$10,000 Amount Raised
$40,000 Event Goal

Fight suicide by supporting

Trek for Life & Pedal Your Butte-Off!™

Join us in the fight against suicide by becoming a sponsor of the Trek for Life and Pedal Your Butte-Off!™ fundraising event today! Through our partnership with the Gunnison Valley Health Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization, your support is critical in our fight for suicide prevention; through building awareness and educating the community, reducing the stigma associated with behavioral and mental health issues, and working to mitigate the environmental effects on individuals living in high altitude (above 9,000ft) communities.

Mental health conditions do not discriminate based on race, color, gender, or identity. And, while anyone can experience the challenges of mental illness, background and identity can make access to treatment much more difficult.

You Don't Have to Walk Alone!

One common element among many countries that have seen suicide rates fall is that they have made suicide prevention a mission, through efforts such as improving access to mental health treatment, investing in community interventions, coordinating suicide prevention across health-care, social, education, and employment services, and implementing workplace suicide prevention programs that train supervisors to identify and help those at risk.

Life is Butte-iful!™

As a sponsor of Trek for Life you have the ability to directly impact access to mental health services, thereby increasing resiliency in the community.

In the spirit of community activism and service, we invite you to get involved by sponsoring this event.

Both of these events are organized and run entirely by volunteers and 100% of every dollar raised directly funds patient services for those who are underinsured or who have no insurance at all.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Trek for Life offers strategic and innovative partnerships with foundations, corporations, federal agencies, and individuals, that share our vision of a better world for people affected by mental illness and efforts to prevent suicide. Through corporate sponsorship of our signature events, we are able to raise the profile of mental illness in communities like Crested Butte, Colorado. We offer the following corporate sponsorship opportunities:

PRESENTING SPONSOR $10,000
  • Organization banner displayed at Pedal Your Butte-Off!™ and Trek for Life events.
  • Large logo as the Presenting Sponsor on Gunnison Valley Health’s website Foundation page and the Trek for Life / Pedal Your Butte-Off!™ website with a click through to your organizations website.
  • Thank you acknowledgment as the Presenting Sponsor in Gunnison Valley Health's bi-monthly email distribution to 1,600 individuals.
  • Large logo and thank you acknowledgment as the Presenting Sponsor in Trek for Life / Pedal Your Butte-Off!™'s email distribution of more than 1,000 individuals.
  • (8) posts on social media including Gunnison Valley Health’s Facebook page and shared with other local pages.
  • Recognized as the Presenting Sponsor in the media release/ads prior to and after the event.
  • Verbal recognition as the Presenting Sponsor and thanked at the event.
  • Large logo as the Presenting Sponsor on the Trek for Life and Pedal Your Butte-Off!™ event posters distributed in Gunnison and Crested Butte.
  • Large Company logo as the Presenting Sponsor on the Trek for Life and Pedal Your Butte-Off!™ event t-shirts.
  • (4) Pedal Your Butte-Off!™ and Trek for Life t-shirts and (4) You Don't have to Walk Alone baseball caps.
  • Ability to have a tent at the Pedal Your Butte-Off!™ event at Town Park
  • Ability to speak / make a presentation at the event(s).
TRAILBLAZER $5,000
  • Organization banner displayed at Pedal Your Butte-Off!™ and Trek for Life events.
  • Large logo as a Trailblazer Sponsor on Gunnison Valley Health’s website Foundation page and the Trek for Life / Pedal Your Butte-Off!™ website with a click through to your organizations website.
  • Thank you acknowledgment as a Trailblazer Sponsor in Gunnison Valley Health's bi-monthly email distribution to 1,600 individuals.
  • Large logo and thank you acknowledgment as a Trailblazer Sponsor in Trek for Life / Pedal Your Butte-Off!™'s email distribution of more than 1,000 individuals.
  • (6) posts on social media including Gunnison Valley Health’s Facebook page and shared with other local pages.
  • Recognized as a Trailblazer Sponsor in the media release/ads prior to and after the event.
  • Verbal recognition as a Trailblazer Sponsor and thanked at the event.
  • Large logo placement as a Trailblazer Sponsor on the Trek for Life and Pedal Your Butte-Off!™ event posters distributed in Gunnison and Crested Butte.
  • Large Company logo as a Trailblazing Sponsor on the Trek for Life and Pedal Your Butte-Off!™ event t-shirts.
  • (3) Pedal Your Butte-Off!™ and Trek for Life t-shirts and (3) You Don't Have to Walk Alone baseball caps.
  • Ability to have a tent at the Pedal Your Butte-Off!™ event at Town Park.
  • Ability to speak / make a presentation at the event(s).
GUIDE $2,500
  • Medium logo as a Guide Sponsor on Gunnison Valley Health’s website Foundation page and the Trek for Life / Pedal Your Butte-Off!™ website with a click through to your organizations website.
  • Thank you acknowledgment as a Guide Sponsor in Gunnison Valley Health's bi-monthly email distribution to 1,600 individuals.
  • Medium logo and thank you acknowledgment as a Guide Sponsor in Trek for Life / Pedal Your Butte-Off!™'s email distribution of more than 1,000 individuals.
  • (4) posts on social media including Gunnison Valley Health’s Facebook page and shared with other local pages.
  • Recognized as a Guide Sponsor in the media release/ads prior to and after the event.
  • Verbal recognition as a Guide Sponsor and thanked at the event.
  • Medium logo placement as a Guide Sponsor on the Trek for Life and Pedal Your Butte-Off!™ event posters distributed in Gunnison and Crested Butte.
  • Medium logo as a Guide Sponsor on the Trek for Life and Pedal Your Butte-Off!™ event t-shirts.
  • (2) Pedal Your Butte-Off!™ and Trek for Life t-shirts and (2) You Don't Have to Walk Alone baseball caps.
  • Ability to have a tent at the Pedal Your Butte-Off!™ event at Town Park.
ADVENTURER $1,000
  • Small logo as an Adventurer Sponsor on Gunnison Valley Health’s website Foundation page and the Trek for Life / Pedal Your Butte-Off!™ website with a click through to your organizations website.
  • Thank you acknowledgment as an Adventurer Sponsor in Gunnison Valley Health's bi-monthly email distribution to 1,600 individuals.
  • Small logo and thank you acknowledgment as an Adventurer Sponsor in Trek for Life / Pedal Your Butte-Off!™'s email distribution of more than 1,000 individuals.
  • (2) posts on social media including Gunnison Valley Health’s Facebook page and shared with other local pages.
  • Recognized as a an Adventurer Sponsor in the media release/ads prior to and after the event.
  • Verbal recognition as an Adventurer Sponsor and thanked at the event.
  • Small logo placement as an Adventurer Sponsor on the Trek for Life and Pedal Your Butte-Off!™ event posters distributed in Gunnison and Crested Butte.
  • Small logo as an Adventurer Sponsor on the Trek for Life and Pedal Your Butte-Off!™ event t-shirts.
  • (1) Pedal Your Butte-Off!™ and Trek for Life t-shirts and (1) You Don't Have to Walk Alone baseball cap.
  • Ability to have a tent at the Pedal Your Butte-Off!™ event at Town Park
EXPLORER $500
  • Listing as an Explorer Sponsor on Gunnison Valley Health’s website Foundation page and the Trek for Life / Pedal Your Butte-Off!™ website with a click through to your organizations website.
  • Thank you acknowledgment as an Explorer Sponsor in Gunnison Valley Health's bi-monthly email distribution to 1,600 individuals.
  • Listing and thank you acknowledgment as an Explorer Sponsor in Trek for Life / Pedal Your Butte-Off!™'s email distribution of more than 1,000 individuals.
  • Recognized as an Explorer Sponsor in the media release/ads prior to and after the event.
  • Verbal recognition as an Explorer Sponsor and thanked at the event.
  • Business listing as an Explorer Sponsor on the event poster distributed in Gunnison and Crested Butte.
  • Business listing as an Explorer Sponsor on the event t-shirt.
  • Ability to have a tent at the Pedal Your Butte-Off!™ event at Town Park

Suicide Statistics

Suicide ranks as the:
• 2nd leading cause of death for ages 10–34
• 4th leading cause of death for ages 35–54
• 10th leading cause of death in the United States

The suicide rate increased 35% from 1999 through 2018 in the United States.

Colorado’s suicide rate has risen 35% since 2004 and is at a 15-year high.

States in the Mountain West—referred to as the nation’s suicide belt which include Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming—have persistently higher rates of suicide. 

Counties in the U.S. with the highest suicide rates (as much as 4x the national average) are located above 9,000 feet — Crested Butte (8,909ft) and Mt Crested Butte (9,498ft).

Men died by suicide 3.6x more often than women. Women were 1.4x more likely to attempt suicide.

90% of those who died by suicide had a diagnosable mental health condition at the time of their death.

Suicide is often an impulsive decision triggered by trauma with little to no warning.

CDC and AFSP U.S. Suicide Facts & Figures

2024 PRESENTING SPONSOR
Gunnison Valley Health, Trek for Life and Pedal Your Butte-Off! Presenting Sponsor in Crested Butte, Colorado
2024 ADVENTURER LEVEL SPONSORS
Benchmark Mortgage, Trek for Life and Pedal Your Butte-Off! Event Sponsor in Crested Butte, Colorado
KBUT Radio, Trek for Life and Pedal Your Butte-Off! Event Sponsor in Crested Butte, Colorado
Bluebird Real Estate, Trek for Life and Pedal Your Butte-Off! Event Sponsor in Crested Butte, Colorado