Category: Health and Wellness
Hi, all! I posted this in the Cinema 31 board, because it involves the television show House. But I'm also posting it here, because I know a lot of us suffer from depression, or bipolar, etc. I'm a member of NAMI, since I am bipolar, and also a fan of House. So, this was a good combo for me. Check it out.
Calling all HOUSE television show fans
The hit TV drama HOUSE is helping NAMI raise funds and awareness for mental illness. And you can help, too.
Right now-for a limited time only-one-of-a-kind HOUSE T-shirts are for sale online exclusively to benefit NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
(http://www.housecharitytees.com)
Beginning May 1, an online auction will run for seven days to sell five special autographed HOUSE items:
* One t-shirt signed by the entire cast
* One cast photo signed by entire cast
* One HOUSE Season 1 DVD signed by Hugh Laurie
* One HOUSE Season 2 DVD signed by Hugh Laurie
* One original HOUSE script signed by entire cast
All proceeds from the sale of the t-shirts, as well as from the online auction, will be donated to NAMI.
Here's what you can do:
To buy a t-shirt or bid in the auction, visit
www.housecharitytees.com
. With Mother's Day, Father's Day, and graduation season coming up, the t-shirts and auction items make great one-of-a-kind gifts for the HOUSE fans in
your life.
Forward this e-mail to others. Last week, over 20 million people watched HOUSE, so chances are good that some of your friends, family members, or colleagues
are HOUSE fans, or know someone who is.
About the T-shirts:
The t-shirts are emblazoned on the front with a phrase well-known to fans of the show: "Everybody Lies." This is one of the "House-isms" uttered by the
brilliant, but cynical diagnostician Dr. Gregory House, played by Hugh Laurie, the star of the show. The show's logo appears across the back of the shirts.
The phrase "Everybody Lies" was chosen by HOUSE for these shirts because of its familiarity to fans. In the context of the TV show, the phrase is a reference
to the fact that people who are being diagnosed-relative to any illness--often withhold information because they are afraid, ashamed, embarrassed, or conflicted.
For that reason, "Everybody Lies" also message about stigma, a familiar experience for many people with mental illness. Too often, Hollywood has been indifferent
to stigma concerns. This time, the producers and cast of a TV show stepped forward to help.
"Mental illness is stigmatized and misunderstood in our society, and we're trying to do something about that," said HOUSE executive producer Katie Jacobs.
"We're very fortunate to be celebrating an extremely successful third season for HOUSE, and we'd like to give something back to a cause we feel is both
worthy and overlooked."
"HOUSE is making an enormous contribution to public education by lending the show's celebrity profile to raise funds," said NAMI executive director Mike
Fitzpatrick. "On behalf of every individual and family who live with major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and other mental illnesses, NAMI
thanks the show and cast. They are making a difference in people's lives."
To buy a t-shirt or bid in the auction, visit
www.housecharitytees.com