DBIA's First Annual Charity Fun/Run Walk Raises $10,000 for Local Charity!
DBIA is not only committed to improving the design and construction industry, but to improving the quality of life of our workforce and their families, our members, and the local community and society at large. With this goal in mind, DBIA was pleased to host our first annual Charity 5K Fun Run/Walk in support of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. Depression and bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression) are both highly treatable, medical illnesses. Unfortunately, many people don’t get the help they need because of the misunderstanding surrounding the illnesses or the fear associated with stigma. DBIA will continue to host efforts to support the community at large at all of our future conferences.
Congratulations to our Top 3 finishers!
Daniel Grady Jackson - 19:23
Carlos Rosand - 21:35
Tim Collins - 21:45
(Photo from Left to Right: C. Rosand, D. Grady Jackson, T. Collins)
RUN/WALK FOR A CAUSE
DBIA is not only committed to improving the design and construction industry, but to improving the quality of life of our workforce and their families, our members, and the local community and society at large. With this goal in mind, DBIA is pleased to invite you to participate in our first annual Charity 5K Fun Run/Walk in support of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance.
Depression and bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression) are both highly treatable, medical illnesses. Unfortunately, many people don’t get the help they need because of the misunderstanding surrounding the illnesses or the fear associated with stigma. According to the Archives of General Psychiatry (2005 Jun;62(6):617-27), approximately 20.9 million American adults, or about 9.5 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year, have a mood disorder. Among those individuals was DBIA member and designee Joe Rolston.
Joe was a respected and talented attorney who practiced and excelled in numerous areas of law. He became a member of DBIA in February 2002 and received his DBIA designation in October 2005. Although on the outside you saw a successful, witty and confident person, Joe wore a mask, of sorts, that hid the relentless pain of bipolar disorder and manic depression. There was an abiding sadness that tugged at Joe’s heart and caused him to seek an end to his ever present pain.
With the permission of the family, DBIA is honored to dedicate this event to the life of, and in memory of, Joe S. Rolston, IV, DBIA.