NAMIWalks Kick Off!

The 2010 NAMIWalks Kick Off Luncheon was held yesterday at the beautiful California Endowment Center for Healthy Communities. We had a delicious lunch and got everyone amped up for team building and fundraising. Heidi Lennartz, CEO of Mission Community Hospital spoke about motivating her community and fellow business leaders to rise to the call of raising awareness and raising funds. We also heard Marvin Southard D.S.W. and Anand Pandya M.D. speak.

Mari Ledergerber of NAMI Westside was recognized for her efforts in team building and made a grand entrance with a violinist playing "The Yellow Rose of Texas" to emphasize her inclusion of friends and family in Houston. Debbie and Tim Watkins from NAMI Pomona Valley were recognized with as the "Most Inspirational" for their team efforts in team building and fundraising. They were able to double their affiliate's income from with NAMIWalks funds! It was an inspirational event and great to see everyone excited to start team building!


Here are Team Captains Vanessa (Team CSU Northridge) and Krystal (Team L.A. Lujah.)

Let's make NAMIWalks 2010 the #1 walk in the country!

Gearing up for NAMIwalks!

NAMI Antelope Valley is gearing up for NAMIwalks. We are looking for sponsorship and more walkers to join us in Santa Monica on walk day (October 2, 2010.) If you are interested in becoming donating or becoming a walker, please visit the website to sign up!

We hope to see you there!

Thank you to The Sound LA!

We have a media sponsor for the 2010 walk!

100.3 The Sound will be partnering with us with over 40 PSA's an on air interview, on line links and walk day promotion.

Also, take a listen to the New Directions Choir on this week's America's Got Talent in the video below. This Choir amazed our Team Captain Kick Off Luncheon Crowd in 2008! Such a powerful and inspirational group.

Pathways to Wellness - Sunday June 13, 2010

DR. MICHELLE GOLLAND Keynote Speaker "THE MEDIA, MENTAL ILLNESS AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS" Sunday June 13, 2010 Conference Times 12:15PM - 5:00PM Doors Open at 11:30AM American Jewish University 15600 Mulholland Dr. Bel-Air, California 90077 Open to Everyone

Hear keynote speaker, clinical psychologist, writer, personal coach and television personality Dr. Michelle Golland plus a collection of talented guest speakers... For more information and to register, click here.

Music is Medicine, Music is Sanity

Robert Gupta, violinist with the LA Philharmonic, talks about the redemptive healing of music through his friendship with Nathaniel Ayers on the renowned lecture series. TEDtalks:

Christoher Payne's Photography of State Mental Hospitals

Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals By Christopher Payne

Reviewed by William Wiles - 04 February 2010

Christopher Payne's book, released October 2009, with an introductory essay by Oliver Sacks reveal "These vast, decaying buildings were part of a grand experiment in health care that lasted for over a hundred years."

Purchase the book here.

Visit christopherpaynephoto.com.

Via Steve Lopez at The LA Times:
Mr. Ayers -- Recording Artist

Congratulations, Mr. Ayers! We look forward to hearing the fruit of your labors.