• From left, Dianne Duva, Jason Janzen and Julie Strand at the Mental Wellness Center’s luncheon at the Carrillo Recreation Center. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • From left, Ned Emerson, founding member of the Mental Wellness Center; Thea Palencia; Romona Winner; guest speaker Heather Ayer; Annmarie Cameron, Mental Wellness Center CEO; and board chairman Joe Cooper. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • Ellen Fenger and Darcy Keep with Mental Wellness Center board member Andrea Carnaghe. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • Nina Grimison, left, and Carol Hawkes. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • Maxine Strunin and Kathy Haklai. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • Tracy Beard, Alex Filippini and Gisela Cooper. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • Milly and George Kaufmann. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • More than 100 guests attended the annual Mental Wellness Luncheon at the Carrillo Recreation Center. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • Robyn and Susan Parker with Pam Lewis of the Hutton Parker Foundation. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • Lisa Braithwaite, left, and Jana Johnson. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • Kenn Spracher, Kim Wolf, Hilary Campbell and Sara Beinhard. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
  • Barbara and Tony Askew. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)

Bill Macfadyen is Noozhawk’s founder and publisher. Contact him at wmacfadyen@noozhawk.com, and follow him on Instagram: @bill.macfadyen. The opinions expressed are his own.