Droves turnout in Helena for NAMIWalks Montana
Crossroads Sports and Fitness uses music as it leads people in limbering up Sunday for the NAMI Walks fundraiser.
Phil Drake, Independent Record
NAMI held its annual NAMIWalks fundraiser on Sunday, bringing hundreds of people, many wearing colorful T-shirts, to Memorial Park in Helena for a hike to help others.
Participants go the distance Sunday for the NAMI Walks Montana fundraiser.
Phil Drake, Independent Record
NAMI Montana (National Alliance on Mental Illness) supports, educates, and advocates for Montanans with mental conditions and their families. The national NAMI website says the walk is a 5K event designed for storytelling and fundraising. It goals are to share stories to eliminate the stigma of mental conditions and to raise funds to support the work of local NAMI affiliates.
Inflatable slides and bounce houses were part of the fun Sunday at NAMI Walks Montana in Helena’s Memorial Park.
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