RALEIGH,
N.C., Sept. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Foundation of Hope for Research and Treatment of Mental Illness
will hold its 36th Annual Thad and Alice Eure
Walk for Hope on Sunday, October 13, 2024, from 9:00
am-2:00 pm at the Angus Barn restaurant in Raleigh,
N.C.
The 5K annual walk, which raises money for mental
illness research, also includes a festival featuring music by
Liquid Pleasure, carnival-style entertainment, prizes, t-shirts, a
delicious lunch, and more. Those who cannot join in person can walk
or run virtually at their leisure or donate to support mental
illness research here in our community.
The funds support research into mental illness and new
treatments. Grants have been made to researchers investigating
depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, postpartum depression,
schizophrenia, and anorexia. All the money raised by participants
directly funds local mental illness research at the UNC-Chapel Hill
Department of Psychiatry.
Raleigh restaurateurs Thad Jr. and Alice
Eure established the Foundation of Hope in 1984 after their
son was diagnosed with chronic bipolar disorder. In 1989, after
Thad's passing, his employees established the first Walk for Hope
in his memory; approximately 200 participants
raised $30,000 for the Foundation. Today, the Walk has
become a Triangle family tradition and one of the nation's largest
and oldest walk fundraisers benefiting mental illness research.
Since its inception, the Foundation has raised over $9.4
million for research grants, which have leveraged an
additional $254 million in funding from the National
Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and other organizations.
For more information, walkforhope@walkforhope.com,
or visit www.walkforhope.com.
The Foundation of Hope for Research and Treatment of Mental
Illness is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Raleigh,
North Carolina.
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Mental Illness