2012 Out of the Darkness Community Walk




CHARLOTTE/PINEVILLE COMMUNITY WALK

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2012

Check-In: 10:00-11:00AM Walk begins at 11:00AM

LAKE PARK 1000 JOHNSTON DRIVE, PINEVILLE, NC 28134

PLEASE BRING A PICTURE FOR OUR MEMORY BOARD

 

“One small step for man and one giant leap for mankind.”

Neil Armstrong.

Suicide is a tragic, but preventable outcome of depression. By gaining insight into how depression affects one's abilities to cope with everyday life and using strategies to relieve the feelings of hopelessness it can become manageable for those that experience it. Exercise and supportive, positive relationships are important coping stratagies for those that suffer to gain confidence and boost feelings of happiness. We invite and encourage you to join in a walk of awareness, understanding, and hope to help those living with depression and in memory of those that have taken their lives.

 

On Saturday October 27^th, 2012 families, friends, and survivors will join together in alliance to honor all of those that have  been touched bysuicide.

 

Learn More and Register Now at: www.outofthedarkness.org

*Online registration closes at noon the Friday before the walk. However, anyone who would like to participate can register in person at the walk! Please know that walk donations are accepted until December 31st 2012.

 

NAMI Charlotte Event - AUG 2012 "Jam for Cam" Benefit Concert

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Jam for Cam is a FREE benefit concert being held on Saturday, August 25th from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at The Saloon, located in the NC Music Factory. 

This concert, hosted by the Shelton family to benefit the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), is being held in remembrance of Cameron Shelton. 

Live music by Sarah Schaffer and The Clanton Road. 

Donations to the Charlotte Chapter of NAMI will be accepted.

Cameron Wade Shelton, a 23-year-old student at UNC-Charlotte, passed away on June 22nd. Cameron was working toward his bachelor’s degrees in Finance and English. He was an avid surfer and talented musician with a love for guitar. Cameron was a kind person with a thirst for knowledge and an inspiration to all who knew him.

NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, strives to educate the community about mental illness and provide resources for those coping with it. There are over 200,000 people in Mecklenburg County with a mental illness, many of whom suffer in silence and without resources. NAMI’s goal for this concert is to ensure that the community knows where to turn in the event that they are in need of these resources.

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NAMI Charlotte -- Charlotte, NC Affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness

• Website: NAMI-Charlotte.org    
• Phone: 704–333–8218