This September, NAMI Central Oregon and Hearts Unknown Education (HUE) are coming together for Shine a Light, a 24 hour candlelight vigil and fundraiser for suicide prevention and mental health awareness.

September 25 to 26 | Drake Park, Bend

We’ll begin Friday evening with a Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Panel at 6 PM, followed by the vigil at 7 PM on the Drake Park footbridge. For the next 24 hours, we’ll keep the light burning together.

There are lots of ways to be part of it:

• Sign up for a vigil shift
• Fundraise or donate
• Join us for the panel
• Bring a friend and simply come be part of the gathering

Every light represents a person, a story, a connection, and a reason to keep showing up for one another.

We’d love to have you with us.

Shine A Light is also a fundraiser supporting the free mental health programs offered by NAMI Central Oregon and HÚE. We invite you to create your own fundraising page and help us shine even brighter.

A special thank you to Central Oregon Radiology Associates (CORA) for sponsoring Shine a Light and supporting mental health and suicide prevention in our community.

Let’s shine together.

This story is based on submitted information and has not been verified by our news team.

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Ways to Take Part in Shine a Light’s 24-Hour Vigil

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
September 11, 2026

<h1>Ways to Take Part in Shine a Light’s 24-Hour Vigil</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />September 11, 2026</p> <p class="has-drop-cap">This September, NAMI Central Oregon and Hearts Unknown Education (HUE) are coming together for Shine a Light, a 24 hour candlelight vigil and fundraiser for suicide prevention and mental health awareness.</p> <p><strong>September 25 to 26 | Drake Park, Bend</strong></p> <p>We’ll begin Friday evening with a Mental Health &amp; Suicide Prevention Panel at 6 PM, followed by the vigil at 7 PM on the Drake Park footbridge. For the next 24 hours, we’ll keep the light burning together.</p> <p>There are lots of ways to be part of it:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Sign up for a vigil shift</li> <li>Fundraise or donate</li> <li>Join us for the panel</li> <li>Bring a friend and simply come be part of the gathering</li> </ul> <p>Every light represents a person, a story, a connection, and a reason to keep showing up for one another.</p> <p>We’d love to have you with us.</p> <p>Shine A Light is also a fundraiser supporting the free mental health programs offered by NAMI Central Oregon and HÚE. We invite you to create your own fundraising page and help us shine even brighter.</p> <p>A special thank you to&nbsp;<a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/3d1qj2/3hobyhvc/jqxkfbq" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Central Oregon Radiology Associates (CORA)</a>&nbsp;for sponsoring Shine a Light and supporting mental health and suicide prevention in our community.</p> <p>Let’s shine together.</p> <p><em>This story is based on submitted information and has not been verified by our news team.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/business/businessnews/shine-a-light-bend-24-hours-of-hope-for-suicide-prevention-mental-health-awareness/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=99656&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/business/businessnews/shine-a-light-bend-24-hours-of-hope-for-suicide-prevention-mental-health-awareness/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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