Yes, we do accept credit cards at the walk.
Accepting Your Donations During The Month of May
To donate on line click on this link: http://www.namibc.org/make-a-donation/
“MINDS MATTER”
8TH ANNUAL WALK FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS
CLOWNS~FREE BALLOONS FOR THE KIDS~FREE NAMI TOTE BAGS TO THE FIRST 100 WALKERS
3rd Thursday MAY 16, 2013
Our Bronze Sponsors
The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Berkshire Health Systems
Corporate Supporters
Greylock Federal Credit Union
The Berkshire Coalition for Suicide Prevention
The Youth Suicide Prevention Project/Berkshire AHEC
Matt Donald Builders
Human Resources Unlimited
Kiwanis Club of Sheffield
Your donation goes a long way to fight stigma, raise funds, and strengthen families of those who live with mental illnesses here in the Berkshires!
Join the Kiwanis Club of Lee & organize teams of walkers made up of employees, members, relatives and friends.
5 p.m. — REGISTRATION and WALK START IN FRONT OF BERKSHIRE BANK (CORNER OF EAST AND NORTH STREET)
5:45 p.m. — OPENING REMARKS 6 p.m. — THE WALK BEGINS
(1-MILE WALK FROM BERKSHIRE BANK TO 510 NORTH STREET AND BACK)
STROLLER AND WHEELCHAIR FRIENDLY
Sponsors/Team Captains Contact Brenda-For Walk Donation Forms
Brenda Carpenter at (413) 443-1666 or email: namibc@namibc.org
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Mental Health Month Education Program
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Berkshire County
And
Berkshire Medical Center- Department of Psychiatry
Presents:What Families Can Do When A Child May Have A Mental Illness
If you are worried about your child’s mental health, follow your instincts. Unexplained changes in your child’s behavior and/or mood may be the early warning signs of a mental health condition and should never be ignored. To learn more about these warning signs, steps to take and ask your specific questions join us on:
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Berkshire Medical Center
Bishop Clap Building Conference Room 1
725 North Street, Pittsfield
(across the street from Warriner/Jones building-former Bright Horizons Day Care site)
12 noon-1:30 p.m.
(Lunch provided)
Berkshire Medical Center
Bishop Clap Building Conference Room 1
725 North Street, Pittsfield
(across the street from Warriner/Jones building-former Bright Horizons Day Care site)
12 noon-1:30 p.m.
(Lunch provided)
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Michael Ende
Michael Ende, a member of the Dept of Psychiatry at Berkshire Medical Center, has spent the greater part of the past forty years practicing child psychiatry in North Carolina, Colorado, Jerusalem and for the past sixteen years in the Berkshires. In addition he has raised five children and is now grandfather of eleven.
Dr. Ende will be followed by a panel presentation. The panel will consist of a NAMI member sharing her personal journey with her child, the Department of Mental Health Child and Adolescent and the Brien Center Child and Adolescent Division will share available services.
Parents, grandparents, caregivers, educators, professionals and the general public are encourage to attend.
RSVP by Monday, May 20th to NAMI, (413) 443-1666 or namibc@namibc.org.
Michael Ende, a member of the Dept of Psychiatry at Berkshire Medical Center, has spent the greater part of the past forty years practicing child psychiatry in North Carolina, Colorado, Jerusalem and for the past sixteen years in the Berkshires. In addition he has raised five children and is now grandfather of eleven.
Dr. Ende will be followed by a panel presentation. The panel will consist of a NAMI member sharing her personal journey with her child, the Department of Mental Health Child and Adolescent and the Brien Center Child and Adolescent Division will share available services.
Parents, grandparents, caregivers, educators, professionals and the general public are encourage to attend.
RSVP by Monday, May 20th to NAMI, (413) 443-1666 or namibc@namibc.org.
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