Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise

NATIONAL ALLIANCE
ON MENTAL ILLNESS

Feb Clickenbeard
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2020
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At the Oklahoma Chap-
ter of the National Alliance
on Mental Illness (NAMI)
annual meeting, Cheryl
Clinkenbeard, Service Coor-
dinator for
Gorman
Manage-
ment Co.,
received
the Advo-
cacy
Award for
her invest-
Cheryl ment in
Clinkenbeard the orga-
nization
and its mission to advocate
for those with a mental
illness.
Clinkenbeard’s strong
integrity is demonstrated
by her strong commitment
to each resident and our
community by providing
resources and support to
each individual’s needs, the
group said.
Clinkenbeard has been a
member of the local affiliate,
NAMI Washington County,
since 2012 and a board
member since 2018. The
nonprofit provides numer-
ous resources, training,
support groups, and com-
munity awareness. During
Mental Health Aware-
ness Week every October,
NAMI Washington County
hosts several guest speakers
ending the week with a chili
supper/silent auction.
A team participates in
the Oklahoma NAMI Walk
every June to raise neces-
sary funding used directly
in Washington County.
Recently, “City Ride”
vouchers were donated to
mental health agencies to
assist those without trans-
portation for mental health

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