National Alliance of Mental Illness 5k walk Annual Fundraiser

FORT WORTH, Texas - Sept. 26, 2019 - PRLog -- We invite you to join us for any of our close to 100 community walks. NAMIWALKS is a fun, family-friendly event and there is no cost to register for the 11th annual NAMIWALKS 2019 in Tarrant county to raise awareness of mental illness & provide direct funding for free support groups and free resources (counseling, employment, life skills, healthcare, medication management, legal aid, referral guidance to specific mental health facilities & resources) to those struggling with mental illness & educate and guide their families.

Contact:
Destinye Crawford
Nami Tarrant county
817-618-0513 • destinye@namitarrant.org

Fort worth, TX— all of the Tarrant county community will join together on Saturday, October 5th, 2019 to walk for our 11th annual NAMIWALKS. The group will convene at trinity park pavilion #1 to launch the 2019 NAMIWALKS season and promote awareness of mental illness treatment and recovery.

What:  NAMIWALKS 11th annual

When:  Saturday, October 5th, 2019
Registration: 7:30am, walk begins: 8:00am, concert: 10:00am

Where:  trinity park pavilion #1

Who:  NAMIWALKS honorary cheermeisters Ramey Heddins (MHMR) and council  woman Ann Zadeh

Live entertainment for "we are better together" concert by Legacy 4 and opening up is Kelvin Thomas.

Presented by NAMI Tarrant county and sponsored by Alkermes, the 5k NAMIWALKS will take place at trinity park pavilion on October 5th, 2019. All funds raised support nami (the national alliance on mental illness) Tarrant county.

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 Tarrant county raises awareness and provides essential education, advocacy and support group programs for people in our community living with mental illness and their loved ones. More information is available at www.namiwalks.org/tarrantcounty or by calling 817-618-0513.

There are multiple ways you can make a difference with NAMIWalks: as a sponsor, committee member, team captain, team member, individual walker, or volunteer!

However you participate in NAMIWalks, you will be joining NAMI's movement to raise awareness of mental illness and raise funds for our mission to help individuals and families right here in our region.

Please visit our website  https://www.namiwalks.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=857   to make sponsorship donations and or find out more information.