Please join us for two races on Saturday, September 10th, 2016, and one race on Sunday, September 11th to help raise awareness for mental illness! I am organizing this race, in conjunction with the Donna Ross Memorial Regatta Committee comprised of members of Chandler's Landing Yacht Club, to honour my mom, Donna Ross, who died unexpectedly in February of 2012. While not the cause of her death, she struggled with mental illness for most of her adult life and it was a major factor in the quality of her life and had a great impact on her friends and family. I believe that one of the major challenges that affected my mother and those close to her, was the secrecy in which she felt she must live regarding her mental illness. Nevertheless, she was brave and steadfast in seeking medical help and provided an excellent and caring home for her children and husband! In her honour, we are embarking to raise awareness of mental illness so that those affected and those close to those affected may live openly and without shame about their disease. It is our hope that this will help individuals seek treatment earlier, and will help foster an environment of support that will profoundly improve these individuals’ lives! Please join us in this goal by “Going The Distance for Mental Health” in a series of races on Lake Ray Hubbard on Saturday, September 10th and Sunday, September 11th! It will be staggered start based on PHRF so that everyone will finish at approximately the same time. These will be exciting races! The race will be followed by a post-party on Saturday, and an awards ceremony on Sunday, details to be announced. A pre-race fundraising party will be held on Friday, September 9th, which will be a great time to share stories and libations! All proceeds of this event will go to the Mental Health Association of Greater Dallas (www.mhadallas.org) to help raise awareness of mental illness in our local community! To Recap: - Join us for 3 memorial races to honour Donna Ross and to raise awareness for mental health, with all proceeds benefiting MHA of Greater Dallas. - September 9th, pre-race fundraising event; details tbd - September 10th, TWO Australian pursuit races, staggered start race on Lake Ray Hubbard. After-party to follow. Exact starts to be announced. - September 11th, ONE Australian pursuit race, to be followed by awards ceremony at approximately 1:30pm. Details TBC.

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