THIS MONTH POUND THE PAVEMENT …
… at the 3.1-mile NAMI Walk on Saturday, May 1 at 10 a.m. at Fair Park. Lake Highlands-based Dallas National Alliance on Mental Illness hosts the annual walkathon to raise funds and awareness and fight the stigma of mental illness. “[NAMI’s] goal is to help people with serious mental illness, such as major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder, and their loved ones, improve their lives,” executive director Matt Roberts says. Learn more at NAMIDallas.org.
AND RUN OR WALK …
… the Hope for Battan Cure 5k, 2-Mile or 1k on Saturday, May 15 at 9 a.m. at Bachman Lake, 3500 W. Northwest Highway. Lake Highlands residents Nancy and Scott Lowden began organizing this annual running event after two of their grandchildren — Eric and McKenna Lowden — were diagnosed with Batten disease, a degenerative brain disease that affects children, and eventually can cause blindness, seizures, cognitive decline, psychosis, loss of speech and mobility, and eventually death. Proceeds from the race, for which you can register at bdsra.leapserve.com, benefit the Batten Disease Support and Research Association. By early February of this year, event organizers had generated about $273,000 for the cause.
Know of ways that neighbors can spend time, attend an event, or purchase or donate something to benefit a neighborhood nonprofit? Email your suggestion to launch@advocatemag.com.
