Kick-off Thursday for mental health event

AUSTINTOWN

The National Alliance of Mental Health Illness Mahoning Valley Walk Team Captain Kick-Off is from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Austintown Township Park, 6000 Kirk Road.

Refreshments will be served for team captains and those who wish to be team captains at the event designed to learn how to organize a team, recruit and motivate walkers and raise funds.

For a reservation, call 330-207-1903. Team captains who register their teams before Tuesday and attend the kick-off are eligible to win a Kindle Fire.

The walk is Sept. 30 at Austintown Township Park. Proceeds go to NAMI Mahoning Valley, which includes Mahoning and Trumbull counties.