Rivertowns Ribbons Support Mental Illness Awareness

RIVERTOWNS, N.Y. - Silver and blue bows adorn trees and utility poles in Greenburgh, Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley and Hastings-on-Hudson in support the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) that will cap its campaign with a awarenes walk at Rye Playland on May 18.

Trees and utility poles in the Rivertowns and Greenburgh are decked wth ribbons in support of mental illness awareness.
Photo Credit: *Danny LoPriore*

by Danny LoPriore

05/09/2013 3:00 p.m.

NAMI is the largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to providing support, education and advocacy to individuals and families affected by mental illness.

The awareness ribbon campaign is meant to bring the issue of mental illness to the forefront. Local Boy Scouts and Girls Scouts have volunteered to removed the ribbons by May 31.

For more information on the event, contact Greenburgh Town Clerk Judith Beville at 993-1501.

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