Hope for Depression Research Foundation’s ‘Week of Hope’ will return this year and launch on Wednesday, July 27th at 11am in Southampton outside of AKRIS (52 Jobs Ln., Southampton, NY 11968).
The launch will be hosted by HDRF Founder Audrey Gruss and Southampton Village Mayor Jesse Warren.
Local businesses such as Douglas Elliman, J. McLaughlin and Michael Kors will display two-foot-wide environmentally safe and reusable bright yellow statement balloons at their front doors, symbolizing hope and their unwavering commitment to raising mental health and depression awareness.
The Week of Hope started in 2018 to herald HDRF’s signature summer event, the Race of Hope 5K to Defeat Depression. The campaign was put on hiatus ever since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020. It now returns to Southampton from July 27th through August 6th , with the Race of Hope slated for Sunday, August 7 around Lake Agawam.