Top Right: Frank Jose, Executive Director of the Greater Seattle NAMI Chapter (formerly NAMI-WAMI), was the Master of Ceremonies and the Race Starter. Top Left: Guest speaker, Randy Revelle, shows off the Official Run T-Shirt. Randy was King County Executive in the 1990s who currently is a Washington State Hospital Association Vice President and is very active in advocacy for insurance parity. Randy gave an inspirational speech which included talking about his own challenges and experiences with bipolar illness. Center Right: The Total Experience Gospel Choir. Above Left: The Raging Grannies who co-won the Team with the Most Spirit Award, welcomed and encouraged runners at the finish line. Above Right: Two members from the Wild Women of Wallingford Team strut their stuff. The WWW Team co-won The Team with the Most Spirit Award and raised the Most Pledges ($1,100). Left: Mental wellness and illness information was available. Not Pictured: The Team With the Most Members was the Downtown Emergency Service Center. Becky Nelson, Development Coordinator at CPC, received a special Volunteer Recognition Award for her outstanding efforts in support of the run.
The 2nd Annual Move for Mental Health
Run/Walk took place on September 28, 2002 at Magnuson Park, Seattle. It was sponsored by the Greater Seattle Chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (formerly NAMI-WAMI) and the Community Psychiatric Clinic. Support was also provided by Sam's Club, Harborview Medical Center, Safeway, the Fremont Rotary Club, and Great Harvest.
More than 1,000 people attended. There were 568 registered participants. One hundred registrants were low-income, scholarship-sponsored runners and walkers. Forty volunteers helped out on race day. Collected pledges topped $11,000. Click here to view Dr. Sterling's Washington Psychiatrists and Friends Team page. Descriptions of photos are further below.