Some days are a challenge. Trekking 100km will definitely challenge me. For those with mental illness, those days are even more challenging.

NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

The funds raised through my challenge will stay in WNY supporting education, advocacy and treatment through an alliance of more than 600 local affiliates who work in local communities to raise awareness and provide support and education that was not previously available to those in need.