HIKE for Mental Health co-founder Tom Kennedy recently stopped in El Paso, TX, to thank Rosa Klocksiem, the nurse on the behavioral unit of the William Beaumont Army Medical Center who connected us with the needs of the soldiers and veterans there. Rosa is a tireless servant of these brave men and women in their times of need, and we were honored to present her with a framed copy of the State of Texas resolution commemorating last fall’s Pearland Veterans Day Walk.

We thank Rosa along with all the walkers and the sponsors who made the Walk possible, including Kings Biergarten, Marvin Monk, Glen and Linda Rider, H-E-B, Southern Crushed Concrete, Pearland City Councilman Gary Moore, BAKfish Brewing, Betsy Maggard AVON, Gentle Dental, Mike’s Ice House, Judge Matt Sebesta, Constable Buck Stevens, Friends Uncorked, and Graphic Icons, Cooling Tower Depot, the Rees family, Nancy Kozanecki, Glen & Linda Rider, LyondellBasell, Mercer Insurance Agency, Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital, MHI Compressor, North Brazoria County Democratic Club, Pearland Democrats Club, Westside Veterinary Hospital, and Whataburger.