Registration is open for two September events that share the goal of preventing suicide.

The 11th-annual Golden Belt Glow for Life 5K/1 Mile Walk & Remembrance Ceremony takes place on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 16.

One week later, the third annual Pedal for Prevention - Devin’s Memorial Bike Ride, is set for Saturday, Sept. 23.

Both are intended to raise awareness about suicide and raise money to support local suicide prevention education.

The pre-registration entry fee for Glow for Life is $25. Registration by Thursday, Aug. 31, guarantees a T-shirt, glow accessories and snacks. Make checks payable to the Suicide Prevention Task Force and mail them to: Golden Belt Glow for Life, The Center for Counseling, 5815 Broadway, Great Bend, KS 67530.

Check-in for Glow for Life will start at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 16 at the large shelter on the west side of Veterans Memorial Park. (Late registrations can be taken there starting at 6 p.m. The cost is $30.) There will be a Remembrance Ceremony at 7 p.m., followed by the warm-up at 7:15. The run starts at 7:30 p.m.

Registration for the cycling event Pedal for Prevention is $20. Participants will meet at the bike ramps in Brit Spaugh Park at 6 p.m. on Sept. 23. They will travel the route to the Bicycle Campground and proceed to Veterans Memorial Park, ending at the large shelter on the west side of the lake.

For more information or to request a registration form, send email to Holly Bowyer at hollyb@thecentergb.org. Online registration can also be completed at the Central Kansas Partnership website, ckpartnership.org/event.