Welcome! I am walking for NAMI, because I believe in the work that the National Alliance of Mental Illness does. NAMI provides free support groups of families and consumers, education programs, conducts valuable research, and works hard to erase the stigma surrounding mental illness.
The program that most affects
my life is NAMI"s In Our Own Voice (IOOV) program, where I get a chance to
share my own recovery story with different groups of people. Not once have I
ever not felt like my telling did not positively affect at least one other
person's life! I have seen the program give hope to family members and
consumers alike that recovery from mental illness is real and absolutely
possible, as well as educate many other populations. Not only that, but each
time I share my story with others, a part of myself is healed and a little more
of my own internal stigma is erased. NAMI pays for me to make these
presentations and I believe it is important work.
If you can donate to help
keep programs like IOOV running, please do! But more importantly, please tell
people about NAMI, and refer them to the NAMI website - it has tons of great
information! (nami.org). Contact me at hopeisreal42@yahoo.com if you would like
to schedule an IOOV presentation for your organization with me. Having mental illness
and getting treatment for it is not a weakness! Together we can break the
stigma surrounding mental illness.
Feel free to contact me if you have questions! And don't worry-this should be the only post I do this year on fundraising...
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