Former LSU football standout and ESPN celebrity Ryan Clark will serve as the host for the second “Planting Seeds of Hope” event, an inspirational program on the power of hope and normalizing the conversations around mental health.

Presented by the Rain Will Bring Flowers Foundation, The Joe Burrow Foundation, The National L Club, and Our Lady of the Lake Health, “Planting Seeds of Hope” is a free event open to the public beginning at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

A tabling event will occur on the concourse of the Maravich Center beginning at 5 p.m. and running until the start of the main event at 6 p.m. Over 30 campus, community and national mental health resources will be available to assist in providing real-time access to local resources and support and foster connections to those working in the mental health space.

The main event begins at 6 p.m. with Clark serving as the moderator for a panel that includes former LSU football standout and current Los Angeles Charger DJ Chark, Emma Benoit (Documentary: My Ascension), Dr. Ray Tucker (LSU Associate Professor of Psychology; Clinical Assistant Professor LSUHSC/OLOL & Director of the National Suicide Training Center (NSTC); and Sherrard Crespo (LCSW & VP of External Affairs at VIA LINK, a 988 contact center for Louisiana).

The first 1,000 attendees to arrive on Wednesday, Feb. 12 will receive free Raising Canes, courtesy of the Joe Burrow Foundation. Coca-Cola will provide the drinks for the event.