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Weekend Best Bet: 6th Annual Siesta Key Beach Run/Walk for Mental Health Awareness


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  • | 4:00 a.m. April 19, 2013
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Tribuo, Inc. will host the 6th Annual Siesta Key Beach Run/Walk for Mental Health Awareness 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 20, to promote education about mental health and erase the stigma.

Registration to participate is $25 and awards will be given for Overall, Masters, Grand Masters, Senior Grand Masters, Veteran's Grand Masters, 5-year age groups for both males and females. The awards will be three deep with medals and there will be a drawing for door prizes. Funds raised at the 5K will go towards mental health counseling and scientific research and will also benefit local organizations.

Tribuo, Inc., is a non-for-profit, created in 2008 to help local organizations dealing with individuals who have mental illness. One in four Americas suffer from a diagnosable mental illness in their life. Mental disorders are the leading cause of disability for adults and 11.1 million American adults suffer from one of three mental disorders depression, bi polar or schizophrenia.

 

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