NAMI's Mental Illness Awareness Week Celebration

what is MIAW? Mental Illness Awareness Week is NAMI's premiere public awareness and education campaign. MIAW has become a tradition at NAMI. It is an opportunity for all three levels of NAMI - national, state and local - to work together in communities across the country to achieve the NAMI mission through outreach, education and advocacy. how we celebrated This past week, many of the 1,100 NAMI affiliates across the country got into the spirit of MIAW by holding events in their area to bring awareness to mental illness and combat stigma. highlights NAMI Cambria County (Pennsylvania) held events each night this week, including a public screening of the film No Kidding, Me Too! and their annual banquet. NAMI Lexington (Kentucky) kicked off MIAW with a candlelight vigil on Monday night and will wrap up the week with a NAMIWalks 5k event on Saturday. NAMI member and teacher Teresa Barajas held true to NAMI's grassroots fundamentals and hosted a prayer service for low-income senior citizens in her home. Photos from a NAMI Shoals (Alabama) candlelight vigil this past Monday were printed by the Times Daily newspaper. support MIAW Real recovery from mental illness requires community action, understanding and teamwork. Recovery is possible because of improved science, better community supports and reduced stigma. Your generous contribution enables NAMI to continue to advocate for individuals and families affected by mental illness. Your contribution will go to work helping NAMI break down the barriers of ignorance, prejudice and unfair discrimination. Mental Illness Awareness Week has come a long way since 1990, but we still have many miles to travel. Your contribution today ensures that MIAW not only finishes strong in 2009, but continues to succeed for years to come. National Alliance on Mental Illness 3803 N. Fairfax Dr. ~ Suite 100 Arlington, VA 22203 For fastest unsubscribe results follow these instructions: 1.) Log in to your NAMI.org account by clicking here 2.) Select "mySubscriptions" from the tabs underneath the "myNAMI" graphic 3.) Uncheck the box next to "I would like to receive general e-mail updates from NAMI" 4.) Click "Save Changes" at the bottom of the page 5.) You will then be unsubscribed immediately If you were unable to complete the fast unsubscribe, please email: webmaster@nami.org Please do not reply to this email (it will go to an unattended mailbox.) If you have any questions, concerns, or comments about this email, please send an email to webmaster@nami.org.