5K walk for mental health awareness

Take time Saturday, October 2 to participate in the 7^th Annual NAMIWalks for Los Angeles County. The not-too-taxing 5K (three-mile) exercise and fundraising event for the National Alliance on Mental Illness promotes public awareness, and aims to erase stigma and support community programs to improve mental health.

Rechristened as NAMI’s “Walk for the Mind of America,” this year’s event promises to be bigger than ever. Hundreds of individuals, divided into more than150 teams, have already signed up.

Things get started on Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade with an 8 am check-in, and following the preliminaries, walkers will set off at 9:30 am. For further information, check out the NAMIWalks website or contact Wayne Baldaro. Walk on!

Posted 9-16-10