SCRANTON — The Katie Foundation introduced it has created a $15,000 gift to Geisinger Commonwealth University of Medicine’s Behavioral Health and fitness Initiative (BHI). 

The Katie Foundation, a nonprofit devoted to increasing therapy and service for individuals coping with psychological illness, elevated the cash at its once-a-year 5Kate. The event is a run/walk and psychological health and fitness honest that celebrates the life of Katie Shoener and will help increase recognition in the neighborhood about melancholy and bipolar dysfunction.  

The 2022 5Kate will be held on Saturday, Oct. 15, at Nay Aug Park in Scranton.

“Our nonprofit is devoted to shining a mild on psychological health issues,” claimed The Katie Foundation’s Sarah Shoener. “We’re happy to help the BHI, which has so proficiently state-of-the-art the neighborhood conversation about mental sickness.” 
“We are the moment once again honored to partner with The Katie Foundation. Their advocacy on behalf of folks with psychological illness is inspiring, and right in line with our aspirations at BHI to ensure that our pupils, team, faculty, and suppliers are most effective well prepared to enhance properly-remaining in the sufferers and communities we serve,” said Julie Byerley, MD, MPH, Geisinger Commonwealth president and dean. “We are humbled by their generosity.”  

 

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