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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#666699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04f00840erlcjm.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>NAMI Alameda County </B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="NAMI Alameda County "><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U>About Us</U></A>   |   <B>News and Events</B>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Location"><U>Location</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Family Support Groups"><U>Family Support Groups</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newsletter Archive"><U>Newsletter Archive</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Monthly Meeting"><U>Monthly Meeting</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Families Advocate Newsletter"><U>Families Advocate Newsletter</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Prop. 63 (Mental Health Services Act)"><U>Prop. 63 (Mental Health Services Act)</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Crisis Services"><U>Crisis Services</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" background="04911c00egdysm.gif"> <div> <B>Current news items:</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>News and Events</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>2008 NAMI Walk</B></div> <div> Saturday, May 31, 2008, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco</div> <bR> <div> On May 31st, local NAMI affiliate members and their friends are conducting the fourth Bay Area-wide walk focused on mental illness. Purposes of the walk are to increase awareness of mental illness, to fight stigma, and to raise funds to support local NAMI activities and at the state and national levels. The net proceeds of the walk will be distributed among the participating NAMI affiliates in proportion to funds raised by walkers/teams supporting each affiliate.</div> <bR> <div> Proceeds received by NAMI Alameda County will help pay for public education, the Family/Caregiver Advocacy & Support Program and for family support groups.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Walker Teams supporting NAMI Alameda County</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >        </FONT>(*Team Captain)<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >       (Teams as of 3/13)    </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Absolutely Awesome Advocates</B> - Bev Bergman*, Gwen Sharpless*, Robin Brannock, Pam Brown, Eva McRae, Erica Newman, Francesca Tenenbaum </div> <bR> <div> <B>Advocates in Action - </B>Ken Cooper*, Jeff Davis, Harry MacCray, Janellen O'Hara, Red Ryder</div> <bR> <div> <B>Friends of Eden Medical Center - </B>Hans Huerto*, Patty Espeseth</div> <bR> <div> <B>Friends of MHA - </B>Liz Rebensdorf*, Barbara Shulgold,<B> </B>Ron Tauber</div> <bR> <div> <B>Golden State Walkers</B> - Fanya Margo McDaniel<B>*, </B>Aman Cobby, Charsina Imara, Hope McDaniel </div> <bR> <div> <B>Richard York Memorial Walkers</B> - Austra Gauger*, Steve Bischoff*</div> <bR> <div> <B>STARS TEAM -</B> Mary Jane Gross*, Wendy Du, Mary Howard, Diane Lipkin, Janita Lopez, John Weller</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>To Make a Tax-deductible Donation, </U></B></div> <div> <B><U>Make a secure donation online - see below for instructions, OR</U></B></div> <div> <B><U>Fill in Below & Make Check Payable to “NAMI Walks”</U></B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >:</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>My Name:</B> ____________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <B>Address:</B> ______________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <B>City:</B> __________________ <B>State:</B> _____ <B>Zip:</B> ___________</div> <bR> <div> <B>Phone:</B> (____) ____ ______  <B>email:</B> _________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> I would like my donation of $_________ to be credited to NAMI Alameda County and I would like to sponsor the walker(s) whose name(s) I have circled above. Please mail your check, payable to “NAMI Walks”, to:</div> <bR> <div> <B>NAMI Alameda County, 954 - 60</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>th</B></FONT><B> St., #10, Oakland, CA  94608</B></div> <bR> <div> For more information about this event, please contact:  Bev Bergman, NAMI Alameda County, 954 - 60<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >th</FONT> St., #10, Oakland, CA  94608   Phone: 510-835-0188     email: beverly@mhaac.org </div> <bR> <bR> <div> San Francisco Bay Area NAMIWalk, Saturday, May 31, 2008</div> <div> Golden Gate Park, San Francisco</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>To make a secure donation online - follow the steps below.</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Go to </B><A HREF="http://www.namiwalksfbay.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.namiwalksfbay.org"><U><B><U>www.namiwalksfbay.org</U></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>     Click on “support a walker”</B></div> <bR> <div>      Scroll down to the name of the walker you wish to sponsor</div> <bR> <div>      Click on the walker's name</div> <bR> <div> <B>If the walker has a personalized page,</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Click on “</B><B><U>Sponsor me now!</U></B><B>”, then fill in the form</B></div> <div> <B>  </B></div> <div> <B>If the walker does </B><B><U>not</U></B><B> have a personalized page, fill in the form</B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>