Monthly Archives: September 2016

Support NAMI South Bay at NAMI Walks this Saturday Morning

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The excitement and funds are growing as we approach our grand event in just 10 days! Thank you for your efforts so far and keep it going so that we can reach our goal and thereby, help more people impacted by mental illness!  See below for how to register and NAMI South Bay Walk team information.  When you register  be sure to indicate you are supporting NAMI South Bay. 

PROGRAM -Starts at 9:15 AM.  Actress Carly Chaikin, actress on USA’s hit show, Mr. Robot, will be Master of Ceremonies!

LOCATION – Walk Registration, Walk Stage, Vendors and Affiliate Booths will be at Grand Park between  Broadway and Spring Streets closest to City Hall.  This location is the far eastern part of the park away from the Music Center on the western end. See map for more information.

PARKING -For those of you who are driving, you can park right underneath Grand Park, or across the street at the Music Center (on Grand), down the block at Disney Concert Hall (Grand also), or at Our Lady of Angels Cathedral on Temple St.  On the weekends, parking is $10 for the day.

TAKING THE METRO is quick and easy with these simple directions: Metro Red or Purple Line to Civic Center/Grand Park Station or the Gold Line to Union Station or Little Tokyo/Arts District Station.

FOOD TRUCKS -Here’s some other great news–we will have four fantastic food trucks on the Park, too!  They are also donating to our cause–so please support them, too!

T-SHIRT CONTEST – You can enter the T-shirt contest just by being at the Walk.  Upon return from the 5K, have one team member dressed in the Team t-shirt head up to the Stage area, where the contest will take place about 11:30 am.  The NAMI Walks logo can be anywhere on the shirt.

WALK ROUTE – Walk past our Lady of Angels Cathedral,  Music Center, Disney Concert Hall, Pershing Square and many other historic sites on Walk Route.  For complete walk route and sites along the way see 2016 Walk Route.

Please join one of the following teams as a Walker, be a Virtual Walker or support a Walker inputting the name of team or walker in the Fundraiser button at the link.  

CLICK HERE to Register for NAMI Los Angeles 2016 Walk

NAMI SOUTH BAY WALK TEAMS:

  • nami-walksNAMI South Bay Walkers (Captain: Paul Stansbury)
  • NAMI Espanol Bay Blues 2016 (Captain: Modesta Pulido)
  • Chester Hope (Captain: Anna London)
  • Eve’s Family-to-Family and Friends (Captain: Eve Somers)
  • DBSA South Bay (Captain: Dawn Biegel)
  • NAMI South Bay Japanese (Captain: Chiaki Ueki)
  • Madelyn’s First Year (Captain: Madelynn Sanchez)
  • Coastangs! (Captain: Linda Lee)
  • TIES for Families (Captain: Lara Litvinov)
  • Del Amo Hospital (Captain: Howard Mationg)

If interested or any questions, please contact Paul Stansbury at pstans5@aol.com or 310-892-8046

 

General Meeting September 19

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Please join us on Monday, September 19, for our regular monthly meeting beginning at 7:00 p.m. (note the earlier start time), with Caring and Sharing Support Group at 6:00 p.m.

The new movie, Touched with Fire, will be viewed and discussed. Touched with Fire stars Katie Holmes and Luke Kirby as two poets with bipolar disorder whose art is fueled by their emotional extremes. The portrayal of persons with a mental illness has been problematic in the past, but now there continue to be more movies that reflect a more accurate picture. The writings and work of clinical psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison play a vital role here, and she even appears as herself in a critical scene. We hope you can come view the movie, participate in discussion, and share your thoughts about the film.

Parking is available in the parking lot off of Carson Street and on Carson Street and Flower Avenue.