NGCC to host first Walk for Hope 5K during Suicide Prevention Month

From left, Sharon Lee, volunteer organizer for the Walk for Hope; Dr. Natalie Ford, counselor at Northeast Georgia Christian Counseling; Terry Buffington, volunteer at the walk; Trista Blankenship, counselor and director at NGCC; and June Benton, volunteer at the walk, participate in a suicide prevention walk in Montana. The event inspired NGCC to organize its own Walk for Hope 5K in Northeast Georgia. SUBMITTED PHOTOS
From left, Sharon Lee, volunteer organizer for the Walk for Hope; Dr. Natalie Ford, counselor at Northeast Georgia Christian Counseling; Terry Buffington, volunteer at the walk; Trista Blankenship, counselor and director at NGCC; and June Benton, volunteer at the walk, participate in a suicide prevention walk in Montana. The event inspired NGCC to organize its own Walk for Hope 5K in Northeast Georgia. SUBMITTED PHOTOS

By Carly Henderson

 

Northeast Georgia Christian Counseling will host its first Walk for Hope 5K Saturday, Sept. 26, at Helen First Baptist Church in observance of Suicide Prevention Month.

The even…