By Mark Creekmore New Opportunities for Mental Health Advocacy During the COVID-19 Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has unsettled us all, and it has also created four new advocacy opportunitiesContinue reading Focus on Advocacy
Coming This Fall: New Connection for WCC Students
NAMIWC and Washtenaw Community College are pleased to announce a new group: NAMI’s Friends & Family at WCC. This group, which will meet via Zoom 4:30-6PM on September 24 andContinue reading Coming This Fall: New Connection for WCC Students
Fund-raiser Breaks New Ground
NOVEMBER 2019 BY LOIS MAHARG About 50 Washtenaw County movers and shakers gathered in the home of Attorney Erane C. Washington on Aug. 17 to support and learn more aboutContinue reading Fund-raiser Breaks New Ground
Walk Draws Newcomers and Regulars Alike
NOVEMBER 2019 BY LOIS MAHARG If the threat of rain kept some people home, you wouldn’t have known it. About 900 volunteers gathered on Belle Isle on Sept. 28 toContinue reading Walk Draws Newcomers and Regulars Alike
Retreat Advances Agenda, Provides Food for Thought
NOVEMBER 2019 BY LOIS MAHARG Nonprofits periodically need to take stock of where they are and where they’re going, and see to the well-being of the organization itself. So amidContinue reading Retreat Advances Agenda, Provides Food for Thought
Wanted: Newsletter Editor for NAMI Washtenaw County
NOVEMBER 2019 BY LOIS MAHARG This is the last newsletter I’ll be editing for NAMI Washtenaw County. I’ve worked on “Connections” for four years and now I plan to continueContinue reading Wanted: Newsletter Editor for NAMI Washtenaw County
Gala Attracts Show of Support
July 2019 By Lois Maharg The Empowerment Gala lived up to its name. NAMI Washtenaw’s second annual gala, held May 18 at the Portage Yacht Club, netted almost $20,000, nearlyContinue reading Gala Attracts Show of Support
Equestrians Raise Funds for Mental Health
July 2019 By Michelle Frias About 30 horse riders gathered at the Pinckney equine trails on June 1, 2019, to help raise funds for NAMI Washtenaw County. NAMI volunteer AlisonContinue reading Equestrians Raise Funds for Mental Health
Lend a Hand (and Enjoy Yourself While You’re at It)
APRIL 2019 BY BARB HIGMAN and MARILYN WEDENOJA When longtime NAMI Washtenaw County member Dr. Marilyn Wedenoja let me know she was retiring from her position as a social workContinue reading Lend a Hand (and Enjoy Yourself While You’re at It)
NAMI Volunteers Urge Funding for Community Mental Health
APRIL 2019 BY MARK CREEKMORE, BARB HIGMAN, PAT ROOT, & LOIS MAHARG In the current climate of austerity, can the Michigan State Legislature be persuaded to restore full funding toContinue reading NAMI Volunteers Urge Funding for Community Mental Health