Bethalto's Suicide Awareness Candlelight Vigil Aims to Foster Remembrance and Hope
A Bethalto vigil will honor those lost to suicide while connecting grieving families and people who are struggling with local mental health and substance use resources.
BETHALTO - Foster’s Light in the Dark will host their second annual Suicide Awareness Candlelight Vigil to honor those lost to suicide.From 4–8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, at Bethalto Park in Bethalto, the vigil will feature mental health resources, speakers and more. The goal, said organizer Christina Foster-Beegle, is to support those who have lost a loved one and others who are struggling.“We lose a lot of people to suicide in our area,” she said. “We just ...
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