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‘Run for the Mind’ 5K Run/Walk returns to benefit NAMI DuPage

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Above / NAMI DuPage is located at 115 N. County Farm Road in Wheaton.

DuPage County—Every journey begins with the first step. You’re invited to join forces with NAMI DuPage and JUST DuPage for the 28th Annual “Run for the Mind” 5K Run/Walk at 8AM on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, at the DuPage County Health Department’s Community Center, located at 115 N. County Farm Rd. in Wheaton.

Registration is $30 through Friday, Sept. 22 ($35 on race day) and participants will receive a T-shirt and sports pack.

The funds raised from the “Run for the Mind” 5K Run/Walk will support the NAMI DuPage hope and recovery support programs to individuals, their families and caregivers who live with the effects of illness.

Longtime event will inaugurate a new course that starts and ends at NAMI DuPage, and takes participants through Wheaton along the way.

To register go to the News and Events link on www.namidupage.org and click the Register link.

For more information call (630) 752-0066.

National Alliance on Mental Illness

A county-level affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, NAMI DuPage offers support, advocacy, education, programs and services free of­ charge to improve the quality of life of individuals with mental illness and their families.

For more information, contact Angie Kuhns, Special Events Coordinator at NAMI DuPage at (630) 752-0066.

Nami DuPage

NAMI DuPage is one of the largest and most innovative of the 1,200 affiliates in the country, and operates as a financially independent 501 (c) (3) organization and does not receive any direct financial support from the national or state NAM! organizations. The mission of JUST DuPage is to share God’s love and provide a range of programs to incarcerated men and women in order to empower them to make positive changes in their lives.

Submitted by Don Bolger, Public Information Officer, DuPage County Health Department.

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