Stay; For Life and The Kita Center are honored to both be chosen as beneficiaries of Exit Oceanside Realty’s 5th Annual Mental Health Awareness Golf Tournament.  The tournament will be held on Monday September 21, 2026 at Atlantic Pines Golf Club (formerly Old Marsh). 8:00 Registration and 9:00 start.  Stay; For Life will be on hand with our table of free mental health and suicide prevention resources, swag and friendly conversation.  FMI reach Rick Coyne of Exit Oceanside Realty.

8am registration, 9am start

Stay; For Life is proud to work alongside Wounded Heroes Program of Maine to help promote mental health wellness and suicide prevention and provide free-of-cost resource materials for our veterans.

Stay; For Life will hold a vendor table at NAMI Maine’s Walk and Family Fun Festival on 9/26.   We are honored to be on hand to offer free resources, friendly faces and understanding conversations for both participants and supporters of this event. To learn more visit www.namimaine.org

Stay; For Life will be holding a vendor table at the Portland location of American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Walk.  Our volunteers and table will be honored to greet you with free mental health and suicide prevention resources, and a safe space to talk.  To learn more visit American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Start time 10am

Stay; For Life will be hosting a free ‘Guys Only’ Fishing Event.  This event will be rain or shine, chem-free, hot dogs and drinks provided, catch and release, bring your own pole and gear (though extras will be available), all ages welcome (under 18 must have male guardian present).  Current and valid Maine state fishing license is required (visit www.maine.gov/ifw) 

Directions to “Chase’s Pit” on Bragdon Road in Wells: Navigate to Swamp John Road in Wells.  Go to the end, where Swamp John Road meets Bragdon Road.  Turn left, go 0.1 mile, turn right through gate into gravel pit.  Stay; For Life signs will help mark the way.

Why?
As you know, Stay; For Life supports mental health and suicide prevention for everyone, AND we give extra attention to men’s mental health. This fishing event isn’t a “mental health” event. It’s merely an opportunity for guys to get together and hang out. Simply meet other guys, or build friendships that may already exist. “Self care”, if you will. All the while fortifying their support network. That’s it. Pretty simple.

Why “guys only”? It can be incredibly important for men to have opportunities to connect with other men for support. Creating the event in this way sets everyone up for success in being able to concentrate on their mental well-being and building their support network. Stay; Man to Man Peer Support Groups and other ‘guys only’ events we have hosted in the past are all testament that it’s important to make room for ‘guys time’.

Stay; For Life will be participating in Cars on the Seacoast, hosted by Seacoast Detailing and Beach Acres Campground on October 3rd. We will have our table full of free mental health and suicide prevention resources and more! We’re looking forward to being involved in this family-friendly event, to help bring mental health and suicide prevention to more conversations. Stop by to see what we’re all about! Learn more about the event here

Stay; For Life will be holding a vendor table on Saturday, October 3 at the Community Resource Fair in Sanford, Maine. Stop by the SFL table to say hello to Angela, snag some free mental health and suicide prevention resources, and learn about the organization and its programs.

Resource Fair 10am to 2pm

Stay; For Life will be present at Wounded Heroes Program of Maine’s clothing drive.  We are honored to be on hand to offer free resources, friendly faces and understanding conversations for both participants and supporters of this event.  See attached flyer for event details.

Stay; For Life is thankful to be invited to York County Youth Summit hosted by Maine Health.