Dear friends of Rebecca’s Dream!
ur warmest thanks for being a part of our family. Your commitment to our mission and vision helps us provide help, hope and encouragement to those in need of mental health education.
Year after year, your dedication allows Rebecca’s Dream to continue to promote awareness and compassionate understanding of depression and bipolar disorder as real diseases.
We thank you for attending the 13th Annual Rebecca’s Dream Benefit and Auction this past February, for supporting RD through your financial generosity and for walking the path with us to reduce stigma of mental illness while we educate our audience and beyond.
Many of you are the pillars who have supported Rebecca’s Dream since 2005. Many of you have recently discovered the important work RD is doing for the mental health community. Each of you is cherished as, together, we continue our journey toward enlightenment of what it means to live with a mental health diagnosis.
You are the reason Rebecca’s Dream enters its’ second decade becoming the best we can be for the good and welfare of society.
MENTAL ILLNESS
#itsreal
With infinite gratitude,
The Board of Directors of Rebecca’s Dream
Save the Date
July 12, 2018
CSO: Joshua Bell plays Bernstein’s Serenade
Join us for an evening of dinner and music at Ravinia Festival and help Rebecca’s Dream reduce the stigma of depression and bipolar disease.
“EVERY GREAT DREAM BEGINS WITH A DREAMER. ALWAYS REMEMBER, YOU HAVE WITHIN YOU THE STRENGTH,
THE PATIENCE, AND THE PASSION TO REACH FOR THE STARS TO CHANGE THE WORLD.”
-Harriet Tubman
Tips & Tools
What Helps and What Hurts
People living with depression or bipolar disorder (manic depression) often cope with symptoms like feelings of hopelessness, emptiness or worthlessness. You probably want to say something to help the person feel better.
But what can you say? Why does it seem like many well-meant comments hurt more than they help?
Here is a basic list to use as a guideline:
What helps
What hurts
Adapted from DBSA “What Helps and What Hurts” handout.
Rebecca’s Dream College Scholarships
in Memory of Dr. Harlan Haimes
Rebecca’s Dream 2018 Mental Health Award is an annual award that celebrates three exceptional high school seniors from Illinois schools. These students share in Rebecca’s Dream’s mission and vision to reduce the stigma of mental illness and ‘Change the Face of Depression.’ The high school students selected for this award receive $1,500, $1,000 or $500 and recognition on Rebecca’s Dream’s website.
First Place:
Demi Glusic
Libertyville High School
Second Place:
Rebecca Waples
Stevenson High School
Third Place:
Kayla Kraft
Glenbrook South High School
Dr. Harlan Haimes Scholarships are in memory of our Co-founder, Dr. Harlan Haimes. Rebecca’s Dream is grateful to Harlan for his dedication, devotion and vision to reduce the stigma of mental illness by promoting awareness and compassionate understanding of depression and bipolar disorder as real diseases.
The awardees were recognized at the 13th Annual Benefit and Silent Auction. Susan Haimes presented the awards in memory of her husband, Dr. Harlan Haimes. Joining her in the presentation were daughters, Shara Lieberman and Deborah Haimes. After presenting Demi Glusic, the first place winner with her award, Susan said:
“We have all seen the power of the future adult generations, especially expressed this week with action plans. How lucky are we to have these three young people being proactive in guiding our future for reducing the stigma of mental illness?!”
Some Impressions from our Gala Event!
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