As we gear up for this year's Los Angeles County NAMIwalks, happening Saturday, October 3, 2009 I want set some goals for our affiliate for teams and fund raising. I challenge NAMI AV to have at least 5 teams and raise $5000.00!
We are still looking for sponsers, team captains, and most of all, WALKERS! If you would like to join a team or create one of your own, you can sign up online. If you or your business would like to sponser NAMI AV, perhaps be a kilometer sponser, honoring a love one, please contact Denise Boehlert by emailing president@namiav.org.
"I walk because" is the theme of this year's NAMIwalks. This is the first year NAMI Antelope Valley is participating and it is important to remember why we walk. Personally, I walk to raise funds for more NAMI programs and events in our community. I walk to raise awareness of mental health issues, especially right now as our nation struggles with health care reform. Most of all I walk to fight the stigma of mental illness for my friends and family.
Here are some of the NAMIwalks Walk Managers (including LA County's own Wayne Baldaro from Glendale NAMI) telling us why they walk:
Happy Friday!
Our Mummy, Marie Molloy: 1957 – 2023
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Great blog! Thank you for the info and the links. I look forward to seeing you at the walk next month!
ReplyDeleteGood news with my cousin John - he is checking into the Menninger Institute in Houston next Sunday. They are world-renowned for their treatment of persons with bi-polar and other mental illnesses. He expects to be there 4-6 weeks.
Beth