NAMIWalk San Francisco Bay Area 2012

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NAMIWalk San Francisco Bay Area 2012 -- Free 5K Walk
Saturday, June 2, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Golden Gate Park at Lindley Meadow
San Francisco, CA

It's Fun! It's FREE! It Helps!

WHAT: The 8th Annual NAMIWalk San Francisco Bay Area on Saturday, June 2nd helps raise funds and educate the public to remove the stigma associated with mental illness. Sponsor donations support free National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) mental health services of nine Bay Area affiliates in Alameda, Alameda County South, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and Solano Counties. Support family or friends living with mental illness and join hundreds of volunteers, corporate employees, community groups and NAMI staff to make a difference.

WHEN: Saturday, June 2, 2012 - 9:00am Registration; 10:30 Opening Ceremony, 11:00am Walk Starts

WHERE: Golden Gate Park, Lindley Meadow (Near Speedway Meadow)
30th Ave and John F Kennedy Drive, San Francisco, CA, 94121

COST: Free to Walkers! Pre-register for 5K (3 miles) & 2K walk routes at http://namiwalkSFbay.org or on-site the "Day Of."

WHY: The 2012 NAMIWalk SF Bay Area is more important than ever. With a 21.2% percent cut in its mental health budget from FY2009 to FY2012, the State of California ranks among the top ten states in the U.S. to cut support of mental health services. Proceeds from the walk will be used locally to underwrite and support much-needed Bay Area mental health programs provided by NAMI as a free public service. Programs include Family to Family, a multi-week support and education course for family members of people with mental illness, In Our Own Voice, an anti-stigma speaker's bureau, Parents and Teachers as Allies, an in-service program helping school professionals better understand the early warning signs of mental illnesses in children, partnerships with multi-cultural agencies reaching out with classes and education materials in Spanish and Chinese. NAMI supports veterans and active duty personnel through its national Veteran's Resource Center and locally with family support groups specifically for family members of service personnel dealing with mental health issues. NAMI also advocates politically for improved public policies addressing the needs of the mentally ill and their families.

Register for FREE as an individual, join another team or create your own. For more information and to register, go to http://namiwalkSFbay.org, or call Walk Director, Laurie Williams at 800-556-2401.

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http://www.namiwalkSFbay.org

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800-556-2401

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