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2020 SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS -/ WTL ACTIVITIES / EVENTS

Even during the pandemic, through the use of technology and virtual presentations, John Trautwein was able to give over 20 speeches to and estimated audience of 6700 people

Jan 6: Blueridge Global Sales Team – Life Teammates presentation
Feb 1: 1oth Annual Where There’s A Will There’s A Way 5K
Feb 8: Summit Counseling Center Gala -Key Note speaker
March 12: South Forsythe Baseball program Life Teammates Speech
March: MVHS Swim and Dive Life Teammates Scholarship presentation
March: NVHS men and women basketball Life Teammates Scholarship
April: NVHS Cheerleading Life Teammate Scholarship presentation
May: NVHS Girls Lacrosse Life Teammate Scholarship presentation
May: NVHS Boys Lacrosse Life Teammate Scholarship presentation
May: NVHS Baseball Life Teammate Scholarship presentation
May: Centennial Lax Jamie McHenry Life Teammate Scholarship presentation
May: NVHS Fine Arts (Band, Drama, Orchestra, Choir) Life Teammate Scholarship presentation
May: NVHS mens and womens soccer Life Teammate Scholarship presentation
August 14: “Kick’n COVID” corporate presentation to Pure Storage employees
September 10th: Suicide Awareness panel zoom webinar
September 17: “Kick’n COVID” corproate presenation to Source Support Services Employees
September 23: “Mental Wellness Panel” and “Celia and the Little Boy” reading
September 29th: Northview Freshman Football Life Teammate Speech
October 2: Northview High Football Life Teammate Speech
November 11: University of Alabama Club Will To Live/Alpha Chi Omega Sorority
November 20: Life Teammates Presentation – SOZO Class of 2022 Lacrosse Elite Travel Girls Lacrosse Team

2019 SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS / WTL EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

Over 40,000 people hearing the Life Teammate Message through the Will To Live Speaking Engagements in 2019

Jan 3: Northview High Faculty presentation, Johns Creek, GA
Jan 25: River Trail Middle School Student Body Presentation, Johns Creek, GA
Jan 26: Where There’s A Will There’s A Way 5K (fundraiser)
Feb 19: Pure Storage Company Employee Presentation, Mountain View, CA
Feb 25th: Centennial High School – “You Matter” Presentation, Alpharetta, GA
Feb 25th: Plano TX, Signs Of Suicide Training
March 2: Will To Live Day at GA Tech Baseball vs. Northwestern
March 5th: 3pm Summit School Students Life Teammates presentation, Winston-Salem, NC
March 5th: 6pm Summit School parents Life Teammates presentation
March 6th: 10am Calvary Day School Students Life Teammates Presentation, Winston Salem, NC
March 6th: Wake Forest Athletics Department presentation
March 6th: Forsyth Country Day School, Students Presentation Winston Salem NC
March 6th – Forsyth Country Day School – Parents Life Teammate Presentation, Winston Salem, NC
March 10th- Summit Counseling Center – 4th Annual Gala –
March 13th 8am Norton High School, Life Teammates Presentation – Norton, MA
March 13th: 10am Oliver Ames High School, N. Easton, MA
March 13th: 1pm: Norton high School Life Teammates Presentation, Norton, MA
March 13th 7pm: Oliver Ames High Parents Presentation, N. Easton, MA
March 25th: Signs of Suicide Training at Johns Creek Presbyterian Church, Johns Creek, GA
March 26th: Signs of Suicide Training, Forsyth County, Winston Salem, NC
March 27th: Sanibel Dunes Charity Golf Tournament for Will To Live, Sanibel, FL
March 31st: Will To Live day at UGA Lacrosse vs. Alabama, S. Forsyth Nigh, Cumming, GA
April 28th: Life Teammate Presentation at Kennesaw State University
April 29th: NVHS Girls Lax Life Teammate Scholarship speech and presentation
April 3oth: NVHS Soccer Life Teammates Scholarship speech and presentation
May 5th: NVHS boys baseball banquet Scholarship and speech presentation
May 16th: NVHS Boys Lax Life Teammate Scholarship speech and presentation
May 17th: Northwestern University baseball LT Award Presentation
May 25th: Life Teammate Speech – S. Forsyth 12U Baseball Tournament
July 25th: Boston Red Sox Autograph Alley – Fenway Park
July 26th: Fairfield CT, Chamber of Commerce
Aug 27th: River Trail Middle School Curriculum night- LT speech
Aug 27th: NVHS Club Will To Live Kick Off Meeting
Sep 7th: WILLSTOCK Teen Music Festival – Northview High School
Sep 9th: Cambridge Jr Football program and families – Life Teammate Speech
Sep 14th: Alternative Baseball Old Time Classic Game – Marietta, GA
Sep 15th: Summit Counseling/Emory Johns Creek Hospital Life Teammates Speech (Northview High)
Sep 19th: Life Teammates Speech Nantucket High School, Nantucket, MA
Sep 19-22: Nantucket Project Life Teammate Speech, Nantucket, MA
Sep 23rd: Connors Climb Foundation Presentation – Exeter, NH
Oct 11th: Wake Forest Life Teammate Award Presentation, Winston Salem, NC
Oct 12th: Wake Forest vs. Louisville football – Life Teammate Program announcement, Winston Salem, NC
Oct 29th: NVHS Volleyball Life Teammate Award Presentation, Johns Creek, GA
Nov 4th: Holy Redeemer Catholic School – Life Teammates Presentation, Roswell, GA
Nov 12th: NVHS Cross Country Life Teammates Scholar Presentation, Johns Creek, GA
Nov 17th Grace Chapel Church of Christ – Youth Group/Parents Life Teammate Presentation, Cumming, GA
Dec 4th: 9:30 -10:15am Warde High School, Fairfield, CT Life Teammates Speech
Dec 4th: 2:00-3:15: Sacred Heart University 1st Colloquia – Life Teammates Speech (Univ. Commons)
Dec 4th: 3:30-4:45: Sacred Heart University 2nd Colloquia – LT Speech (Univ, Commons)
Dec 4th: 7:00-9:00: Sacred Heart University Power of Life Teammates Speech – Main Event – Edgerton Hall
Dec 5th: 8:30-10:00 Fairfield Rotary Club – Life Teammates Breakfast, Fairfield, CT
Dec 5th: 6:30-8:00pm: Greenfield Hill Congregational Church, Youth Group & Families Life Teammates Speech

2018 SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:

Feb 2: Lambert High School – Student Body presentation , Cumming, GA
Feb 3: Where There’s A Will There’s A Way 5K (fundraiser)
Feb 5th: Wilson Creek Elementary Parents
Feb 10th: Summit Counseling Center – Gala – Presenting Sponsor Speech, Alpharetta, GA
Feb 16th: Riverwood International Charter School, Sandy Springs, GA
March 5: Epstein School, Sandy Springs, GA
March 19th: Johns Creek Rotary, Johns Creek, GA
Mar 23rd: Will To Live Night at Northview High School Baseball (Will To Live Park)
Mar 26th: Ashland Middle, High and parents presentations Ashland, MA
April 14th: ConnectEDD – What Educators Do Differently Conference, Nashville, TN
April 16th: Wake Forrest University Athletic Dept., Winston Salem, NC
April 21st: Ivey Lane Boutique – Fashion Show for Mental Health / Sources of Strength – Key Note
April 22nd: LifeACT, Into The Light Walk – key note speaker, Cleveland Zoo, Cleveland, OH
April 30th: Autrey Mill Middle School – Johns Creek, GA 6:30pm

May 6th: Life Teammates Scholarship presentation – Northview Baseball
May 9th: Life Teammates Scholarship presentation – Northview Soccer
May 11: Life Teammate Scholarship presentation Northview women’s lax
May 12: Life Teammate Scholarship presentation – Northview Fine Arts
May 15th: Emory Northside Hospital Mental Health Initiative Key note speech
May 17th: Life Teammate Scholarship presentation- Northview mens’ lax
May 18th: Will To Live Day at Northwestern Baseball vs. Belmont (1pm)
May 23rd: Primerica Grant presentation – Duluth, GA
Aug 15th: Lassiter High Parents Presentation
Aug 24th: Laurel Springs Charity Golf Tournament keynote
Aug 26th: Young Mens Service League presentation- Mt. Pisgah School
Sep 8th: 8th Annual WILLSTOCK Teen Music Festival – Northview High
Sep 15th: Autograph Alley – Fenway Park, Boston
Sep 23rd: Summit Counseling Center Key Note- Mt. Pisgah School
Oct 1st: Unicom Engineering Charity Golf Tournament key note – Plano, TX
Oct 4th: Roswell High Faculty presentation
Oct 22nd: Life Teammate Scholarship presentation- NVHS Volleyball Banquet
Oct 29th: River Trail Middle School – Parents / kids presentation 7pm
Nov 30th: Denmark High School Student Body presentation 10am

Speaking Engagements – 2017:

January 13: The Weber School, Roswell, GA
January 21: GA State University, Delta Gamma Sorority National Meeting, Atlanta, GA
January 22: Premier Bears Baseball Program, Alpharetta, GA
January 27: Johns Creek High School Student Body
January 28th: 7th Annual Where There’s A Will There’s A Way 5K Fun Run For Hope
February 11th: UGA vs. GA Southern Men’s Lacrosse Game – WTL night – Post game Life Teammate Speech
February 22nd: NVHS Life Teammates Award Presentation – Swim and Dive
March 5: Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity – University of Alabama
March 6: Pope High School Parents Presentation 7pm
March 13: West Forsyth High School 8am presentation to student body
March 13 (evening): Dunwoody National Charity League (NCL) St Luke’s Pres Church
March 19: YMSL (Young Men’s Service League) Presentation, Alpharetta, GA
March 21: NVHS Basketball Life Teammates Presentation
March 24th :Northview High School -Student Body Presentation
March 24th: Northview High School Dedication to “Will To Live Park” baseball field
April 12: Illinois State University Presentation – Red Byrd Arena, Bloomington, IL
April 13: State Farm Employee Intranet Presentation, Bloomington, IL
April 14; NVHS Lacrosse Life Teammates Award Presentation
April 20: NVHS Soccer Life Teammates Award Presentation
April 22: Life Teammate Speech Johns Creek High school Lacrosse game vs. Rockhurst, KS
May 7: NVHS Baseball Life Teammates Award Presentation
May 12th: NVHS Fine Arts Banquet – Life Teammates Presentation
May 18: Keynote speaker Mental Health Forum, Marietta, GA
May 18: Centennial High School Lax banquet – Life Teammates Award in honor of Jamie McHenry
May 20: Life Teammate Presentation at Rocky Miller Park – Northwestern University Baseball, Evanston, IL
May 21: Dolvin Elementary Life Teammates Presentation

September 2: John Trautwein’s appearance on CBS46/Peachtree TV’s Teen Suicide Segment
September 8th: S. Forsyth High School – Coffee with Counselors
September 8th: Central Forsyth High School Presentation to student body
September 9th: 7th Annual WILLSTOCK Teen Music Festival
September 12th: Lambert high presentation to student body
October 6th; LifeACT Cleveland anniversary celebration key note
October 23: Presentation to Stephen Ministers of Johns Creek Presbyterian and Methodist Churches
October 25: Waste Industries ATL presentation- Atlanta, GA
Nov 1: Voices of Mental Health Interview
Nov 2: Roswell High Parents Presentation, Roswell, GA
Nov 3: Roswell High School presentation, Roswell, GA
Nov 5: Northminster Presbyterian Church Youth and Parents Presentation, Norcross, GA
Nov 10: Will To Live night at Mavericks Cantina, Johns Creek, GA (Fundraiser)
Nov 13: Northeast Atlanta National Charity League – JCUMC, Johns Creek, GA
Nov 14: Life Teammates Scholarship Presentation – NVHS – Cross Country, Johns Creek, GA
Nov 15: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences- Webinar Presentation
Nov 16: Life Teammates Scholarship Presentation – NVHS – Cheerleading Johns Creek, GA
Nov 27th: GA Connects “My Loved One Is Struggling” Key note – Gwinnett County Courthouse, Lawrenceville, GA
Dec 1: All Pro Dad’s Presentation – Wilson Creek Elementary, Johns Creek, GA
Dec 10: Life Teammates Scholarship Pres – NVHS Football, Johns Creek, GA

Speaking Engagements -2016:

January 10: Life Teammates Scholarship S. Forsyth High School
January 13: NanoLumens Kick Off Meeting, Norcross, GA
January 22: GA State University
January 29: Northview High FCA
January 30: Where There’s A Will There’s A Way 5K
January 30: Mental Health Round Table – The Summit, Johns Creek, GA
January 31: Chicago Pitch & Hit Club Annual Banquet – President’s Award
Feb 27th: Life Teammates Scholarship Presentation NVHS Basketball
Feb 28th: Life Teammates Scholarship Presentation NVHS Swim and Dive
March 4: Life Teammates Scholarship Presentation NVHS Football and Basketball Cheer
March 28: Pope High School student body AM
March 28: Pope High School Parents/Teachers: PM

April 3: Will To Live Day at Northwestern Univ. (baseball) NU vs. Michigan, Evanston, IL
April 3: Evening Presentation Trinity United Methodist Church, 1024 Lake Avenue, Wilmette, IL 60091
April 15: Will To Live Night – Northview High Baseball/Lacrosse Games
May 4th: Life Teammates Scholarship Presentation NVHS Soccer
May 7th: Life Teammates Grant A Wish Night – Northview High School
May 11th: Life Teammates Scholarship Presentation NVHS Girls Lacrosse
May 12th Life Teammates Scholarship Presentation NVHS Baseball
May 13th: Life Teammates Scholarship Presentation NVHS Fine Arts
May 15th: Life Teammates Scholarship Presentation NVHS Boys Lacrosse
May 24th: William & Reed Academy Commencement – Key Note Speech, Johns Creek, GA
June 13th: Service Master Rob Lowenthal Golf Classic – Suwanee GA
August 6th: Dodger Stadium – Will To Live Bow Tie – Baseball game of the week: Ken Rosenthal interview
August 21st: YMSL – Alpharetta, GA Chapter Presentation
September 10th: WILLSTOCK Teen Music Festival – Johns Creek, GA
September 17th: Autograph Alley – Fenway Park (Red Sox/Yankees game), Boston MA
September 26th: Presentation at Blessed Trinity School, Roswell, GA
September 29: Greater Atlanta Christian School Key Note Speech, Norcross, GA
October 15th: 6th Year Anniversary Will Trautwein RIP
October 16th: Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity – University of GA
October 29th: Will To Live Bowtie Being Worn at Wrigley Field in World Series (no speech)
November 6th: Presentation at Simpson UMC, Norcross, GA

Speaking Engagements – 2015:
January 7: SFHS – DECCA Marketing Program
January 24, 2015: Summit Counseling Gala Event – Atlanta Athletic Club
January 25: Norcross Baseball Program
January 27: Northview Baseball Mentorship Program
January 29: Summit / Fulton County Faith Leadership Council Meeting (Video)
January 31: Barrington, IL Book Signing / Life Teammates Pres
February 7: Where There’s A Will There’s A Way 5k Johns Creek, GA
February 7: UGA VS. GSU men’s lacrosse – Life Teammates Game – Athens GA
February 18: NVHS Swim and Dive Life Teammates Scholarship Presentation
February 22: Mt. Pisgah Youth Ministry – Johns Creek GA
February 23: NVHS Basketball Life Teammate Scholarship Presentation (Susie T)
February 27: Living With Grief Presentation
March 4th: Chattahoochee High School
March 25th: University of GA Presentation
March 29: Sanibel Church Youth & Families & Book Signing: Sanibel Island, FL
April 15: SELC Lacrosse Tournament, Johns Creek, GA
April 29: Johns Creek Rotary Presentation – Atlanta Athletic Club
May 2: Rock For Ramzy – Life Teammates Night – Northview High Johns Creek, GA
May 3: Northwestern University – Life Teammates Presentation – Rocky Miller Baseball Field
May 6: NVHS Soccer Life Teammates Scholarship Presentation (Susie Trautwein)
May 7: NVHS Baseball Life Teammates Scholarship Presentation (Susie Trautwein)
May 8: NVHS Band Life Teammates Scholarship Presentation
May 17: NVHS Men’s Lax Life Teammates Scholarship Pres
May TBD: NVHS, Gals Lax, Orchestra, Wrestling, Theater LT Scholarship presentations
May 21: Mt. Pisgah School – Varsity Sports Banquet Key Note Speech
July 27: Rob Lowenthal / College Players Tour Golf Tournament – Johns Creek, GA

August 11: Unicom Charity Golf Outing
August 20th: Life Teammates Speech
August 22nd: Life Teammates Speech
September 5th: Autograph Alley at Fenway Park
September 12: WILLSTOCK Teen Music Festival – Johns Creek, GA
September 19: YMSL – Norcross Life Teammates Presentation
September 26: Cambridge Bear Growl Festival
September 30th: Screening For Mental Health – Life Teammates Webinar
October 2: Life Teammates Speech – BHS Reunion, Barrington, IL
November 2nd: Summit Counseling Event – Woman & Mental Health, Johns Creek, GA
November 5th: Screening For Mental Health Gala Key note
November 12th: Alpharetta High School Parents Presentation
November 19th: Life Teammate Scholarship presentation NVHS Track & Field
December 4th: Book Signing at Barnes & Noble – Norcross, GA
December 8th: Life Teammates Scholarship Presentation – Cambridge High Football
December 11th: Team Will To Live Lacrosse at GA Tech Turkey Shootout
December 13th: Life Teammates Scholarship Presentation -NVHS Football

Speaking Engagements – 2014

January 11: Lambert High Lacrosse Program
January 11/12: Team WTL Lacrosse at Turkey Shoot Out – JV
January 15: Chattahoochee Junior Lacrosse Parents Group
January 17: S. Forsyth High School
January 19: Gwinnett Lacrosse Coaches Association
January 20: Cambridge Parents / Kids – Crooked Creek Clubhouse
January 30: Hopewell baseball coaches
February 8: 4th Annual Will’s Way 5k – Fun Run For Hope
February 16: NVHS baseball mentorship
Feb 22: NVHS Lacrosse Mentorship
Feb 23: Hopewell Youth Association Umpires
Feb 27: NVHS Swim/Dive Scholarships NVHS
March 1st: WTL night at Gwinnett Braves Stadium – NVHS Baseball
March 7-9 Slugfest – Team WTL baseball
March 16: YMSL – Oxford Mill Clubhouse (Centennial/Johns Creek)
March 27: Alpharetta High Parents Group
March 28: Centennial High School FCA
March 28: Milton High School Student body
March 30: Youth Group of Duluth First United Methodist Church
April 8th: Wesleyan Baseball Program
April 28th: NVHS LT Scholarship Presentation Soccer
May 6: NVHS LT Scholarship Presentation – Girls Lax
May 9: NVHS LT Scholarship Presentation – Girls Hoops
May 12: NVHS LT Scholarship Presentation – Baseball
May 16: LT Presentation
May 18: NVHS LT Scholarship Presentation Boys Lax
May 29: Boston Public Schools – Key Note Speaker Presentation
May 30: Fenway Park – Autograph Alley
June 22: Team WTL Presentation – Ripken Experience

August 13: Life Teammates Night at Cool-Ray Field – Gwinnett Braves AAA
August 20: Life Teammates Presentation
September 5: All Pro Dad / WTL kick of Wilson Creek Elementary School
September 6: WILLSTOCK 2014 – Johns Creek, GA
September 9: National Charity League – Crooked Creek – Alpharetta, GA
September 14: Connor’s Climb Kick Off – Exeter, NH
September 19: Cambridge High “Night Under The Stars”
September 22: JCUMC Scout Troops Presentation
October 10: All Pro Dad – Wilson Creek Elementary School
October 10: Will To Live Night – S. Forsyth High School Football vs. Northview
October 22: Will To Live Bow Tie at The World Series (no speech)
November 3: NVHS Cross Country Program
November 6: Lovett High School, FCA Presentation
November 7: Wilson Creek Elementary All Pro Dad – Johns Creek, GA
November 9: Roswell Presbyterian Church
November 9: National Charity League – Roswell, GA
November 13: NVHS Cross Country Life Teammates Scholarship (Susie Trautwein)
November 13: Alpharetta High Parents Presentation
November 14: Alpharetta High School Students Presentation (4 speeches)
November 15: GA Southern Suicide Awareness 5K
November 15: NVHS Volleyball Life Teammates Scholarship Presentation
December: 8: Life Teammates Scholar NVHS Football
December 3: JCBC – Mother’s Fellowship Group
December 13-14: Team Will To Live Lacrosse- Turkey Shootout GA Tech