Mental Health America…Run 4 Hope

How do you like the newest Custom design from Good Boy Roy for Mental Health America, Colors 4 Hope 4 mi run/walk? Find a “Run 4 Hope” near you and come join the fun ,run through a Kaleidoscope of colors
www.MHA.org support Mental wellness. Our Greenville Chapter has a Facebook page with more information.

Some Mental Health Facts:

1 in 4 adults experience a mental health disorder in a given year.

1 in 17 adults lives with a serious mental illness.

1 in 10 children lives with a serious mental or emotional disorder.

Major depressive disorder is the LEADING cause of disability in the US and Canada in ages 15-44.

one  half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14.

Adults living with serious mental illness die 25 years earlier than other Americans.

What is Good Boy Roy? A story of Hope, Faith, Determination and overcoming

People ask, so I am telling, what is Good Boy Roy?

A new Dog food??? No

A dog training program?? No

Millions of families and children live as we do…in a life and home ruled by mental illness. We know the feeling of helplessness, hopelessness and searching for answers. For us, that is our son, Zack, now 17. Zack IS Good Boy Roy, the business and the brand. We are sharing our story through the designs and characters of the Good Boy Roy line. It is more than fun t-shirts, it is more than cute characters.

It is about hope, faith, love, determination and overcoming.

Find your gift, follow your dream. Never loose Hope

 

 

NAMI Walk 2012

This years NAMI walk (National Alliance on Mental Illness) had huge turnout !! The weather was perfect and it was a perfect day. More than 1 thousand people turned out to support Mental Illness awareness and to help Stomp out Stigma. The Good Boy Roy Team had about 10 walkers this year, all walking in the new NAMI design by Zack…Mental Illness does NOT Discriminate . 

We entered the design into the National T-shirt contest for NAMI in hopes his will win, if so Zack will win $250 and have his design hanging in the National Headuarters. We will  keep our fingers crossed.

It was great seeing so many people come out and support this great cause.

Here are some pictures of our team and some great friends that came out to help and support us and others that live with and struggle with Mental Illness.

Good Boy Roy walk team 2012

Me, my husband and Zack

                      

                                                                           Zack and friend/supporter Ronnie

                We have some of these left, anyone interested in buying one you can order online.

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