Hi Mariel,

What a day Saturday! I just wanted to extend a huge thank you for all that you and your family have done for the Walk. I can only imagine what the day means for you and your family. We appreciate your support and hope you can find support in the Walk and in NAMI. You all are amazing, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart. Thank you, and let us know if we can help in any way. Hope to see you in 2007!

Thanks again and take care,
Stephany

Stephany Melton
Director of Affiliate Development
National Alliance on Mental Illness of Massachusetts (NAMI-MA)
400 West Cummings Park Suite 6650
Woburn, MA 01801
781-938-4048
smelton@nami.org

Below’s a message from my father expressing our gratitude to everyone
involved in walking and supporting our team for this year’s NAMI walk.
Everyone worked very hard and it all paid off. NAMI is a wonderful
organization and they were so happy to see our team participate again.
Our team raised over $3300 and had 50 walkers. All the funds and public
awareness raised will help NAMI achieve their goals to fight the stigma
that surrounds mental illness, to build awareness of the fact that the
mental health system in this country needs to be improved and to raise
funds for NAMI so that they can continue their mission.

Cailean struggled and fought so hard. His days were not easy; getting
throught the teenage years is a hard enough task and I get overwhelmed
trying to imagine everything else he had to endure. His illness was
very isolating and often made it difficult for him to see that people
were standing by him trying to find ways to help. It was so nice to
see all of his friends and family get together this weekend. Cailean
had a great sense of humor and loved to joke around, but he was always a
very sensitive, sincere, and compassionate person. I know he would be
touched to see this year’s team. The day that I gave birth to Dexter he
told me he was proud of me and it meant so much. Even 2 years after his
death I find myself being prouder and prouder of him. I am so proud to
say that he is my brother and that his life, and now death have impacted
so many people.

Thank you for all of your support.
Love,Mariel

MAUREEN AND I AND MARIEL AND BRITTANY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR DEVOTING
YOUR TIME AND EFFORTS TO BE WITH US THIS PAST WEEKEND. OUR MEMORIAL FOR
CAILEAN IS OUR WAY OF DECLARING TO THE WORLD HOW WONDERFUL A PERSON,SON,
BROTHER AND FRIEND HE WAS AND STILL IS.

I SINCERELY HOPE THAT WE CAN SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT YEAR ON THE FRIDAY NIGHT
AT FRANCO’S AS WE FURTHER IMPROVE OUR KAOROKE AND BILLIARDS SKILLS IN
THE MIDST OF THE RED SOX NATION. JOHN. 212 551 0793 P.S. PLEASE
FORWARD THIS TO ANYONE I MISSED.