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!