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Join us for NAMIWalks 5K and Be a Part of the Largest and Most Successful Mental Illness Awareness Event in America!
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Join us for NAMIWalks 5K and Be a Part of the Largest and
Most Successful Mental Illness Awareness Event in America!
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WHAT: 2012 NAMIWalk Minnesota
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As NAMIWalks celebrates our 10th Anniversary in 2012, we are proud to be the largest and most successful mental illness awareness event in America! Through NAMIWalks' public, active display of support for people affected by mental illness, we are changing our communities and ensuring that help and hope are available for those in need. NAMIWalk also helps “change lives, one step at a time” by increasing public awareness and fighting the negative stigma associated with mental illness. Over 150 walk teams and over 3,500 people are expected to participate in the Minneapolis NAMIWalk Minnesota.
The NAMIWalk is a 5K and welcomes participants of all ages. To learn more about NAMIWalk and the Minneapolis event, go to:
WHEN: Saturday, September 22, 2012
Check-in: 11:30 am
Start Time: 1:00pm
WHERE: Minnehaha Park Minneapolis, MN
MEDIA
INQUIRIES: Contact Katie Welch-Peterson at 612-720-9374
About NAMI
NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. NAMI advocates for access to services, treatment, supports and research and is steadfast in its commitment to raising awareness and building a community of hope for all of those in need.
From its inception in 1979, NAMI has been dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness. Financial contributions allow NAMI to offer an array of programs, initiatives and activities in support of the NAMI mission.
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