I am proud to be serving as this year’s Family Team Chair for NAMI Austin’s fourth annual NAMIWalks event. Our 2009 Walk, to be held on Saturday, October 10th, is part of a nationwide program sponsored by NAMI that has two primary goals:
1) To increase public awareness about mental illness and the devastating effects that it has on the lives of millions of Americans – one in five families – every year.
2) To raise much needed dollars to help fund the wide array of NAMI support, education, and advocacy programs.
NAMIWalks is our only annual fundraiser. To accomplish our goal of raising $125,000 we need your help.
I encourage you to watch the NAMI Walk video to learn more about this great event. You can use the links to the right to form a Walk team, join an existing team or walk as an individual. You can also donate on behalf of a walker using a credit card on a secure site.
If you'd like to become a sponsor of our Walk, simply click on the "Be an event sponsor" link at the right and follow the instructions using a credit card on a secure site.
Be sure to bookmark this page so you can receive up-to-date information about our Walk and track our fundraising progress as we approach Walk Day.
If you would like to volunteer to help, please phone the office at 512-420-9810 or send an e-mail to namiwalks@namiaustin.org.
I encourage you to join me as we Walk for the Mind of America on October 10th.
Sincerely,
Cathy Weaver
Family Team Chair, Austin NAMIWalks
Past President, NAMI Austin
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