www.namiwalks.org/greatermississippivalley – please register your team of 1 to 150 at this site! This is the Quad City area’s largest mental health advocacy and fundraising event.
Anyone is welcome to walk for free. This is a fundraising event to support NAMI Greater Mississippi Valley’s free education and support programs in eastern Iowa and western Illinois. Program participants are never charged to receive our help. Register a team and consider fundraising to support families so that no one ever walks a mental health journey alone.
Registration & Activities @ 8 a.m. includes vendors, kids zone, dog zone & music. Friendly dogs on leash welcome.
Stepoff 5K walk @ 9:30 a.m.
Contact Lori Leipold for sponsorship opportunities and walk team questions.
Calling all Team Captains and Sponsors. Enjoy special Mocktails and Hors d’oeuvres on the patio at The Half Nelson, Davenport. Let’s kickoff NAMIWalks season as we prepare for the Quad Cities’ largest mental health advocacy walk. Team captain packet pickup.
Register Today.
Baristas & Fashionistas – A friendly “coffee wars” sampling event. “Cup” your coffee like the experts and vote for your favorite hot, cold or specialty drink. Shop the pop-up fashion boutiques and enjoy the eclectic sounds of Don Gustafson as you and your friends get together for Sunday afternoon fun.
POP-UP BOUTIQUES: B. Rose, Color Street/Patricia Tatman, From the Hart Clothing Company, Made for More Fitness Apparel & Wellness, Styled for You, AND MORE!
COFFEE VENDORS: coming soon. Beans & gifts available for purchase.
A fun way to support a serious cause! Your entry fee and 15% of all sales will fund NAMI Greater Mississippi Valley’s free family mental health education and support programs. Learn more about our family-friendly, dog-friendly, NAMIWalks 5K event scheduled for September 17 and meet our NAMI family volunteers.
Location: Rhythm City Casino
When: Sunday, April 24, 2022
Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Price: $10 per person. Buy your ticket online or at the door.
Looking for a few great people to help us have a good time Saturday, September 18 at Veterans Memorial Park, Bettendorf.
Details here.
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Join us a for a fun morning in person or virtually. The Quad Cities area’s largest mental health advocacy event is returning to Veterans Memorial Park Bettendorf for a 5k walk. Activities start at 8 a.m. Step off is 9:30 a.m.
Register Here.
Find updates on our Facebook page, too.
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Whoo boy – we’re back in person and virtually for 2021. It’ll be so good to see everyone at our 5K walk. As a family-friendly event, we’ll enjoy children’s activities and a band. Dogs welcome. Registration and activities start at 8 a.m. Stepoff is 9:30 a.m.
Walk as a team of 100 or 100. There is no cost to walk, but most walkers raise funds to earn a Tshirt and other fabulous gifts. Learn more at www.namiwalks.org/greatermississippivalley
Join us at the Isabel Bloom workshop and factory for a tour and learn more about the Quad City area’s largest mental health advocacy event. NAMIWalks team captains are invited to bring 1 guest. Sign up your team on-site if you have not already done so. A special NAMI gnome gift awaits you for attending!
NAMIWalks Greater Mississippi Valley will be held Saturday, September 18 at Veterans Memorial Park, Bettendorf.
Join our NAMIWalks volunteers for a RALLY for Mental Health!
Let’s kick off May as Mental Health Awareness Month by shaking those cobwebs out with yoga, painting, and music.
Schedule:
10 a.m. – Music with Bret Dale of River Music Experience
10:20-10:40 a.m. – Yoga with Sarah Connors of Tapas Yoga
10:45-11:30 a.m. – Music with Quad City Symphony Orchestra quartet
11:30-11:50 a.m. – Yoga with Sarah Connors of Tapas Yoga
All morning – Help us create a canvas for the 2021 NAMIWalks with expressionism painting throughout the morning.
Also, learn about the Sept. 18, 2021 NAMIWalks and how forming a team can help us promote mental health for all and fund local programs and reduce stigma.
This socially-distanced event is free, and participants are asked to wear face coverings.
Thanks to the Figge Art Museum, River Music Experience, and Quad City Symphony Orchestra for donating the venue and entertainment for this event!
This year presents new challenges, so NAMIWalks is “going virtual.” On Saturday, October 10, NAMI Greater Mississippi Valley will participate in NAMIWalks Your Way: A National Day of Hope with other NAMI affiliates in more than 40 cities.
Instead of walking a 5K together at Veterans Memorial Park, Bettendorf, many participants still plan to walk, using their treadmill or going outside in the backyard or through a local park—all while taking precautions to stay safe. Others plan to hula-hoop, flip pancakes, practice yoga or do another activity they enjoy. They will share their activities on social media and follow NAMI Greater Mississippi Valley’s program online that includes mental health facts, participant activities and local entertainment.
“One in five adults experience mental illness, but it touches five in five people either directly or indirectly,” according to NAMI Greater Mississippi Valley Executive Director Angela Gallagher. “Now more than ever, our communities need to come together to raise awareness and let people know they are not alone.”
Click here to join NAMIWalks Your Way. There is no registration fee, but fundraising is encouraged. Funds raised here, stay here, for NAMI ’s free local mental health programs.
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Join us Thursday, June 11 at 7 p.m. for a NAMIWalks Rally featuring a musical performance from Davenport native Terrance Banks of Soultru. We’ll be livestreaming across YouTube, Facebook and Twitch social media channels. The event is 30 minutes long with a drawing for Lokai mental health bracelets at the end. Learn more about NAMI’s work in our community and how to register for the September 19 NAMIWalks event.
Tune in on one of these social media channels: Facebook Live, Twitch TV or YouTube Live
