Calendar of Events

March 12, Sunday 3-5pm

NAMI Orange Board of Directors Meeting

Conference Room, Carol Woods Retirement Community

750 Weaver Dairy Rd

March 11, Saturday, 9:30-11:30

Helping Your Family Member Negotiate the System

Speaker: Bebe Smith, MSW, Outpatient Director

Schizophrenia Evaluation & Treatment Program (STEP)

Church of Reconciliation, 110 Elliot Rd., Chapel Hill.

9:30-10:15 Fellowship & Refreshments, Meeting Room

9:30-10:15 Sharing Time, Lounge

10:30-11:30 Program with Speaker

February 25, Saturday, 9-4pm

NAMI Orange Board of Directors Retreat

Held at the Home of Jay Miller

For directions and other information call Susan Spalt, 967-3054 swspalt@mindspring.com

February 11, Saturday, 9:30-11:30

Opportunities & Challenges in Community Mental Health

Speaker: Mark Sullivan, MSW, Executive Director

Mental Health Assn in Orange County

Church of Reconciliation, 110 Elliot Rd., Chapel Hill.

9:30-10:15 Fellowship & Refreshments, Meeting Room

9:30-10:15 Sharing Time, Lounge

10:30-11:30 Program with Speaker

January 14, 2006, Saturday, 9:30-11:30

Club Nova

Karen Dunn, Executive Director

Church of Reconciliation, 110 Elliot Rd., Chapel Hill.

9:30-10:15 Fellowship & Refreshments, Meeting Room

9:30-10:15 Sharing Time, Lounge

10:30-11:30 Program with Speaker

December 3rd: Saturday, 6:30 PM

Holiday Potluck

Peggy ad Baylor Gibson

442 Deming Rd, Chapel Hill, 942-7559, please call to rsvp.

Nov 12: Saturday, 9:30-11:30AM

"Ask the Doctor"

John Gilmore, MD, Professor Dept Psychiatry UNC-CH

Church of Reconciliation, 110 Elliot Rd., Chapel Hill.

9:30-10:15 Fellowship & Refreshments, Meeting Room

9:30-10:15 Sharing Time, Lounge

10:30-11:30 Program with Speaker

Oct 8: Saturday, 9:30-11:30AM

Sharing time only. 9:30-10:15 , Lounge

No program due to NAMIWalks in the Triad.

Church of Reconciliation, 110 Elliot Rd., Chapel Hill.

Sept 10: Saturday, 9:30-11:30AM

"NAMI Issues in a Changing Environment"

Speaker: Ben Staples, Executive Director NAMI North Carolina

Church of Reconciliation, 110 Elliot Rd., Chapel Hill.

9:30-10:15 Fellowship & Refreshments, Meeting Room

9:30-10:15 Sharing Time, Lounge

10:30-11:30 Program with Speaker

Saturday, August 13 6:30pm: Potluck Dinner

Annual NAMI-Club NOVA Party.

At the Clubhouse

103D W. Main St. Carrboro 27510

(919) 968-6682

Saturday, July 23 6:30pm: Potluck Dinner

All are welcome, bring a dish!

Home of Cheryle and Ray Atwater

3227 Carriage Trail, Hillsborough 27278

Call or email for directions:

(919) 732-1512

atwaterhome@earthlink.net

June 11: Saturday, 9:30-11:30AM

Panel Topic: "Peer Support Initiative Alternatives"

Speaker: Edward Wright

Church of Reconciliation, 110 Elliot Rd., Chapel Hill.

9:30-10:15 Fellowship & Refreshments, Meeting Room

9:30-10:15 Sharing Time, Lounge

10:30-11:30 Program with Speaker

May 21, Saturday, 12th Annual STEP Symposium

Please See SPECIAL EVENTS page for full details

May 15: Sunday, 3-5 PM

Board Meeting

Carol Woods Conference Room

May 14: Saturday, 9:30-11:30AM

"Suicide Prevention"

Speaker: Dr. Edward Zimmer

Church of Reconciliation, 110 Elliot Rd., Chapel Hill.

9:30-10:15 Fellowship & Refreshments, Meeting Room

9:30-10:15 Sharing Time, Lounge

10:30-11:30 Program with Speaker

April 9: Saturday, 9:30-11:30AM

"Cognition and Schizophrenia"

Speaker: Richard Keefe, PhD, Associate Professor, Duke University

Church of Reconciliation, 110 Elliot Rd., Chapel Hill.

9:30-10:15 Fellowship & Refreshments, Meeting Room

9:30-10:15 Sharing Time, Lounge

10:30-11:30 Program with Speaker

March 19: Saturday 8:30-10:30 AM

Legislative Breakfast, Panel of legislators.

Keynote address: “State Mental Health Reform: Unfinished Business”

by Michael Moseley, Director NC Division of Mental Health,

Developmental Disabilities & Substance Abuse

Church of Reconciliation, 110 Elliot Rd., Chapel Hill

March 12: Saturday, 9:30-11:30AM

The Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT):

Effective Community Based Care?

Speaker: Michael Norton, M.A., Coordinator, Community Services for Adults with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness, Orange Person Chathem Area Program

Church of Reconciliation, 110 Elliot Rd., Chapel Hill.

9:30-10:15 Fellowship & Refreshments, Meeting Room

9:30-10:15 Sharing Time, Lounge

10:30-11:30 Program with Speaker

February 12: Saturday, 9:30-11:30AM

"Vocational Rehabilitation Services "

Speaker: Terry Burtyk, Caramore Community, Chapel Hill

Church of Reconciliation, 110 Elliot Rd., Chapel Hill.

9:30-10:15 Fellowship & Refreshments, Meeting Room

9:30-10:15 Sharing Time, Lounge

10:30-11:30 Program with Speaker

January 9: Sunday, 3-5 PM

Board Meeting

Carol Woods Conference

January 8: Saturday, 9:30-11:30AM

Confidential sharing time only. No Speaker.

Church of Reconciliation, 110 Elliot Rd., Chapel Hill.

9:30-10:15, Lounge

December 18: Saturday, 6:30 PM

Holiday Potluck

Hosts: Julia Trimmer and Keith Glidewell

222 Weaver Mine Trail, Chapel Hill

November 13: Saturday, 9:30-11:30AM

"Community Resource Court: Who's Teaching Whom"

Speaker: Pat DeVine, District Court Judge

Church of Reconciliation, 110 Elliot Rd., Chapel Hill.

9:30-10:15 Fellowship & Refreshments, Meeting Room

9:30-10:15 Sharing Time, Lounge

10:30-11:30 Program with Speaker

October 9: Saturday, 9:30-11:30AM

10:15 Annual Business Meeting, then Speaker

"Planning For The Future: Your Relative With Mental Illness"

Estate planning for families of people with disabilities.

Speaker: John Stuart, Chapel Hiil Attorney

Church of Reconciliation, 110 Elliot Rd., Chapel Hill.

9:30-10:15 Fellowship & Refreshments, Meeting Room

9:30-10:15 Sharing Time, Lounge

10:30-11:30 Program with Speaker

September 11: Saturday, 9:30-11:30AM

"Eating Disorders and Mental Illness"

Speaker: Cynthia Bulik PhD, Distinguished Professor and Director of Eating Disorders Clinic, Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill..

Church of Reconciliation, 110 Elliot Rd., Chapel Hill.

9:30-10:15 Fellowship & Refreshments, Meeting Room

9:30-10:15 Sharing Time, Lounge

10:30-11:30 Program with Speaker