Walk for Mental Wellness

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Sponsored by Mental Health America of Fredericksburg
Saturday, May 7, 2011; 9 AM   Hurkamp Park in downtown Fredericksburg

Join us for the 4th annual Walk to raise awareness  that mental health is fundamental to everyone's overall health and to challenge the stigma that has surrounded mental health for decades that oftentimes prevents people from seeking the help they need. Walk to celebrate the life of people you know who face mental health challenges or to remember loves ones lost to this devastating illness. 

It is a family day in the park with fun events for the whole family - like moon bounce,  face painting, free food, door prizes and a silent auction that you won't believe - works by local artists Johnny Johnson and Jen Callahan and Carrol Morgan, gifts baskets from local merchants and weekend get-aways. 

Come listen to Live Music by the 2nd Chanz Band!

Use the registration form and sponsor sheet in the brochure to register yourself, family or a team and start collecting pledges. Registration is only $25 to participate - you can get your friends, co-workers, family members and neighbors to sponsor you. 

THINK TEAMS! Form a team of your friends, neighbors, co-workers and walk together for the 1 in 4 people who will experience a mental health problem this year. Complete the team form and team captain agreement form.

Start collecting pledges now. Everyone who raises $50 or more will receive a special shirt to commemorate this event. Commemorative race t-shirts are designed locally by people with mental health conditions in recovery that are available only to Walk participants and at MHAF. If walking is not your thing, come out and enjoy the great items in the silent auction. Regardless of how you do it, please help us in the fight to end mental health stigma.

And there are prizes for the individual and team that raises the most money. So start asking now!

Why Walk for  Mental Wellness? 

• for the 1 in 4 families who will experience a mental health issue this year.
• in honor of or memory of a loved one.
• Enjoy a fun family day in the park!

If you have any questions or wish to volunteer on the Walk for Mental Wellness  committee, contact MHAF at 371-2704 or email mhaf@mhafred.org.

Thanks to our 2011 Sponsors & Benefactors!! We invite you to visit their website and places of business.

• Snowden at Fredericksburg
• Family Solutions
• Family Preservation Services
  
• National Counseling Group
• Dennis Ahearn Estate Planning
• Dominion Day Services
  
• Comfort Keepers
• Downtown Bodyworks Fitness
• Free Lance-Star
• G. L. Herndon Insurance Company
• Home Instead Senior Care
• Hyperion Espresso
• Rappahannock Area Gentlemen's (and Fair Ladies) Riding Club
• Ulman's Jewelry
• Union First Market Bank
• Virginia Partners Bank

• J F Fick, Inc.
• Pulliams Auto Center
  
• Rappahannock Area Community Services Board

Now, it's your opportunity to join us as a Sponsor!

Here's all you need to do to be a Sponsor of the Walk for Mental Wellness. Read about the benefits your business will enjoy as a sponsor. Select your level of sponsorship. Then get your name added here with a link to your business website, plus your corporate logo included on event promotional materials - brochures, t-shirts, media...

• the only Mental Health HelpLine that connected over 2300 people with needed treatment services and resources last year
• the only free companion and supportive services program for homebound older adults - Senior Visitors program that celebrated its 10th anniversary last year
• the only public policy grassroots organization promoting mental health legislation and funding for community-based, person-centered services
• and much, much more!! 

We need you!! Help us ensure that each and every one of us has access to health, hope and recovery!