A recent Bluebird participant wrote this:

“I appreciate what you are doing for our community. It was through this race, just a few short years ago, that I met the right people to get my daughter into the right facilities to help her. I believe it saved her life. Really. She is not completely out of the woods yet, but she is happier, has her own apartment, in college and…a boyfriend! I truly did not think I would ever see these things happen. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, thank you!”

This personal experience came from a fun family event known as Bluebird that started at dawn on Labor Day with live music, watermelon, sno-cones, and the opportunity to run or walk some of the most beautiful trails in Tallahassee. Surprising? Not to us.

You see, among the many features of this extraordinary community event called Bluebird is a Mental Health Fair where local mental health service providers offer free information and resources. You can expect to see providers like the Apalachee Center, HCA Florida Capital Hospital, Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, Florida Therapy, 2-1-1 Big Bend, Better Living Solutions, Lee’s Place, Capital City Psychiatry, NAMI Tallahassee, and others with tables of information and caring, compassionate attendants. No pressure. No sign up required. Just swing by and see if maybe you can learn something and find help for someone you love.