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NAMI Local Events
August 2010 NAMI Local Events
Tuesday,
August 3.
Join NAMI
DeKalb, Kane
South and
Kendall
Counties at
Kane County
Cougars Game.
This event
is a
fundraiser
for the Kane
County
Mental
Health
Court.
Donations
will be used
for program
incentives.
For more
information
contact NAMI
DKK at
630-896-6264
or
info@namidkk.org
Tuesday,
August 5,
noon to 2
p.m. The
Division of
Mental
Health of
the Illinois
Department
of Human
Services is
drafting its
annual
federal
block grant
application.
The
application
outlines
Illinois'
plan for the
provision of
mental
health
services to
adults,
adolescents,
and children
in need of
critical
services. If
you'd like
to
review the
application
and comment,
you can
attend a
public forum
at the State
of Illinois
Building,
Room N502,
161 N.
LaSalle,
Chicago or
email your
comments
here.
Starting
Tuesday,
August 17,
6:30 to
9p.m.
and
continuing
for 12
weeks. NAMI
Dekalb
presents
Family to
Family
at
Provena
Mercy
Medical
Center
in Aurora.
No charge.
Reservations
required.
Contact
Denise at
630-405-9336
with
questions or
to
register.
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September 2010 NAMI Local Events
Starting Monday, September 13, 6 - 9 p.m. and
continuing for 12 weeks. NAMI Barrington Area
presents
Family to Family in Barrington. No charge.
Reservations required. Contact Maryrose at
847-496-1415 with questions or to register.
Starting Wednesday, September 15, 6 - 9 p.m. and
continuing for 12 weeks. NAMI Barrington Area
presents
Family to Family at Northwest Community
Hospital, Arlington Heights. No charge. Reservations
required. Contact Maryrose at 847-496-1415 with
questions or to register.
NAMI Elk-Grove Schaumburg presents
Family-to-Family classes starting in
September. For date and time details and to
register, call Jenny at 630-289-0383 or call
Marianne at 847-885-2279.
Sunday, September 19, 10a.m.
Fifth Annual NAMIWalks Chicago.
3 mile walk through Grant Park along the Lake is a
fundraiser and aims to increase awareness to help
stop the stigma surrounding mental illness in the
greater Chicago area. Check-in at 9a.m. at corner
of Balbo and Columbus. Several area chapters have
teams to join. For more information, contact Ryan
Elliott,
namiwalkschicago@gmail.com or 312-563-0445. You
can join or contribute to the Barrington Area team
here.
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