NAMI Southwestern Pennsylvania
Nearly 2,000 people gathered at the SouthSide Works on Sunday morning, Oct. 5, for the 2nd Annual NAMI Walks for the Mind of America.
The air was cool, the energy was high, and the momentum was undeniable. DJ Sean Russell revved up the crowd with his lively music. Children danced and jumped and ran around with temporary tattoos and painted faces. Walkers laughed and mingled as they visited sponsor booths, sipped hot coffee, and enjoyed refreshments from our food tents.
Teams wearing matching T-shirts - each one more creative than the next - gathered for photos on the steps of the Cheesecake Factory. Iceberg the Penguin did the moonwalk while Mike the Balloon Guy kept us smiling with imaginative balloon art.
At 10 a.m., Honorary Chair Michelle Wright of WTAE-TV stood beneath the start line (a huge, brightly colored balloon arch) and counted down "3-2-1!" before leading thousands of people on a 3.1-mile walk along the river trail.
It was the perfect day for a brisk walk and a celebration that treatment works and recovery is possible. Thank you for joining us and making NAMI Walk 2008 a traffic-stopping, festive event!
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