Activities List: Children’s Mental Health Week May 3rd – 9th, 2015
and Mental Health Week May 4th – 10th, 2015
Children’s Mental Health Week is coming up May 3rd - 9th and Mental Health Week is May 4th-10th. Each year, there are several activities during
this week that we hope encourages people from all walks of life to learn, talk, reflect and engage about issues relating to mental health. Again
this year, there are several activities taking place in our community designed to bring people together in positive ways, promote conversations
and increase awareness and understanding in our communities about the importance of mental health for children, youth and adults.
All Week
Saturday, May 2
Monday, May 4
Wednesday, May 6
Thursday, May 7
“Let’s Chalk About It!”
Steps to Wellness Walk
Family Yoga
This event is designed to get
everyone engaged in positive
messaging about the
importance of mental health
and well-being. We hope
that kids and adults will
create, write, and draw
messages using sidewalk
chalk in their outdoor spaces
that promote positive
messages about mental
health. Area schools and
community agencies, private
businesses and community
members will be
participating. Please grab
some sidewalk chalk and
start creating!
Join us at 2 p.m. for a walk
along the Waterford Heritage
Trail with some planned stops
for brief meditations. Let
nature nourish you….for just a
little while. Please meet at
Kerry’s St. James Eatery on
St. James Street in Waterford
at 2 p.m. Free coffee, tea, and
a sweet treat provided by
Kerry’s St. James Eatery.
Colour Your Hair, Colour
Your Mood!
SafeTALK Training at H-N
REACH in Townsend
Annual FREE Family
Swim
Sponsored by H-N REACH at
the Annaliese Carr Aquatic
Centre in Simcoe from 6:15
p.m. to 8 p.m.
Kerry’s St. James Eatery
Did you know that colour can
influence your mood? Come
to The Gay Blade Hair Salon
and Day Spa on Main Street
in Port Dover anytime
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on
May 4th and temporarily colour
up to three strands of hair in
any of a variety of colours for
free. In Caledonia you can
participate in this same event
by visiting Patrick’s Haircare
and Esthetics at 282 Argyle
Street South in Caledonia
anytime from noon until 6 p.m.
on May 4th.
Please drop in with your
children and learn a few
moves towards relaxation
and wellness! (Please bring
a towel or a mat)
Norfolk County Recreation
Center - Arena Lounge,
Simcoe, 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
For more information, please
call Karen Baetz at H-N
REACH 519-587-2441 ext.
373.
SafeTALK is a 3-hour training
session designed to have
participants become more
alert to the signs of suicide
and assist getting people to
suicide first aid resources.
Session runs from 5:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. (Light supper and
refreshments will be included)
Pre-registration is required by
calling 519-587-2441 ext. 231.
Thanks so much to The Gay
Blade Hair Salon and Day
Spa and to Patrick’s Haircare
and Esthetics for sponsoring
this event!
The Gay Blade Hair Studio & Day Spa
Patrick’s Haircare and Esthetics