NAMI GwinnettOctober 2014Newsletter
NAMI WALK KICK OFF
PLACE: OCTOBER GENERAL MEETING (OCTOBER 7, 2014)
**TIME: 6:00 PM**
MENU: HOT DOGS & HAMBURGERS PROVIDED BY NAMI GWINNETT SIDES: MEMBERSHIP IS ASKED TO BRING YOUR FAVORITE SIDE AS ABLE
Chuck DiMarco is bringing his grill and Mitchell Maffeo has volunteered to be our grill master, thanks guys!
Individuals with laptops will be present to assist anyone that hasn’t already registered for the Walk and 5K Run do so and join one of the (3) already established Gwinnett teams, (even if you don’t plan to Walk or Run we encourage you to register and join a team as you can always volunteer at the walk)this walk is the largest fundraiser for NAMI and last year Gwinnett’s own “NAMI Gwinnett Advocates” was the Top Fundraising Team, we can do it again in 2014 but ONLY with YOUR help, 40% of all donations raised comes back into NAMI Gwinnett, NAMI Gwinnett Walk T-shirts will be available for purchase at $15 the description is below
ESTABLISHED TEAMS TO JOIN:
*NAMI GWINNETT ADVOCATES- Captain Chuck DiMarco
*WALKING FOR RECOVERY- Captain Wendy Casper
*The Guardians of Gwinnett – Captain Laurie Sikes
THIS GENERAL MEETING IS STARTING AT AN EARLIER TIME 6:00 P.M WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE!
Greetings NAMI Members:
Adolescent support groups, these support groups will be for children and teens, with a diagnosis and/ or symptoms split into two age groups: 11-14 and 15-19 years old. Both youth groups will be open discussion forums using NAMI approved tools, support and therapeutic life skills; facilitated by a licensed therapist.
We are planning to have our new ASG's held at the same time/ location as Family support and Connection support groups, currently at Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church,
Tuesdayevenings 6:30-7:30pm ( 15-19) and 7:45pm-8:45pm (11-14)
Volunteer Positions/service and committee members needed, please call Karen for information on our new groups and/ or service.
NAMI/ Community Members: These groups are effectively running by NAMI in other states, and have helped many children/teens/ families. Please remember that children are affected by mental illness and benefit greatly by group support also.
Forecasted to start January 2015, We are still in need of qualified and interested Therapists, if you know of therapists that already work with Adolescents please have him or her contact Karen Anderson at 770-670-1919 or
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Our NAMI Gwinnett Board of Director’s will vote on (3) nominee’s to be “Recognized” each quarter.
MEMBER NOMINEE: (first and last name) ______
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Dear NAMI Gwinnett Family and Friends;
Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church has a no smoking policy, they have been graciously allowing NAMI Gwinnett to be an exception to this policy, please note NAMI Gwinnett has to pay a nominal fee for the use of this building.
The ONLY area designated for smoking is outside of classroom C9 which is the door between the support group rooms, around the corner from the women’s bathroom, there is NO smoking allowed in any other area of LPC. If you have questions on the location of C9 please ask your support group facilitator
LPC has on two different occasions notified NAMI Gwinnett that their staff has found cigarette butts and trash around the building on Wednesday after our Tuesday night meetings, this is not acceptable.
NAMI Gwinnett requests a volunteer, A SMOKER (since you seek the privilege) to make certain at the end of the night that ALL the cigarette butts and trash are picked up, if no one volunteers each Tuesday night there will be NO SMOKING THAT TUESDAY NIGHT!
If NAMI Gwinnett receives a third notification from LPC regarding cigarette butts and trash the privilege of smoking will be permanently revoked.
Thank you
NAMI Gwinnett
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PO Box 464053
Lawrenceville, GA 30042 (with check or money order made out to NAMI Gwinnett)
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