Purchase a hand painted wine glass and sample unique wines from Dimitri Wine & Spirits. Enjoy the strolling Black Hawk College Community Chorale. Shop for unique gifts made by local artists.
Wine glass and 5 sampling tickets are $20. Try an interesting red or white wine, or sparkling water.
A portion of gallery sales will be donated to artists programming at Bucktown and NAMI.
See the special exhibit “Show Your Colors – Celebrate the Unity in Our Community” November 16 to January 11.
NOTE: The second floor of Bucktown is not handicap accessible. The building’s elevator was ruined in the Big Flood and is still under re-construction. The galleries are jam-packed on the first floor with things to see and the Chorale will perform on the first floor as well.
A local veterans charity fundraising event. Saturday, Nov. 16 1-5 p.m. at The Rock, 301 1st Street, Coal Valley
We’ll be joining NAMI on Campus at the Gray Matters event. This is a free event open to the entire Quad Cities.
The event will take place in the Augustana Gerber Center’s Gavle Rooms from 6:30-8:30 PM… When you get to the location, enter through the main doors, go down the stairs, and the rooms are to your left.
Muscatine Community College beginning February 18. This program will run every Tuesday evening from 6 to 8:30 p.m. through April 7. We’ll be using a new 8-week format for this program. All registrants will be contacted 1 to 2 weeks before classes start for a screening and room location.
- To register call Muscatine Community College at UPDATING AND CORRECTING REGISTRATION NUMBERS: Toll Free 1-888-336-3907 or local 563-288-6100. Course #9088. Registration ends February 25 (up to class 2).
- For further information, call our NAMI office at 563-386-7477-x 266 (M-F 10-2).
Blackhawk College beginning February 4. Because this class is funded with Rock Island County funds, residents of this county will be given registration priority. This program will run every Tuesday evening from 6 to 8:30 p.m. through April 21. All registrants will be contacted 1 to 2 weeks before classes start for a screening and room location. To register call Black Hawk College at 309-796-8223. Registration ends February 11 ( up to class 2). For further information, call our NAMI office at 563-386-7477-x 266 (M-F 10-2).
This is a 90-minute seminar that informs people who have loved ones with a mental health condition how to best support them. It’s also an opportunity to meet other people in similar situations and gain community support.
Please pre-register online or 563-386-7477 Ext. 266 (10-2 M-F).
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN …
The seminar is led by trained people with lived experience of supporting a family member with a mental health condition. They will walk you through the following topics.
– Understanding diagnoses, treatment and recovery
– Effective communication strategies
– The importance of self-care
– Crisis preparation strategies
– NAMI and community resources
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES …
The NAMI Family & Friends companion eBook provides important information about mental health conditions including: conditions and diagnoses, treatment and recovery, crisis planning, resources and more. Register and we’ll send you links where you can download it for free at Amazon and Barnes & Noble where select languages are available for the Kindle, Nook and compatible ebook apps.
THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS
This seminar is made possible by grants from The Rock Island Community Foundation and Rauch Family Foundation.
In partnership with UnityPoint Youth Suicide Prevention program, NAMI Family Support Group facilitator will talk about support available for parents and caregivers.
Thanks to our partnership with Chick-fil-A, John Deere Road, Moline – NAMI on Campus will be selling sandwiches to benefit NAMI and offering NAMI program information. We hear the campus-wide Bingo Night is pretty popular with the lines forming at the door by 8 p.m. at the Gerber events center. Thank Augie NAMI for spreading #MentalHealthAwareness
