Each Mind Matters!!!

Hi, my name is Angelina Silva.  I'm an 8th grader from Los Angeles, CA and I am trying to make a difference.  I have been challenged by my school administrators to do a project that will help to serve the community.  I accepted the challenge and decided to run a 5k, plus raise money for the National Alliance on Mental Illness.  Mental illness can cause a lot of damage, not only to those who have a mental illness, but to family, friends, and other people around them as well.   Believe it or not, 1 in 5 people will come a cross a mental illness of their own once in their life.  This includes things like anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, post traumatic stress disorder.  I chose this topic for my project because I know someone very close to me who is battling a mental illness, and I have seen the negative impact it has on someone.  Fortunately, there are ways to get better, and find help; this is why the National Alliance on Mental Illness exists!  This is a big problem that should never be ignored.  Please donate, any amount helps. Thank you!