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Debbie's Blog Be sure to read the latest entry in The Sean Costello Memorial Fund for Bipolar Research's blog: 'From Mother to Son', by Debbie Costello Smith. Bipolar Disorder Resources www.seancostellofund.org DEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR SUPPORT ALLIANCE (DBSA) MAYO CLINIC MOODTRACKER ONLINE TOOLS FOR DEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR DISORDER NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) NATIONAL NETWORK OF DEPRESSION CENTERS Officers President Debbie Costello Smith Vice President Glenn H. Smith Secretary/Treasurer Allison Dellamaggiora Scientific Advisory Committee Chair - Sheri L. Johnson, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley Richard Bolton, Esq. Debbie Costello Smith Thilo Deckersbach, Ph.D., Partners Healthcare, Boston, Massachusetts Julie Malbrancq Greg Murray, Ph.D., Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia Andrew Nierenberg, MD Ihsan Saloum, MD, MPH University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida. Jonathan Schooler, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara Jonathan Smallwood, Ph.D. Eric Youngstrom, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill   Directors Lauren Arno Melissa Bauer Patti Beaman Bridget Costello Aileen Kenneson, Ph.D. Darlene Lopez Amy Pollick, Ph.D. Richard "Rosy" Rosenblatt Michael Rothschild Advisors Jon Liebman Manda Pullen Turetsky	E-Newsletter Issue 5 July 2010 YOUR VOTE NEEDED ON JULY 8! Sean's Blues: A Memorial Retrospective Nominated in the 2010 Blues Blast Music Awards for Best Contemporary Blues CD! Music industry professionals including music writers, managers, and musicians nominated the best of 2010 Blues Music in eight categories. Voting to determine the winners begins July 8th, 2010 and continues until August 31st, 2010. Voting is open to all Blues Blast Magazine subscribers; subscriptions are FREE, so please visit their website today. VOTING BEGINS JULY 8. VISIT THEBLUESBLAST.COM TODAY! "The disc is a captivating, swinging, at times haunting collection of some of Sean's best recorded work - both originals and a superb choice of covers. Costello had such a mastery of the classic 1950s Chicago sound at his young age, it's as if he'd breathed in the soul itself of folks like Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon. ... Musicians and fans alike will continue to appreciate Sean's decade of recorded work chronicled in this comprehensive collection." - Dec/Jan 2010 issue of Living Blues magazine PEPSI REFRESH PROJECT IN THE WORKS! The Sean Costello Memorial Fund for Bipolar Research will soon be applying for a fundraising grant from the Pepsi Refresh Project! To do so, the Fund must show substantial support and one way to do this is to significantly bolster our Facebook Cause page with as many members possible. Please join the Fund's Facebook Cause page today, and spread the word to others who may be interested in supporting our cause. Grant funding will be put toward the development of an internet application (tentatively called The Mojo Project) to monitor sleep deprivation and mania in musicians. This is just one way you can support the Fund's mission: Uniquely focused on the needs of musicians with bipolar disorder, The Sean Costello Memorial Fund for Bipolar Research supports and conducts research on bipolar disorder and creativity while promoting awareness, providing education, and serving as a resource for these musicians and their support systems in order to foster acceptance, functioning and health. 6th ANNUAL MOOD DISORDERS EDUCATION DAY Saturday, July 24, 2010 from 8:30am to 2:30pm William R. Hewlett Teaching Center 370 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305 On July 24, the Fund will be represented by Scientific Advisory Committee Chair, Sheri L. Johnson, Ph.D., along with her students at the Annual Mood Disorders Education day at Stanford University's School of Medicine where psychiatrists will talk with the community about mood disorders (major depression disorder and bipolar disorder). The talk will include recent treatment advancements, mood disorders in children and adults, co-occurring mood and alcohol and drug abuse, and creativity in mood disorders.  Registration is required; Admission is free and open to the public. Visit the Stanford University School of Medicine Bipolar Disorders Clinic website for more information and to register: http://www.bipolar.org UPCOMING EVENT! Cookin' at McCook's BBQ & Boogie Sunday, July 25, 2010 from 4:00pm - 10:00pm McCook Point Park 8 Atlantic Street Niantic, CT 06357 Performers: Nick Moss and the Fliptops Sean Chambers Chris MacKay and the Tone Shifters $10 suggested donation (all proceeds benefit The Sean Costello Memorial Fund for Bipolar Research) Special thanks to Tara Wyatt of Tumbleweeds Music and Boutique Shop for supporting the Fund through the first in what will be an annual event! More info available at: www.cookinatmccooks.com SAVE THE DATE! Sunday, October 10, 2010 The Second Annual Sean Costello Memorial Fund for Bipolar Research Benefit Concert North Atlanta High Center for the Arts 2875 Northside Drive, Atlanta, GA 30305 Performers: Jon Justice Candye Kane Additional performers tentatively scheduled, but not confirmed. More details to follow! View past Benefit Concerts THANK YOU TO D.B.A. BARBEQUE FOR SETTING SUCH A GENEROUS EXAMPLE! On Thursday, April 29, 2010, D.B.A. showed their support of the Fund through the Dine Out for The Sean Costello Memorial Fund! Blues and Barbecue were great together as Mudcat and Lil' Joe from Chicago played while D.B.A. Barbecue donated 15% of food and beverage sales from 5:00-11:00pm to The Sean Costello Memorial Fund for Bipolar Research! We hope you will continue to support this exceptional restaurant, located in Virginia-Highlands, a suburb of Atlanta. IT'S EASY TO SUPPORT OUR CAUSE! GoodSearch and GoodShop allow you to support the Fund with just one click! Each time you search the Internet or shop online at one of our participating stores, a donation will be made to The Sean Costello Memorial Fund for Bipolar Research at no cost to you! CLICK HERE TO ADD THE FUND'S TOOLBAR TO YOUR BROWSER TO BEGIN SUPPORTING THE FUND EVERY TIME YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET OR SHOP ONLINE. Thank you for your support!
HOW YOU CAN HELP: 1. Become a member of the Fund's Facebook Cause page, and invite all of your Facebook friends to join too! 2. Vote for Sean's Blues: A Memorial Retrospective in the 2010 Blues Blast Music Awards. 3. Become patrons of businesses such as Datadirect, NoizePro, Fat Matt's Rib Shack, Tumbleweeds Music and Boutique Shop, D.B.A. Barbeque, and Northside Tavern - businesses who continually support the Fund. 4. Support musicians who donate their time to the Fund through concert ticket and cd purchases. Most of the musicians who have given of their time to The Sean Costello Memorial Fund have done so at no cost. 5. In Sean's memory, we hope you will share his music with your family, friends and colleagues. Thank you!