May 6, 2022, SULS will partner with Traeh Thyssen Have a hearT Foundation to #Defy Darkness. We will have a lock in to educate students on the effects of bullying and teen suicide. The event will be at Defy Trampoline Park in Baton Rouge. A similar event was recently hosted by the Forever 14 Foundation in Nevada.

At 11:30 pm participants (6th - 8th) will arrive at the trampoline park, and doors will close at 12:00 am. The night will be full of guest speakers, mental health awareness activities, organized games and contests, music, and fun! Food will be provided and parents are also welcome to attend. No youth participant will be allowed to leave the facility without an adult parent or guardian.

The event will end at 6:00 am when the doors open and all participants will walk outside into the morning light. This will symbolize walking out of darkness of doubt, despair, hopelessness, etc... into the light of hope. We will also take a moment to remember those youth who have died by suicide and pledge to stop bullying.