As
2008
comes to
a close,
I would
like to
take
this
opportunity
to thank
all the
people
who help
make
NAMI
Barrington
Area
work.
First of
all
thank
you to
our
Family
to
Family
teachers,
Maryrose
Peters,
Mary
Holcomb,
Elba
Stewart,
and
Carol
Ziolo,
and to
the
Family
to
Family
assistants,
Barb
Finch,
Beth
Ryan,
Elba
Stewart,
and
Betty
Turner.
This
year
they
have
helped
more
than a
hundred
people
deal
with the
problems
of their
family
members’
mental
illness
Thank
you also
to our
family
support
group
facilitators,
Trowby
Brockman,
Mary
Holcomb
and
Maryrose
Peters.
Every
month
they
provide
real
assistance
and
encouragement
to
people
whose
families
are
often in
crisis
due to
mental
illness.
And
thank
you to
our
Board
members
and
officers,
to
Trowby
Brockman,
our Vice
President,
to
Joanne
Jacobsen,
our
Secretary,
and to
our
Treasurer,
Sue Kluk.
Thank
you also
to our
other
Board
members,
Mary
Holcomb,
Joe and
Nancy
Jason,
Larry
Kluk,
Brian
Peters,
Maryrose
Peters,
Elba
Stewart
and
Carol
Ziolo.
Your
hard
work,
support
and
enthusiasm
help
make
NAMI
Barrington
Area the
success
that it
is.
And
special
thanks
go to
our
committee
chairs:
to Barb
Kreski,
the head
of the
committee
which
raises
the
money to
provide
our
programs;
to Don
Kreski
who
produces
our
wonderful
e-newsletter
every
month;
to Mary
Todd the
chair of
our PR
committee
which
publicizes
our
activities;
and to
Lisa
Toulon
our
membership
chair
who
keeps
our
records
straight
and
sends
out all
those
reminders
that
it’s
time to
rejoin
for
another
year.
And
thank
you to
everyone
who
contacted
their
state
legislators
this
year.
In
Springfield,
it’s
often
the
squeaky
wheel
that
gets the
grease.
Thank
you for
squeaking.
Keep at
it!
And
finally,
thank
you to
our
family
members
who are
living
with
mental
illness
and who
struggle
with
their
mental
illness
every
day.
Thank
you for
your
courage
and your
constant
efforts
to cope
in some
of the
most
difficult
circumstances.
