General Membership Luncheon: Tom Mork - Tom's Big Ride
Date and Time
Wednesday Aug 17, 2016
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
Wednesday, August 17th
11:00-11:30- Registration
11:30 - Program
Location
Legends Golf Club
8670 Credit River Blvd
Prior Lake, MN 55372
Fees/Admission
$25 Members
$40 Non-Members
Contact Information
Shanen Corlett
952-469-2020
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Description
Yes, there really is a Tom, as in Tom Mork, a middle-aged banker in Lakeville, MN, and yes, there really was a Big Ride, as in the length of the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico to Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota in the summer of 2015.The larger question, and the one most likely on your mind, is…why?
The simple answer to that question is that Tom has a story to tell about how he has struggled to deal with his daughter’s bipolar diagnosis of several years ago. It hasn’t always been pretty, and before, during, and after the ride, he’s told his story…replete with ignorance, despair, bewilderment, humor, and yes…hope. His hope is that other parents, and dads in particular, avoid the mistakes that he made.
Along the way, we raised awareness for mental health issues and raised money to support the good work that the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has been doing for years. But mostly, we want to continue to spread a message of hope for people who daily deal with mental health challenges and for their families, who are all too often also confused and broken by this misunderstood and stigmatized disease.