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NAMIWALKS
PA 2009
Saturday,
September 26th
at the State Capitol, Harrisburg |
The
NAMIWWALKS for the Mind of America is a
nationwide fundraising and mental health
awareness program that will be held in 70
communities around the country in 2009,
including Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
These
Walks will raise awareness about Mental
Illness as biological brain disorders, combat
stigma associated with severe mental illnesses
and promote mental health services. NAMIWALKS
provides support to thousands of families
here in Pennsylvania and across the country.
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Save
the Date: Saturday, September 26th, 2009!
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Location:
State Capitol, Harrisburg PA
Distance: 3 K
Walker Check-in Time: 8:30 a.m.
Official Walk Start Time: 10:00 a.m.
Official Walk End Time: 12:00 noon
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UPDATES |
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ABC
27 News Anchor Cara
Moore
is Grand Marshal!
Cara
Moore joined abc27 in September 2007. Cara is currently
the Daybreak anchor. Cara's most memorable story is
reporting from the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina.
Cara graduated from Merrimack College in North Andover,
Massachusetts. She began her career at a cable station
in Lowell, Mass. She then spent five years in Amarillo,
Texas where she worked as an evening anchor. She's happy
to be back closer to home! When Cara isn't working she
enjoys shopping at local outlets and traveling with
her husband.
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WALK
MAP
Ample
Parking Available - Refreshments, Music &
Fun!
DIRECTIONS
TO WALK START POINT AND PARKING:
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Take I-81 NORTH or SOUTH to Harrisburg
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Take the FRONT ST exit
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Continue on FRONT ST to downtown
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Turn left on LOCUST ST
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Parking Garages surround the Capitol
FROM the West (Lewistown/State
College)
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Take US 22 EAST/US 322 EAST
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Take the PA 39 exit onto LINGLESTON RD
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Turn left on FRONT ST to downtown
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Turn left on LOCUST ST
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Parking Garages surround the Capitol
FROM the East (Reading/Philadelphia)
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Merge on I-76 WEST
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Take HARRISBURG EAST I-283 exit
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Take I-283 NORTH
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Merge on I-81 SOUTH
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Continue on FRONT ST to downtown
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Turn left on LOCUST ST
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Parking
Garages surrounding Capitol
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Announcing
T-Shirt Design Contest!
1st
through 3rd place will receive framed entries and every
entrant will receive a certificate.
“Congratulations to all that had entered in the
contest
last year you all did a GREAT job!”
First Place
Second Place
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Third Place
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If
anyone has something exciting to tell on how their team
is coming along, any fundraising ideas that you had done,
etc. and you want to share it please e-mail tbeaston@nami.org.
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