hey guys,

Tennis Club is doing a walkathon for the National Alliance for Mental Illness. We’re having a really hard time raising money and getting people to join our team, so I figured trying livejournal wouldn’t hurt. NAMI is an organization that fights stigma against mental illness, and also provides support groups for people suffering from a mental illness as well as one for their friends and family members. The NAMI Orlando affiliate is pretty active with their support groups. We’ve committed to raise $500 by May 14th and right now we’re at $57. I think that most people have had a friend or family member who has battled with a mental illness (which ranges from clinical/major depression to add/adhd to schizophrenia and many other disorders) and by walking or donating you’re helping support an organization that could benefit them. I would love for walkers more so than donors, because it would be great to show the community that UCF is out there getting involved. But even if its just a dollar (literally…our first donation was only two dollars), every little bit helps. Thanks for reading. If you have any questions feel free to email me. Below are the links to our pages.

Thanks again,

Lindsay

If you want to sign up to walk with us, go to: www.nami.org/namiwalks05/MCO/ucftennisclub

If you want to donate, go to: www.nami.org/namiwalks05/MCO/linzy383