NAMIWalks Your Way was held VIRTUALLY on Saturday, May 30, 2020
2020: Faith Connections on Mental Illness (FCMI) was the first-place fundraising team out of 107 total teams in NAMIWalks NC 2020 (current as of 6/8/2020). FCMI is a Chapel Hill-based interfaith non-profit dedicated to supporting the efforts of faith communities as they help battle the stigma and isolation the mental illness too often engenders. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the NC walk was held virtually on May 31, 2020. Twenty-three registered FCMI walkers collected $8,815. FCMI’s top individual fundraiser – Geetha Balagopal – was also the event’s top fundraiser out of 817 participants, receiving $4,650 in donations. NAMIWalks North Carolina raised nearly $130k as part of the nation's largest mental health awareness and fundraising event.
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In 2020, Faith Connections is fielding its 7th NAMIWalks team!
On May 30, 2020, NAMIWalks will be a virtual experience and joined by NAMIWalks across the country. NAMIWalks Your Way means what it sounds like: participants get to make NAMIWalks their own. You can walk a 5K – through your neighborhood, around your backyard, on your treadmill. Or you can do something else meaningful and fun to celebrate our virtual walk day. More ideas are offered at NAMIWalks Your Way NC.
FCMI fields an interfaith team for individuals who do not have a faith community or whose faith community is not participating. It will be held VIRTUALLY on Saturday, May 30, 2020. Click here to check our team's fundraising progress or to register to walk. For more information, contact Kim Batson at kmccbat@aol.com or 919-265-9820. |
The FCMI 2019 NAMIWalks team raised nearly $9000
and was 2nd overall in fundraising! |
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NAMIWalks NC 2020 At-A-Glance
BULLETIN BLURB (please copy, personalize, and post in your own bulletin, newsletter, etc.)
To raise awareness for mental illness, NAMIWalks Your Way will be held on Saturday, May 30, 2020 as a VIRTUAL event. Faith Connections on Mental Illness has invited (name of your faith community) to join their team. There is no cost to participate. Individuals who raise $100 in contributions will receive a free NAMIWalks T-shirt from event organizers. Even if you can’t walk, donations are gratefully accepted. Learn more at _____ or contact (Name of Faith Community contact to be inserted here) ____________ at [_____@_____.com]; [xxx-xxx-xxxx] or Kim Batson: kmccbat@aol.com; 919-265-9820) |
Faith Connections on Mental Illness (FCMI), a Chapel Hill-based interfaith non-profit, was the second-place fundraising team out of 150 total teams in NAMIWalks NC 2019. Held in Raleigh, NC on May 18, 2019, twenty-one registered FCMI walkers collected $8,583. FCMI’s top individual fundraiser – Geetha Balagopal – was also the event’s top fundraiser out of 1,381 participants, receiving $4,365 in donations. NAMIWalks North Carolina raised nearly $150k as part of the nation's largest mental health awareness and fundraising event.
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Every journey begins with that first step.
Every year, thousands of concerned citizens in nearly 80 communities across the nation will walk together to raise money and awareness about our country's need for a world-class treatment and recovery system for people with mental illness. Over 1100 people joined the North Carolina NAMIWalks in 2019, including many members of Faith Connections on Mental Illness representing their own organization or faith community. We invite all to join us!
NAMI depends on generous volunteers to raise funds and awareness at each of our Walk sites.
- Click here to learn more about NAMI, a state-wide, nation-wide, and world-wide organization for change.
- Click here for information about NAMI North Carolina.
NAMI depends on generous volunteers to raise funds and awareness at each of our Walk sites.
