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Mission Statement
Mission statement of NAMI Ozaukee
NAMI Ozaukee is a Family-Based County Organiza-
tion whose purposes are to provide community aware-ness and understanding of
the issues affecting per-sons with mental illnesses and their families, to im-
prove the quality of life for those suffering and to pro-
vide support for their loved ones.
Mental Illness is Everyone’s Business
Officers on the Ozaukee NAMI Board
Mary Luzinski, President
Vydas Dargis, Co-Vice President
Mike Wendlandt, Co-Vice President
John Abbott, Treasurer
Jeff Graf, Secretary
Melitta Brandt, Past President
Bobbie Hoffmann, Past President and OzNami Board Chairperson
www.nami.org
and the State NAMI website at:
www.namiwisconsin.org
Or NAMI Ozaukee at:
www.namiozaukee.org
NAMI Ozaukee is affiliated with
the National Alliance for the
Mentally Ill (NAMI) and NAMI –
Wisconsin, the State Alliance for
the Mentally Ill.
NAMI Ozaukee is a 501C3
Organization. Contributions are
Tax Deductible.
NAMI Ozaukee Newsletter
Ozaukee COunty’s VOiCe On Mental illness
Volume 1, Issue 30 Published Quarterly
December 2015
Recovery International Discovery
NAMI National Organization
Is being facilitated weekly at Advent Lutheran Church in Ce-
darburg (New Location) by Kathy K. The program is peer
to peer focused and was developed by Dr. Abraham Low in
1937. The weekly peer meetings are a safe, confidential
place to talk about life’s challenges and receive support for
self help efforts. Please contact Kathy through the NAMI
Ozaukee office if you are interested or come to on Wednes-
days at 3 PM. NAMI Ozaukee is providing the manuals that
Kathy uses in this program. Kathy trained through the NAMI
Washington County program and Peter Miller from Washing-
ton County is the group’s counseling advisor.
MIAW-Mental Illness Awareness Week-October 2015
Family-to-Family Update
During MIAW members of NAMI Ozaukee, counselors, and consumers participated in the NAMI
Wisconsin community quilting square project. NAMI Ozaukee completed 64 quilting squares that
will become part of a larger quilt to be showcased at the 2016 NAMI Wisconsin Conference in
Elkhart Lake on April 29-30, 2016. The project showcased the connections and support we provide
to each other within NAMI Wisconsin by participating in this collaborative art piece. Watch for the
finished quilt in the IRIS publication in April 2016. Thank you to everyone who
participated. One of the very special quilting squares was submitted by B:
The Fall 2015 Family to Family Class held their graduation on Monday No-
vember 30, 2015 with 15 family members completing the program.
Thank you to our facilitators Jeff Graff and John Kopp.
2015 Holiday Party NAMi 2015
“ON CENTER”
I LAugh, I LovE, I HopE,
I tRy, I hurt, I NEEd,
I FEAR, I CRy…..ANd I
KNOW WE ARE ALL
NOT
SO DIFFERENT
When: Thursday December 17, 2015
Arrive by 5:30PM - Eat at 6:00PM
Where: Immanuel Lutheran Church
W61 N498 Washington Ave
Cedarburg, WI 53012
Please bring an appetizer, salad or
dessert to share. CU There…
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Features Page
NAMI Ozaukee had a team of walkers/runners at the an-nual 5K Family Fun/Run Walk on Saturday September 26, 2015 at the Cedars III in Cedarburg, and WI. Those pic-tured are: (LtoR) Kathy K., Treasurer John Abbott, laying Buddie II, next to NAMI Oz President Mary Luzinski and kneeling Vice President Vydas “the Dude” Dargis.
Mel’s Pig Roast
Ozaukee CIT, a collaboration between NAMI Ozaukee, the Ozaukee Sher-
iff’s Department and Ozaukee County Social Services finished out 2015
with two more 40 hour training sessions, making a total of three sessions.
CIT #2 Team training was held at the Grafton Police Department and Con-
cordia University on September 21-25, 2015. 21 officers from 11 depart-
ments completed the training .
CIT#3 Team training was held at the Saukville Police Department and Con-
cordia University on October 12-16, 2015. 35 officers from 18 depart-
ments completed the training. Thank you to our hosts - Grafton Police
Department and Saukville Police Department, and the theater students as
well as faculty and the Safety Department at Concordia University in Me-
quon. Starting in February (15-19) 2016 Ozaukee CIT will resume with CIT
#4 Training this time at the Cedarburg Police Department.
The coordinators of the CIT are : Laurie Rathke, Christy Knowles, Lindsay
Graycarek, Mary and Tom Luzinski
Kathy K. (above) and Vydas “the Dude” below
addressed Law Enforcement Officers (about
Consumer issues) who were in attendance at
the two fall Ozaukee CIT training sessions.
Ozaukee Crisis Intervention Team Training Sessions
First Call for Family-to-Family Training in 2016
Family-to-Family the 12 Week Training Spring Session
Coordinator John Abbott and Facilitators Lynn Kopp and
Margot Michalet advise that the first round of FTF will com-
mence on Tuesday nights—February 2016 to May 2016.
Email namiozaukee.org to register
Thank you to Mel’s Pig Roast for their continued support.
Thank you to the William and Phyllis Moritz Family for their
continued support.
Thank you to a Loyal Friend of NAMI Ozaukee” for continued
support of 2016 CIT training. (You know who you are!)
Donations to NAMI Ozaukee
We Wish You All a Happy 2016 and Thank You for
all of the great participation and accomplishments in
2015. You are the reason NAMI Ozaukee is success-
ful in our community.
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Business Meetings 2016
3rd Thursday of the Month at:
CHRIST CHURCH-MEQUON
13460 North Port Washington Road
in Mequon 53097
Info Concerning all Meetings
Business Meeting will now be: 6:00-6:55 PM.
We will take a 5 minute break after the Busi-
ness Meeting
The Support Group will be 7:00-8:00 PM.
One of our key guidelines is to start on time
and end on time so please plan accordingly.
Next Meetings:
Business Meetings:
No December meeting-Holiday Party on December 17, 2015
January 21, 2016
February 18, 2016
March 17, 2016
OZAUKEE COUNTY
IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS
EMERGENCY..........262-377-5820
DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES….262-238-8200
STARTING POINT OZAUKEE ...262-375-1110
COPE HOTLINE- OZAUKEE COUNTY— 262-377-COPE
(24 HOURS/DAY)………………………..262-377-2673
NAMI OZAUKEE……………………….262-243-3627
(National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Please leave a message.
Consumer and Member Social Events
Monday Night Bowling
At Circle B on Hwy 60 in Cedarburg from 6:30 PM
until all the pins are knocked
down.
NAMI Bowling on Monday nights at Circle B is being orga-nized by Vice President Mike Wendlandt.
Circle B is upgrading the alleys to a new surface and will remain open each week throughout the process. Hope to see you there.
Movies at the
‘On Center’ with Pizza
1st Friday of each month.
Organized by:
Bonnie Wasserman &
Marilyn Ehren
On Center-Movie and Pizza Night-1st Friday of the month w/Marilyn and Bonnie
Friday December 4th
Friday, January 1st
Friday, February 5,
Friday, March 4,
Support Group Meetings:
Third Thursday 7PM-8PM At Christ Church Mequon
Support Group Meetings: Third
Thursday-7PM-8PM-Christ Church Mequon
No December Support Group-Holiday Party on December 17th
January 21, 2016
February 18, 2016
March 17, 2016
Support Group Meetings:
Fourth Tuesday-6:30-8PM At Christ Church Mequon
Support Group Meetings: Fourth Tuesday-6:30-8PM-Christ Church
Mequon
December-No Support Group Meeting
January 26, 2016
February 23, 2016
March 22, 2016
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13460 N. Port Washington Road
Mequon, WI 53097
Address Correction Requested
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Mequon, WI 53097
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