NAMI MID-CAROLINA 2011
ANNUAL REPORT
The year in review The purpose of this organization is to improve the treatment and situation of those suffering from mental illness and their families through support and advocacy for services through education and information. Mandy Medlock, Director of Operations 1/21/2012
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2011 NAMI Mid-Carolina Board Members:
Jack Balling, President Julius Jones, Vice President Mark Christopher, Treasurer Erika Jensen, Secretary Joy Black Marna Bradley Helen Castillo Terronda Clarke Sarah Clingman Sylvie Golod Tracey Oswald Nancy Raley Jimmy Riddle, M.D. Linda Suleski Bill Sutton Ernest Williams
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I. Education Meeting: Monthly meeting with knowledgeable speakers on topics of interest to members and the community.
1. January – cancelled due to inclement weather 2. February – Depression, Dr. Stephanie Berg 3. March – Special Needs Planning, Terry Hair, Met Life 4. April – Health & Wellness/NAMIWalks, Dr. Joy Black 5. May – MIRCI Assertive Tx within a housing continuum, Julie Ann Avin 6. June – NAMIWalk Awards dinner 7. July – Recap of NAMI National Convention, various presenters 8. August – Borderline Personality Disorder – Scott Fairweather, MSW 9. September – Co-Occurring Disorders presentation by Bob Toomey 10. October – Psychiatric Disorders in Children presentation by Dr. Kim Masters 11. November – Co-Occurring Disorders presentation by Carol Crabtree 12. December – Annual Holiday Party/Volunteer Recognition
II. Family Support Group: Peer-led support group for families/friends of someone with
a mental illness.
• Mondays at 6:00 pm; average attendance = 5 • Tuesdays at 6:00 pm (except for second Tuesday of each month); average
attendance = 8 • Thursdays at 6:00 pm (except for second Thursday of each month); average
attendance = 4
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III. NAMI Connection: Peer-led support groups for people with a mental illness.
• Mondays at 12:00 pm, Dorn VA Hospital (women only)
• Mondays at 6:00 pm, St. Stephens Lutheran Church
• Tuesdays at 6:00 pm, Trenholm Rd. United Methodist Church (except for the second
Tuesday of each month)
• Wednesdays at 3:00 pm, Dorn VA Hospital
• Thursdays at 6:00 pm, Trenholm Road United Methodist Church
• Thursdays at 6:00 pm, Redeemer Lutheran Church
IV. Family to Family: NAMI’s signature 12 week Peer-led educational course for family members.
NAMI Mid-Carolina sponsored four Family-to-Family classes in 2011 for the Midlands community; two in the spring and two in the fall. The Lexington class graduated 12 in the spring semester and 12 in the fall, while the V.A. class graduated 12 in the spring and 19 in the fall semester. **Recruitment has begun for the spring 2012 Family to Family classes. We have numerous family members signed up; two instructors confirmed and both venues confirmed for the spring courses. Courses are scheduled to begin February 28, 2012.
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Monthly Education, 45
served per month
Family Support, 56 served per
month
NAMI Connection, 128 served per
month
Family to Family, 75 served in 2011
In Our Own Voice, 922 audience
members in 2011
V. In Our Own Voice: An inspirational one-hour presentation in which two individuals share their triumphs and struggles with mental illness. NAMI Mid-Carolina offered a record number of IOOV presentations to the Midlands area in 2011. Mostly through the concentrated efforts of Caroline White, eighteen In Our Own Voice presentations were heard by audiences in our community. The audiences varied in size and venue, starting at numbers as low as 4 and topping out at one audience of 115 plus. Our 2011 venues are listed below:
o Beth Shalom Synagogue o University of South Carolina, various locations o Trident Technical College o Bryan Psychiatric Hospital o Independence House o Camden Baptist Church o Columbia Area Mental Health Center o Morris Village
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VI. Provider Education: Peer-led, 5-week educational course for mental health professionals.
While Mid-Carolina did not sponsor a class in 2011 we did assist with the class sponsored by NAMI S.C. at Columbia Area Mental Health Center in Fall ’11. Mandy Medlock, Director of Operations, completed the 5 week course, spoke at the opening class and helped to coordinate the administrative tasks of the event. ***Coming in 2012…Consumer Education, monthly meeting with knowledgeable speakers on topics of interest to consumer members and the community.
***Coming in 2012… We are looking forward, with the help of NAMI South Carolina, to training in April of 2012.
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NAMI Mid-Carolina was presented with numerous outreach opportunities in 2011. We took advantage of every
opportunity possible; mostly through the assistance of our many volunteers to spread NAMI’s message of
advocacy, support and education. The many venues are listed below:
o School Nurses Conference, Brookland Baptist Church
o Town Theatre, Harvey production
o Hopes and Dreams Conference, Gateway Baptist Church
o Brookland Foundations Health Fair
o Mental Health Fair, Dorn V.A. Hospital
o Safety Fair, Rosenwald Community Learning Center
o Carolina Network for School-Based Mental Health
o Nazareth Baptist Church Health Fair
o Harbison Senior Health Fair
o Midlands Technical College
o Gill Creek Baptist Church Health Fair
o Kids in Crisis Conference, S.C. Hospital Association
o St. Martin de Porres Health Fair
o University of South Carolina Honors College
o Glenforest School Lunch and Learn
o White Oak Baptist Church Health Fair
o Mental Health Fair, Dorn V.A. Hospital
o USMC MudRun
o Spring Valley Presbyterian Health Fair
o NAMI SC State Conference o Psychology of Marriage presentation, U.S.C. o Presentation to Winnsboro Rotary Club
United States Marine Corp MUD RUN
Glenforest USC
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The Board of Directors of NAMI Mid-Carolina generously supports community organizations in
support of NAMI’s mission statement of education, support and advocacy regarding mental
illness. Listed below are those who benefitted from Mid-Carolina’s financial support in 2011 to
further recovery efforts regarding mental illness in the Midlands of South Carolina:
o Mental Health America – Helping the Hurting Conference Sponsor, Postpartum
Depression Conference Sponsor, “Alexander” children’s play sponsor
o South Carolina Share – printing of Co-Occurring Disorders booklet
o Faces and Voices of Recovery – Dry Run sponsor
o Palmetto Health Foundation – Psychiatric E.R. Project sponsor
o NAMI SC Consumer Retreat sponsor
o American Federation for Suicide Prevention – Suicide Walk Sponsor
o Veterans Administration Mental Health Conference luncheon sponsor
o Transitions/CBA holiday donation sponsor
o NAMI SC Hero’s Welcome Golf Tournament
o Numerous sponsorships to NAMI national convention
o Numerous sponsorships to NAMI SC convention
Mental Health America
F.A.V.O.R Dry Run S.C. SHARE
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2011 Walk Site Final Accounting
Gross Income $ 100,157.98
NAMI National Revenue Share $ 9,015.80
Payment to NAMI South Carolina (optional) $ 5,000.00
Payment to additional state affiliates (optional) $ 2,957.35
Minus Expenses - $ 15,154.28
$ 68,030.55
Total “In-kind” Donations: $42,577.00
# of Walkers: 1,123
# of Teams: 74
# of Sponsors: 37
U.S.C. Athletics over 1000 walkers 70 + teams
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Jan - Dec 11 Budget
Ordinary Income/Expense
Income
41000 · Membership dues and assessments 5,450.00 6,000.00
42100 · Donations, Gifts and Memorials 7,218.00 10,000.00
43300 · Direct Public Grants 500.00
45000 · Investment Income 428.62 800.00
46400 · Other Types of Income 5,593.74 1,900.00
49000 · Special Events Income (Walks & Harvey) 102,841.05 115,000.00
Total Income 122,031.41 133,700.00
Gross Profit 122,031.41 133,700.00
Expense
51010 · Family to Family 147.75 450.00
51020 · In Our Own Voice 1,320.00 6,500.00
51030 · Breaking the Silence 4,913.95 6,000.00
51040 · NAMI Basics 0.00 200.00
51050 · Connection/Family Support 219.59 2,000.00
51060 · Educational Materials 2,473.31 1,000.00
51070 · Educational Programs 1,546.72 850.00
51080 · Family Inclusion Promotion 4,773.80 4,400.00
51090 · Christmas/Vol. Recognition 868.15 1,500.00
53000 · Conference Scholarships 4,767.64 6,500.00
54010 · Brainstorm Newsletter 9,386.55 11,000.00
54020 · Advertising 864.61 2,500.00
54030 · Publicity 341.65 2,000.00
54040 · Staffing 17,293.62 20,000.00
54050 · Legislative Education 0.00 1,000.00
54055 · Occupancy 7,818.38 10,000.00
54060 · Other Expenses 4,305.26 1,450.00
56000 · Contributions and Grants 12,990.00 12,850.00
57000 · NAMIWalks Expenses 19,163.52 18,000.00
57500 · Harvey 1,970.98
58000 · Payments to NAMI Affiliates 16,080.35 23,000.00
62100 · Contract Services 0.00 2,500.00
Total Expense 111,245.83 133,700.00
Net Ordinary Income 10,785.58 0.00
Net Income 10,785.58 0.00
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Robert Anderson
Jack & Stormy Balling
Annie & Richard Blencowe
Lugenia Caldwell
Marsha Clayman
Anne Colgate
Leslie Connors
Charles Davis
Osmund Dixon
JoAn Douglas
David Ellison
Janet Fary
Hariott Faucette
Dale & Cherrie Hamrick
Alan Hatch
Rosemary Hedden
Cynthia Hendrix
Gerald Hendrix
John Higgins
Ken & Sylvia Powell
Russ Hughes, Ph. D.
David Jameson
John and Nancy Jarema
Jerry Jewler
Lester Johnston
Julius Jones
Toni Kleckley
Grace Lovell
Amy Lytle
Alice McCrory
Travis Medlock
Harvey Miller
Patricia Norris
Kevin O’Connell
Valarie Perkins
Gloria Prevost
Carol Rudder
Eileen & Gordon Schell
St. Joseph’s Knights of
Columbus
S.V. Presbyterian
Three Rivers Behavioral
Health
Buddy and Diane Wier
Richard Frierson
Rotary Club of Five Points
Dr. Numa Hero
Columbia Area Mental HC
Anonymous
Kathleen Haley – Csank
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Increase membership rolls; if you are not a member, please join.
Laser printer for NAMI Mid-Carolina office.
Increased volunteer commitment and ACTION.
Growth in walk numbers – sponsors, donations and walkers!
Increased training in support of NAMI programs – we need more group facilitators.
Strengthen support for current facilitators.
Further collaboration with community partners.
Greater publicity of NAMI programs – spreading the word of what NAMI Mid-Carolina
has to offer and how we can help those in need!
Assistance with NAMI Mid-Carolina website.
A civilization flourishes when people plant trees under whose shade they will never sit.
--Greek Proverb