Billings, MT Local News Channel KULR-8 Covers Foundation Donation Ceremony – <<Watch the Video>> <<Read More>>

Donation Ceremony for NAMI- Montana and the Meghann Eckerdt Family to Take Place June 30th in Billings
Wayne, PA, June 23, 2009 – On June 30, 2009, the Family Support Foundation for Mental Illness (FSFMI), sponsored by Cellular One, will hold a donation ceremony to formally give over $50,000 in funds raised for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Montana and local Billings residents the Meghann Eckerdt family.  The donation ceremony will take place in the Billings Cellular One store at 2455 Central Avenue from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.  All media representatives are invited to attend for photo opportunities and interviews. <<Read More>>

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The Family Support Foundation for Mental Illness announces today the official launch of www.fsfmi.org,
Wayne, PA – May 19, 2009—The Family Support Foundation for Mental Illness announces today the official launch of www.fsfmi.org, a website devoted to increasing awareness and understanding of mental illness issues, supporting legislation that benefits those suffering from mental illness and their families, and fundraising and events that help support qualifying families with significant unreimbursed mental healthcare expenses and other non-profit organizations that have been strong and effective leaders on issues consistent with the Foundation's mission.<<Read More>>

Cellular One and the Family Support Foundation for Mental Illness Establish Non-Profit Organization
Wayne, PA – February 16, 2009—Cellular One and the Family Support Foundation for Mental Illness announce the development of a non-profit foundation designed to support individuals coping with mental illness and their families.  The mission of the Family Support Foundation for Mental Illness is to increase awareness and understanding of mental illness issues, to support legislation benefitting those suffering from mental illness and their families, to help cover unreimbursed mental health care expenses for qualifying families, and to support other non-profit organizations that have been strong and effective leaders on issues consistent with the Foundation's mission. <<Read More>>
 
 
Billings Community Comes Out to Join Cellular One and the Family Support Foundation in Supporting NAMI-Montana and the Meghann Eckerdt Family
Missoula, MT – November 25, 2008– On November 16th, 2008 many of the local Billings community came out join Cellular One and the Family Support Foundation for Mental Illness at Santa’s Workshop to raise thousands for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)-Montana, and the Meghann Eckerdt Family.  The day’s events included a silent auction of over 150 items, holiday decoration and other vendor shopping, a live auction featuring an original painting by John Mendoza, and a special performance by the popular NBC hit “Nashville Star” season five finalist Dustin Wilkes.  <<Read More>>
 

Cellular One and the Family Support Foundation for Mental Illness to Host Event Benefitting NAMI-Montana and the Meghann Eckerdt Family
Billings, MT – October 2008 – Mental illness is a disease that does not discriminate based on age, race, religion or income. Defined as a medical condition that disrupts a person’s thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others and daily functioning, mental illness affects one in four adults in America. Although treatable, less than one-third of adults and half of children with a diagnosable mental disorder receive any mental health services in a given year. Cellular One, in conjunction with the Family Support Foundation for Mental Illness, has chosen to support through fundraising and awareness the Montana chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the Meghann Eckerdt Family. <<Read More>>
 
 
Cellular One Participates in NAMI Walk Fundraiser
Missoula, MT – September 29, 2008 – Cellular One supports the National Alliance on Mental Illness's (NAMI's) critical mission to support, educate, and advocate for Montanans with mental illness and their families by participating in this year's NAMIWalks fundraising event. <<Read More>>