connect with others.
- Check-in starts: 2:00 PM
- 5K / 2-Mile Walk begins: 3:00 PM
- You can choose to pre-register for this event or you can sign up the day of the event.
Remembrance Ceremony
Join us at 4:00 PM for a ceremony to honor loved ones we've lost. We invite you to bring a photo of a loved one for our Remembrance Display (we will return photos after the event).
Everyone's journey is different, but we will finish together; whether you march, run, walk or are there to support. This reminds us to keep going even when we feel like stopping, there is support along the way.
Donations will be accepted online and during the event. Proceeds will support suicide awareness efforts in and around the Watertown community. Glacial Lakes SAFE is working to make more resources available to our community and youth!
