Sunnyvale community briefs for the 7 days of Sept. 23

Compassion 7 days

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted Sept. 6 to co-sponsor the 10th anniversary of Compassion 7 days, set for Oct. 15-23. Due to the fact its inception, much more than 18,000 volunteers have participated in 975 initiatives and routines at 85 businesses on the Peninsula and in the South Bay.

Compassion Week is an annual collaborative exertion by the Los Altos Mountain Perspective Community Basis, Fremont Financial institution, a number of nearby religion communities and Santa Clara County. Pursuits provide volunteers of all ages and abilities together to guidance additional than 50 nonprofits concentrating on fundamental requires this sort of as food stuff, shelter, training and homelessness as very well as supporting veterans, older grown ups and environmental initiatives. Compassion 7 days distant and in-person volunteer chances will be obtainable in Sunnyvale. Volunteer can register at compassionweeklosaltos.org.

Firms and groups wanting to get involved with Compassion Week can email info@compassionweeklosaltos.com for much more info.

NAMI Walk established

The yearly fundraising and consciousness event introduced by the Countrywide Alliance on Mental Ailment (NAMI), recognised regionally as NAMI Santa Clara County, is established for Oct. 1 at San Jose Background Park.

Each 12 months, NAMIWalks Your Way Silicon Valley raises funds for NAMI’s cost-free packages and amplifies recognition to eradicate stigma around mental heath problems.

This calendar year, the keynote speaker is San Francisco Giant Drew Robinson. Honorary chairpersons are Santa Clara County Supervisor Susan Ellenberg and BrainsWay CEO Dr. Chris Von Jako.

To sign-up for NAMIWalks Your Way, take a look at namiwalks.org/siliconvalley. There is no registration fee, but fundraising is encouraged. Participants boosting at minimum $100 acquire an party T-shirt. A single hundred % of resources elevated assistance NAMI Santa Clara County’s absolutely free regional mental wellness applications, sources and expert services.