Duck Cup Memorial

Duck Cup Memorial We believe in empowering communities through mental health and suicide prevention education with powerful stories and real conversations.

Inspiring a future of understanding and support. https://bio.site/duckcupmemorial

๐“๐จ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ž๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž:You see it first. The student who's suddenly quiet. The one who stops turning in assignments...
08/20/2026

๐“๐จ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ž๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž:

You see it first. The student who's suddenly quiet. The one who stops turning in assignments. The kid whose anxiety is showing up in all the wrong ways. You notice things others miss.

And here's what matters: your compassion in that moment saves lives.

Teachers aren't therapists - we know that. But you ARE the frontline. You're the adults students trust. You're the ones who can normalize mental health conversations, recognize when a student is struggling, and connect them to resources and support.

Your role in a student's mental health journey is profound.

Duck Cup Memorial exists to support educators like you. We provide mental health education, conversations, community, and resources so you can feel confident talking about these topics in your classroom. We work WITH schools to create cultures where mental health is everyone's responsibility.

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž ๐ข๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ. ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ. ๐Ÿ’š

If you're an educator looking for resources, training, or partnership with a mental health prevention organization - we want to connect with you. Reach out. Let's do this work together.

Here's what we know: ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ฑ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐€๐ง๐ ๐š๐ง๐ฑ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.Opportunity to build something stronger...
08/19/2026

Here's what we know: ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ฑ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐€๐ง๐ ๐š๐ง๐ฑ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.

Opportunity to build something stronger. Opportunity to create support systems that actually work. Opportunity to normalize mental health conversations before students are drowning in them.

Whether you're a student navigating a new school, a parent supporting your child through change, or an educator preparing for a fresh year - this transition period is the perfect time to ask: Who's in my support system? Who can I talk to? Where do I go when things get hard?

These questions matter. This planning matters. Because when students feel connected, seen, and supported - they thrive. And thriving is what prevents crisis.

๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง + ๐€๐ง๐ฑ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ. ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.

At Duck Cup Memorial, we work year-round to ensure students, families, and educators have the resources, education, and support they need. Mental health isn't optional - it's foundational.

Special thanks to all the New Prague Chamber of Commerce members that showed up for the Coffee & Kolackys this morning i...
08/19/2026

Special thanks to all the New Prague Chamber of Commerce members that showed up for the Coffee & Kolackys this morning in our Center of Hope space. We always love and appreciate these moments of connection with our community, and we were honored to host again this morning.

Shout out to The Well TreeHouse Network and Deb for joining us and making some delicious 'Dirty Sodas' as well!

๐“๐จ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐๐ข๐š๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž:We know you care. We know you want your student to succeed. But here'...
08/18/2026

๐“๐จ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐๐ข๐š๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž:
We know you care. We know you want your student to succeed. But here's the real talk: mental health matters more than grades.

Have you asked your student how they're really feeling about the transition? Not just about classes or teachers - but about the anxiety, the nerves, the pressure they might be carrying?

This is the time to listen. To normalize the conversation. To let them know that anxiety is common, that asking for help is strength, and that you're in their corner no matter what.

๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐ข๐ง. ๐‹๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง. ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ.

Duck Cup Memorial is a su***de prevention and mental health education nonprofit focused on reaching students, families, and educators before crisis happens. Prevention starts with these conversations - the ones you're having right now.

๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ง๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐๐žis invited to attend the monthly meeting of the Su***de Gr...
08/18/2026

๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ง๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐๐ž
is invited to attend the monthly meeting of the Su***de Grief Support Group.

The meeting will be held next Tuesday, August 25th beginning at 7:00 PM and will be held at the Duck Cup Memorial building (located at 105 Central Avenue South in New Prague)

No fee or pre-registration is needed.
๐๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐“๐จ๐ฆ ๐‡๐š๐ง๐๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ก ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘-๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ’ for additional information or a Zoom link to attend the meeting virtually.

๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ. ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ. ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž. ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐š๐ง๐ฑ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ?That's completely normal. And you're not alone.Back to school season br...
08/17/2026

๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ. ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ. ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž. ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐š๐ง๐ฑ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ?

That's completely normal. And you're not alone.

Back to school season brings excitement for some and overwhelming stress for others. If you're feeling anxious about the transition ahead, here's what we want you to know: your feelings are valid, they're normal, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with you.

At Duck Cup Memorial, we believe that talking about mental health and anxiety shouldn't be taboo - it should be part of the conversation. This week, we're diving deep into back-to-school mental health because we know transition hits hard for students, parents, and educators alike.

You don't have to figure this out alone. ๐Ÿ’œ

You're doing better than you think. ๐Ÿ’œ
08/16/2026

You're doing better than you think. ๐Ÿ’œ

Today is National Relaxation Day. So let's actually talk about it. ๐ŸŒฟAs we head into a new school year and navigate trans...
08/15/2026

Today is National Relaxation Day. So let's actually talk about it. ๐ŸŒฟ

As we head into a new school year and navigate transitions, relaxation isn't just a nice-to-have - it's essential. It's how we reset. It's how we manage anxiety. It's how we take care of our mental health.

But relaxation looks different for everyone. For some it's time alone. For others it's time with people. Maybe it's a walk, a book, turning off your phone, a good cry, a nap, or just doing absolutely nothing.

Whatever relaxation means to you - give yourself permission to do it without guilt. Your mental health depends on it.

๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž'๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ: ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ฑ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ. ๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐. ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐›๐ข๐  ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž'๐ฌ ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐›๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ .

This is the perfect time to find what relaxes YOU and make it part of your routine BEFORE the school year chaos hits. Prevention starts with self-care.

So today - and every day leading into September - take time to relax. Your future self will thank you. ๐Ÿ’š

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ฑ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐จ-๐ญ๐จ? ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ.

๐๐š๐œ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ! ๐Ÿ“’๐Ÿ“šโš—๏ธ๐Ÿงฎ๐Ÿ’œNew school year means new ways to represent your mental health support. Whether you're ...
08/14/2026

๐๐š๐œ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ! ๐Ÿ“’๐Ÿ“šโš—๏ธ๐Ÿงฎ๐Ÿ’œ

New school year means new ways to represent your mental health support. Whether you're a student building your support system, a parent showing up for your kid, or an educator making a difference - wear your values!

๐’๐‡๐Ž๐ ๐๐Ž๐–:
๐Ÿ”— https://www.duckcupmemorial.org/store for ready to order & customizable online items

๐ˆ๐-๐Ž๐…๐…๐ˆ๐‚๐„ ๐๐ˆ๐‚๐Š๐”๐:
We have teal insulated water bottles, hats, shirts, and tanks ready to go! Email me at [email protected] to set up a pickup time that works for you for those items.

Every purchase supports su***de prevention and mental health education in our communities. Back to school doesn't have to be just about grades - it can be about breaking stigma and building support systems.

๐†๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ฉ. ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ. ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐Ÿ’š

Meet our 2026 Volunteers of the Year: Nate Sticha and LuAnn Walker! ๐Ÿ’œThroughout this year, these two have shown up in co...
08/13/2026

Meet our 2026 Volunteers of the Year: Nate Sticha and LuAnn Walker! ๐Ÿ’œ

Throughout this year, these two have shown up in countless ways - whether it's Nate doing the heavy lifting behind the scenes to make our office, events, and programs possible, or LuAnn representing Duck Cup Memorial in schools, sharing our mission with students and educators directly.

Together, they represent what volunteering truly means: showing up consistently, believing deeply in the work, and doing whatever it takes - big tasks or small moments - to support su***de prevention and mental health education in our communities.

From our entire Duck Cup family - thank you, Nate and LuAnn. Your dedication, your time, your hearts, and your commitment mean everything to us. You don't just help us - you ARE the mission.

We're honored to recognize you as our Volunteers of the Year. ๐Ÿ’š

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