The Rotary Action Group for Mental Health Initiatives is excited to share with you 2 upcoming walk events for mental health! We partner with both of these awesome mental health organizations and they offer wonderful resources statewide. The walks are on every major island and we just set up some Walk Teams Oahu… These walks are on neighbor islands too, once we get Walk Captains there, we will let you know. You can register, even join for $5, it really helps. Please sign up to be on our Rotary Walk Team, you can even join us virtually!
September, 5th, 2026: Out of the Darkness Walk, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Check in starts at 9AM at Magic Island.
October 10th, 2026: NAMIWalks Hawaii
Check in starts at 9AM at Kaka’ako Waterfront Park
The Walks for Mental Health are excellent venues to learn and share about mental health & wellbeing. Sometimes these topics are personal and tough to talk about, the walks make it easy and more comfortable. There are activities, food, fun, and many resources. Please register to be on our Rotary Walk Team today! Also, stick around after you complete the walk for a photo. Some folks will be sure to want to go out for coffee or lunch, so find the Rotarians.
Oh, that is going to be much easier this year! Yes, we are pleased to announce that we are going to have Mental Health RAG shirts available! We are ordering them now, they should be around $25 and available for order soon. You do not need to be a part of the RAG or be on the Walk Team to wear one…the more the merrier!
Stay tuned for next month as we roll out info about the Alzheimer’s Walk, another key issue to support and educate about…
Mahalo for your support.
Kathleen “Pulama” Rhoads Merriam, LCSW, CSAC
Rotary in Hawaii, Past Assistant Governor & Past President
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Hawaii Chapter
808.561.4806