NAMIWalks Spokane 2026: A Community Showed Up

On June 20th, hundreds of us gathered at Riverfront Park for NAMIWalks Spokane — walking together, cheering each other on, and showing what it looks like when a community refuses to let mental health go unspoken. Whether you walked, volunteered, donated, or cheered...

The Road to Team Leader for NAMIWalks Spokane

By Emalee Gruss Gillis, NAMI Spokane Blog Editor. Bonita Zahara’s journey to become a Team Leader for NAMIWalks Spokane began when was in the throes of a mental health crisis with a loved one. Someone took out the time to speak to Bonita in private and mentioned that...

Why Support NAMIWalks Spokane?

By Emalee Gillis, NAMI Spokane Blog Editor. As NAMIWalks Spokane fundraising event scheduled for June 1 draws closer, two NAMI Spokane Board members shared why they are participating and why they encourage others to join them. Heidi Curnow is the Vice President of the...

NAMI Walks Raises Awareness and Funds

  Heidi Curnow, the Operations Manager of Marketing and Communications at Numerica Credit Union and NAMI Spokane Board Member, said that the NAMI Walks event held in early June in Riverfront Park in Spokane was primarily about awareness. Curnow explained that...