NSU College of Pharmacy raises over $1,500 for NAMIWalks- Broward County

 

This Fall, NSU College of Pharmacy led a campaign to raise awareness and funds for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.  Among NAMI’s many activities, it provides local educational and awareness programs, support groups and training, educational material, a NAMI Help line that provides resource referral and support, as well as national advocacy for mental health. Due to the pandemic, an online walk was hosted this year to fundraise for each local community. Under the guidance of Jose A. Rey, M.S., Pharm.D., BCPP, and leadership of pharmacy student Abigail Sundberg (’23), over $1,500 was raised for the NAMIWalks – Broward County.

Several College of Pharmacy club organizations participated to fundraise for NAMIWalks this year, including the College of Psychiatric and Neurological Pharmacists (CPNP) and the American Pharmacists Association- Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP).
Fundraising was conducted through Self Care Treat Bag sales, which provided information on mental wellness as well as stress relieving goodies, and through social media campaigns such as #RocktheWalk2020 and #MentalHealthforAll. Students from all class years participated in fundraising efforts and bringing awareness to the importance of mental health.

Donations are collected year-round if you would like to support NAMI in Broward County. If you would like to support and donate, the link is listed below. Help us to fundraise for NAMI’s mission of #MentalHealthforAll. Please visit nami.org for additional information and resources.

NSU College of Pharmacy Team Page: https://www.namiwalks.org/team/39187