NAMI Holds Elections, Reveals Upcoming Events
Throughout October, the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) at Southeastern will be collecting canned goods for the food pantry in McGehee Hall.
NAMI seeks to assist students in overcoming them. Going as far back as 1979, NAMI has come a long way from kitchen table meetings to an association of more than 500 local affiliates.
When students need to stock up on products, they go to the Southeastern Food Pantry. While NAMI does assist students with mental health conditions, it also helps with other activities around campus like helping with the food drive.
When it comes to collecting canned goods, NAMI will accept all kinds of products; there’s no specific type or brand required. “The goods are going to the food center due to the fact it’s running low. We want to help the students,” Amanda Scott said.
In other NAMI news, the organization hosted a Smash Bros competition on Sept. 26 at 5 p.m. at the Westly Foundation Church. The organization served free food and drinks.
The video game tournament was a suitable method for students to relieve themselves because of how stressed they can get from assignments and projects.
NAMI Southeastern meets typically every Monday from 5- 6 p.m. in Student Union room 2218. Southeastern’s NAMI chapter currently has around 20 members. The organization recently had a meeting and inducted new members and held a vote for NAMI’s campus leadership positions.
For those who are unaware, the NAMI state organization on campus has just recently had a meeting to meet new members and vote for those who will accept the latest positions available.
NAMI President, Caroline Redman, held the elections after waiting fifteen minutes to see if any other members would arrive. Then, she explained, “There are six positions within the club. They are president, vice president, event coordinator, secretary, and social media coordinator.”
The two positions open were the event coordinator and treasurer.
For the position of the event coordinator, the two members that were running were John Paul and Amber Hughes. John wasn’t able to attend the meeting and give his speech detailing why he would be the best selection due to job interference.
Fortunately, Redman called him on his phone and allowed him to provide a statement on the speaker so everyone could hear. Following him, Amber gave her speech.
Afterward, Redman and the vice president, Scott, began discussing upcoming events for this semester.
New members were required to pay twenty-five dollars and fill out a detailed contact information form. Also, the application required the students to select what they would like to do for the club and the times at which they are available.
