Keeping Healthy All Year Long
For many people the holidays can be a tough time of year. Some may be missing loved ones who are no longer with them. Others might not enjoy spending time with certain family members. Or maybe some people are sad to be spending the holidays alone.
There are many reasons why this can be a hard time of year but whatever the reason let's not forget about the many blessing we do have in our lives.
Maybe it's our health, our family, our friends, our pets, or our own achievements. We all have something to celebrate this season. Give yourself the greatest gift of all by practicing an attitude of gratitude.
Have a Happy Holiday and a Healthy New Year!
That was the question Adria Allison asked after benefiting from NAMI's services. Such generosity of spirit is remarkable, since Adria was living in a shelter and frequenting food pantries when she first arrived here.
Ten years after a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, Adria left behind her support network in Mississippi (including her mother and NAMI National's Teri Brister) and came to New York to find help. After locating transitional housing, Adria sought out the community she counted on at home - the kind that only NAMI can provide.
She is a frequent presenter for In Our Own Voice, our anti-stigma program. She trains facilitators of Peer-to-Peer, and teaches NAMI Basics to parents. Adria believes that no one with mental illness should suffer in silence, and she draws strength from helping others
who are in trouble.
Giving back is a way of life at NAMI-NYC Metro. This is a community of families and individuals who sustain one another, taking and giving in equal measure.
I am writing to ask that you make a year-end gift to NAMI-NYC Metro. Last year, donor support allowed us to expand our NAMI Basics classes, our vital public education series and our support for families in some of New York's neediest communities.
We count on you to be part of our circle, so that inspiring people like Adria can find the help they need, and, when they are ready, give back in powerful, life-changing ways.
Thank you for your support of NAMI-NYC Metro.
Sincerely,
Wendy Brennan
Executive Director
P.S. We've set an ambitious $15,000 fundraising goal for the end of the year. We hope you will help us reach it. You can check our progress at naminycmetro.org.
DONATE NOW!
