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Walkathon
Event Details
NAMI-MC
has hosted its Walk for Mental
Illness Awareness annually since 2001.
As a result of having no paid
administrative staff, 100% of the walk proceeds
are used to fund NAMI’s programs, to increase
mental health awareness and to reduce stigma of
mental illness.
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Date:
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Saturday, September 29th,
2007
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Location:
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Veteran Acres Park, Jaycee Pavilion
431 North Walkup Rd., Crystal Lake, IL 60012
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Check-in & pre-walk program:
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10:00 AM
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Walk start time:
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11:00 AM
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Distance:
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5 kilometers
(3.1
miles)
1 mile
option available
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Registration fee:
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NONE!
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Proceeds:
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Money raised will go to underwrite NAMI programs.
NAMI programs are offered to everyone
without charge.
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Walk Teams:
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Companies, organizations and families are encouraged to
organize Walk Teams of employees,
organization members, relatives and friends.
A team can be from 2 – 10 individuals.
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NAMI Walk
tee-shirts:
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Free for the first 100 Walkers who register.
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Corporate sponsorships:
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Opportunities are available -- contact namimc@ameritech.net
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Prizes:
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Prizes will be awarded to the TOP 3 teams, and TOP 5
individuals, who raise the most pledges.
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Come Walk with us!
We all know someone we can help/honor/remember with
this uniting event.
Click here to register
or for more information and helpful tools visit our Downloads
page.
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