AnnualBoard Dinner & Volunteer Awards

NOVEMBER 18, 2014 Lifelines to the

Community

2014 Wings Award Winner

Mark Birdwhistell

Advocacy

▪ Crisis Care needs to become Crisis Prevention

▪ Individual needs and wellness > $$$

▪ Mental Health Matters!

Take Down the Wall Committee

▪ Community relationships strengthened

▪ Forum for positive, case-by-case infrastructure

▪ Mental Health Court

Family Services

▪ 144 in NAMI Introductions

▪ 125 Family Support Group contacts

▪ Nearly 100 Family-to-Family graduates in 3 classes

▪ Record attendance at 3 family workshops

Peer Services: ESH

▪ “Lived Experience” and HOPE being shared on the inpatient units!

▪ 7 employed Kentucky Peer Specialists!

▪ Recovery Mall classes

▪ Assistance at visitation so we can meet families where & when they need us most.

Participation Station

▪ 410 visitors in the first half of 2014

▪ Avg. 107 unique participants monthly in first half of 2014

▪ # of support groups and attendance increasing

▪ 2 years of DTR

▪ Emotions Anonymous

▪ System Navigator

▪ 5 Year Anniversary! Dec. 5th

KYSTARS

▪ Conference 2014: Over 300 in attendance.

▪ Classes for Kentucky Peer Specialists

▪ Classes for Peer Operated Center employees

▪ First-ever Peer Excellence Awards (thanks Humana CareSource and UK HealthCare)

▪ Save the Date: 2015 Conference is May 22nd!

▪ Assisted in creating 3 more POCs in Kentucky –now 7 have been modeled after PS!

Multicultural Action Committee

▪ Battle of the Choirs

▪ Community Fun Day event in July

▪ Increased connections

▪ Need volunteers

▪ Need opportunities for presentations

NAMI Membership

▪ Your membership means the world to us!

▪ Helps others understand the #s by which we exist as family members & consumers with a voice!

▪ Receive national and state-level news in addition to local.

▪ Be part of the bigger picture.

Going Social…

▪ “Like” the NAMI Lexington Facebook Page

▪ “Friend” Nami Lexington on Facebook

▪ “Like” the Participation Station Facebook Page

▪ Follow @NAMILexington & @StationLex on Twitter

▪ @namilex on Instagram – tag us!

▪ “Pin” ideas to us on Pinterest

▪ SHARE events, reminders, stats, helpful info from all our accounts with your friends!

NAMIWalks 2014

▪ Total Raised:$51,902.47 –69.2% of our goal!

▪ # of Participants: 391 -increased

▪ THANK YOU to Bluegrass.org for sponsoring us for a DECADE

▪ Thanks to all sponsors, volunteers, team captains, walkers, and supporters!

▪ Save the Date: October 10, 2015!

NAMIWalks 2014

▪ Largest individual fundraiser: Steve Garrison

▪ Largest business fundraiser: Bluegrass.org

▪ Corporate Fundraiser: Eastern State Hospital

▪ Largest non-business team fundraiser: NAMI Winchester

▪ Best T-shirt: Eastern State Hospital

▪ Runner up T-shirt: Ridge Behavioral Health

2014 NAMI Lexington Volunteer Award Winners

▪ Terry Green

▪ Jeramie Ward

▪ Michael Beard

▪ Regina Gilkey

▪ Greg Lavy

▪ Kirk Reynolds

▪ Randall "Rock" Blackburn

▪ Steve Stone

▪ Julie Neace

John Phillips

2014 Wings Award Winner

Theresa Walton

2014 Pioneer Award Winner

2014 Lifetime AchievmentAward Winner

Sheila Schuster

Adrain Holloway

&

Marcie Timmerman

Past Presidents Award

Our Nominating Committee

Adrain Holloway, Chair

Arneda Carmickle

David Riggsby

Bonnie Tracy

Slate of officers for 2015 -2016 term

Past President – Adrain Holloway

President – Anita Hartsfield

Vice President – Cheryl Anness

Treasurer – Cindy Faulkner

Secretary – Arneda Carmickle

Nominations from the floor?

Slate of Directors at Large for the 2015 -2016

John Landon

Rock Blackburn

Leslie Reed

Dr. Fareesh Kanga

Steve Stone

Nominations from the floor?

Steve Shannon

&

Theresa Walton

You will be missed!

A Fond Farewell to…

Good Evening & Thank YOU!!!And safe travels home.

GO CATS!!!