Outrace The Stigma 5k

🕙 Race Check-in and Start Time

• Check-in Time: Begins at 10 AM
• Race Start: Will begin promptly at 11 AM

🏃‍♂️ Event Overview

• Organization: This will be the Alpha Lambda chapter's eighth annual mental health awareness run for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
• Purpose: Outrace the Stigma began in 2017 to raise awareness for mental health and the resources available at North Carolina State University and the greater Triangle area.

🤝 NAMI and Its Mission

• About NAMI: NAMI is a non-profit organization that raises awareness and provides essential education, advocacy, and support groups at no cost.
• Community Focus: NAMI addresses the mental health needs of our community, replaces stigma with understanding, and helps thousands of families and individuals each year​.

📊 Mental Health Statistics

• Prevalence: Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the United States, or 43.8 million adults, experience mental illness in a given year.
• Organization Overview: Omega Phi Alpha is a national service sorority with 30 chapters across the United States.
• Motto: Omega Phi Alpha's motto is "Today's friends, tomorrow's leaders, forever in service."
• Project Importance: Our permanent project has been mental health since 1971, chosen by our late National President Susan Terzian.

🌟 Community Awareness

• Focus: This project is extremely important to our chapter, and we are focusing on bringing awareness around the issue of mental health in the greater Raleigh area.
• More Information: For more details, visit Outrace The Stigma 5k.