Mental Health Matters - YOU Matter

May is Mental Health Month, and Austin Founder Lions are going to participate in a service project to benefit Austin State Hospital and the patients it serves. Cindy Reed, director of communication for Austin State Hospital, will guide the activity in which Lions produce positive messages/quotes which will be distributed to patients the first week of May along with a small gift, such as Word Search, Sudoku or crossword puzzle books. Cindy will provide all the supplies, including the paper, pens and sample quotes/messages to use as examples. She will also have the gifts for us to attach the messages to. Members may also bring additional puzzle books but they must be free of staples.

Members are asked to bring several puzzle books (see above). We will write as many notes as we can. At least 100 books are needed, so please bring several!

About our Speaker:

Cindy Reed has been with Austin State Hospital for 16 years and in non-profit for the past 40+ years. Right out of college she was hired as the Director of Public Relations for the United Way of Greater Oklahoma City. That began her love of being in the non-profit arena and continued her career working in fundraising and marketing for some of the top national nonprofits including American Red Cross, Boys & Girls Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters and now serving as the main liaison for the Friends of ASH, the Austin State Hospital’s non-profit.