Carolyn DiPaoloSaturday’s event was NAMI Palm Beach County’s largest walk in every respect.
We hope everyone who came out to Saturday’s NAMIWalks fundraiser at John Prince Park had as much fun as we did.
Why it matters: NAMIWalks promotes mental health awareness; raises money for free, top-rated programs provided by NAMI Palm Beach County, the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness; and builds community by letting people know they are not alone.
What happened: It was NAMI Palm Beach County’s largest walk in every respect, Chief Executive Katherine Murphy reports.
More than 1,100 participants registered, by far the highest number since the walk began in 2014.
- With some checks still coming and corporate matches to be calculated, the walk raised more than $196,000. That is the most ever.
- Kudos to the employees of the Palm Beach County Health Care District, the top fundraising team, which contributed more than $43,000.
It’s excellent timing for a record-breaker. NAMI is seeing unprecedented demand for its programs and more families in crisis reaching out for help, Murphy told Stet News before the walk.
Thank you to everyone who walked with our team, contributed or stopped by our table, sponsored by outgoing NAMI PBC board President Cheryl Checkers,
The bottom line: The caring and competitive Stet News team raised more than $7,600, fourth most among more than 100 teams and our most ever.
I am a co-founder, writer and editor for Stet News. I am also a former senior editor at The Palm Beach Post. For 20 years, I oversaw some of the most consequential stories published by the paper, including the “Corruption County” reporting project that led to multiple arrests of elected officials. I am a member of the Leadership Palm Beach County Class of 2013. I live in West Palm Beach with my husband, Bill DiPaolo.
