3rd Annual Out of the Darkness Walk

Participants proceed down Pacific Street during the 3rd Annual Out of the Darkness Walk on April 22, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. Benefits from the event went towards the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. lead the 3rd Annual Out of the Darkness Walk on April 22, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Walkers in the 3rd Annual Out of the Darkness Walk pass Houck Stadium on April 22, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Members of Team Vince carry a banner in memory of Vince Kight during the 3rd Annual Out of the Darkness Walk on April 22, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Participants race to the finish line of the 3rd Annual Out of the Darkness Walk hosted by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity on April 22, 2017 at Kent Library in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Suicide awareness buttons sit on display during the 3rd Annual Out of the Darkness Walk on April 22, 2017 at Kent Library in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Suicide awareness information sits on display during the 3rd Annual Out of the Darkness Walk on April 22, 2017 at Kent Library in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Tony Rushing talks with Pam Vargas after completing the 3rd Annual Out of the Darkness Walk on April 22, 2017 at Kent Library in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Ciara Linzie performs a dance routine during the 3rd Annual Out of the Darkness Walk on April 22, 2017 at Kent Library in Cape Girardeau. Benefits from the event, hosted by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity, went to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Benefits from the 3rd Annual Out of Darkness Walk went towards the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention on April 22, 2017 at Kent Library in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Members of the audience listen to a speaker discuss suicide on April 22, 2017 at Kent Library in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Members of the audience listen to a speaker discuss suicide on April 22, 2017 at Kent Library in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

A speaker discusses suicide during the 3rd Annual Out of the Darkness Walk hosted by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity on April 22, 2017 at Kent Library in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Balloons are distributed following the the 3rd Annual Out of the Darkness Walk, hosted by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity on April 22, 2017 at Kent Library in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Event participants release balloons to conclude the 3rd Annual Out of the Darkness Walk on April 22, 2017 at Kent Library in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Tramea McCrary, Jaleea Hudson-Wilson, Ciara Linzie, Sharniece Dunn, ReNessa Killion, Destiny Burston and Alaine Hamilton pose for a photo at the 3rd Annual Out of the Darkness Walk on April 22, 2017 at Kent Library in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)