Community Wellness Fair & Blood Drive
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Friday, May 10, 2019
12pm-4pm Gualala Community Center Inside: Blood Drive by Vitalant Outside: Community Wellness Fair & Drug Take Back Thank you to all that participated. Next year we will have the Community Wellness Fair back in the Gualala Arts Center When you think about what keeps you well in the community what comes to mind? Do you practice yoga, use art for relaxation, enjoy learning about technology? What makes the Community Wellness Fair different than a traditional health fair is the broad range of resources and information that you will find.
884-9434 for more details. |
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Blood Drive Details
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We made our goal. Vitalant will be back again next year!
We also wanted to send a special thank you to Action Network for providing free child care support for the first hour of the drive in case parents that wanted to donate blood needed assistance. |
Donors save lives!
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Background
In August 2015 Danielle Spoor, former resident, who was visiting home for the summer from her masters program at Stanford University, wrote a grant to increase mental health awareness in our coastal community and interned at RCMS during that month. While she was here she worked on several projects, one of which was to bring a group of emerging community leaders together and begin a conversation about the gaps in behavioral health services and coordinated response in the area.
The result was creating an event that expanded beyond the traditional health fair to include a variety of resources. A healthy community is not just about healthcare, it's also about knowing where to find the help and support that you need, what's available, and what you can do before you need help.
The isolated nature of our small coastal community and social circles can sometimes make it feel like there are not many resources available, or things to be involved in, so community organizations and volunteers came together to remind people about all that we do have in the community.
The result was creating an event that expanded beyond the traditional health fair to include a variety of resources. A healthy community is not just about healthcare, it's also about knowing where to find the help and support that you need, what's available, and what you can do before you need help.
The isolated nature of our small coastal community and social circles can sometimes make it feel like there are not many resources available, or things to be involved in, so community organizations and volunteers came together to remind people about all that we do have in the community.