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[email protected] money, or fame, but in fact driven slightly mad by some injustice, Website: www.namigdm.org some cruelty, some unfairness – so much so that he or she is Mailing address: Box 12174, Des Moines 50312 compelled by some internal moral engine to act to make it better. ----- Eve Ensler Phone number: (515) 277-0672 “Education, Support, Advocacy and Research” A Dear NAMI Greater Serving Polk, Dallas, Warren, and Madison counties Des Moines Board Mission statement Member Lost, Empowering individuals, families and community by providing An Activist hope and education about brain disorders In this issue – We lost a wonderful Page 1 Tributes to those lost, membership information Board member just Page 2 MH Statistics and locations for more information prior to Thanksgiving Page 3-5 Resources, Support Groups, Crisis Services in 2015. Her name Page 6-13 Articles of interest was Andrea Addington. Page 14 How Can You Help, Calendar Events Andrea grew up in Des Moines and became a nurse. For the last two decades, she was a Professor of Nursing, most recently with Allen College in Waterloo. Help Our Her greatest pride was her family. She was married to attorney Membership Steven Addington and adopted two children, Anastasia and Anya, from Russia. Grow!! Andrea’s passions were nursing and social justice. She was a member of many organizations which included AMOS, the legisla- Join NAMI on-line to become a member tive advocacy team for the United Methodist conference and was at the local, state, and national level.