EVENTS
NAMI-BC’S
Third
Annual
walkrunpedalpaddlehopskiporjumpathon
Saturday, May 31,2008
Registration: 9:00 • Start: 10:00
Ashuwillticook Rail Trail, Route 8 Cheshire, MA
For more Information Call: Nami-bc at (413)443-1666.
Come
help us to spread awareness, eradicate stigma and raise funds to
support those in Berkshire County suffering from mental illness
and their families.
Volunteer
to be a sponsor, participant, walk marshal, or cheerleader!
2007
WALKRUNPEDDALPADDLEHOPSKIPJUMPATHON
2006 WALKRUNPEDDALPADDLEHOPSKIPJUMPATHON
THANK
YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU
We Raised over $15,000!
Our first annual
walk-run-pedal-paddle-hop-skip o rjump a thon was a smashing success!
Ashuwillticook Rail Trail was a beautiful site to welcome close
to 60 participants who walked, ran and pedaled to spread awareness,
eradicated stigma and raise funds to support those in Berkshire
County, suffering from mental illness and their families.
We
thank all the participants, their sponsors and the volunteers for
helping make the event such a success. NAMI-BC also wishes to thank
the event Sponsors whose contributions will go far in helping us
to achieve our goals.
Gold
Sponsors: Evelyn S. Nef, Timberlyn Heights, A Health Care Facility,
Plactics Technology Laboratories Silver Sponsors: Berkshire Health
Systems, Boston Medical Center Health Net, The Jeffe Foundation,
Applebee's, Louis Boxer Builder, Sanford & Strauss Architects.
Bronze
Sponsors: Mass Behavioral Health Partnership, Blue Q, The Berkshire
Eagle, Guido's Fresh Marketplace, Initially Yours At weinitial.com,
Gobel & Hollister, Campoli & Monteleone, M&M GeorgeBerry,
Sports Marketing Inc., Mccormic, Smith & Curry, Pittsfield Cooperative
Bank, Sherwood Gurnsey, Windy Hill Farm.
Blue
Ribbon Sponsors: Mepal Spa, Peter Alvarez, Berkshears, W.Cudnohufsky
Associates, W.V. Negrini, Reynolds, Barnes & Hebb, Inc.
Congressman
John Olver Receives Award from Nami National
Bonnie
presenting Congressman Olver with his Award from NAMI National
From
left to right: Helene Robillard, Bonnie Brace, John Olver Molly
Boxer and Margaret Beauregard .
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Discussion
time with the Congressman
Congressman
Olver sharing his thoughts
NAMI-BC
Director, Bonnie Brace along with several NAMI-BC Board Members
present Congressman John Olver an award for exemplarily service,
from NAMI National for his leadership in the House of Representatives
on housing for people with mental illness and other severe disabilities.
Over the past 2.5 years, Congressman Olver has been the Ranking
Democrat on a important Subcommittee that oversees funding for the
federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In his
position on this important Subcommittee, he has provided critical
leadership in fighting proposed cuts to the HUD budget especially
in opposing cuts to supportive housing programs serving people with
mental illness. In 2005 - and again this year – he led the effort
to defeat a proposal to impose a 50% cut 811 program, reduction
of $120 million and complete elimination of funding for development
of new supportive housing units. HUD 811 develops permanent supportive
housing for people with severe disabilities, including mental illness.
Congressman Olver is also a strong supporter of funding for McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act, a critical resource across Massachusetts
in homelessness. He is a leader in Congress in supporting the national
goal of ending chronic homelessness over the next decade.
