Building A Healthy Community

ATTENTION Parents. Youth. Community members. Our Drug Free Youth Committee spent their Friday marking and cleaning up Kurt Beyer park. Take a look at the amount of drug related items they found, in this smoke free park, where our young children play.... Where you wouldn’t imagine, it will be there, it’s not safe for the young children #letsbeclean #drugfree #protectouryouth

With fitness equipment new, an awesome playground, basketball hoops, new tennis surfaces, and a walking trail there is so much fun to be had at weiler Park!

This year due to COVID-19 we are hosting a virtual Glow Walk/Run. We would like to honor the lives lost to suicide and addiction by running a mile for each individual. On average there are 48,200 deaths by suicide and 67,400 deaths by overdose yearly totaling an overwhelming 115,600 loved ones lost yearly. We are asking that every participant walk or run at least 3 miles to keep in line with the 5K; individuals are welcome to do more if they wish. Our virtual run will take place for the entire month of September with weekly updates on miles covered and miles left to go being posted on our website and through Facebook. To register and view more details visit our website at https://chenangowellnessandrecovery.org/

In an effort to close the gap between those students who can afford supplies and those who cannot, here’s a chance to help children in your community! OXFORD an...d NORWICH communities are looking to help children get ready for school (whether it’s online or not) by asking community members to donate school supplies. We are looking for: -#2 pencils (Ticonderoga, please) -large glue sticks -crayons, 24 count (Crayola, please) -disinfectant wipes -dry erase markers, black preferred -hand-held erasers -colored pencils -index cards -post-its -1 subject notebooks -folders -loose leaf paper -pens -binders, 1 inch and 2 inch OXFORD Drop Off Times: August 6th 4:00 to 6:00 @ St. Paul's Episcopal Church August 20th 4:00 to 6:00 @ St. Paul's Episcopal Church NORWICH Drop Off Time: August 17th 4:00 to 6:00 @ the Norwich Family YMCA **Helping Hands is also looking for other donations for their site as well, which include: -Hygeine products -Diapers -Nonperishable food items *please share for others to see

NYC Smoke-Free along with our partners at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University, invites you to attend a Youth-Led webinar on Tobacco and Vaping. Students from both our Reality Check program and Columbia's Summer Youth Enrichment Program have worked really hard to put together this educational discussion of tobacco from their perspective. Please feel free to share the attached flyers and images with your lists. Be sure to register in advance to join! Please click on the website below to register. http://nycsmokefree.org/events

Here's something to help us with Eating the Rainbow! This is a great time of year with fresh veggies from the garden and found at Farmer's Markets!

to Shawn at The Evening Sun for stressing the importance of filling out our 2020 Census Survey. Medicare and Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Head Start, housing assistance, school meals, public transportation, highway repairs, financial aid for college students, fire departments, hospitals and healthcare facilities, and the list goes on and on. If you don't think the Census impacts you, !... Respond today, it's literally 10 minutes of your time or less depending on household size. https://my2020census.gov/

What are you filling yourself with? I hope it’s sunshine beauty strength and love

Up to a 3-month supply of FREE nicotine gum now available! While supplies last, so share this offer with friends and family! #connect2quit #quitsmoking #quitvaping Call 1-866-697-8487 or visit https://bit.ly/2Zd7NjU.

The price of tobacco products directly affects the level of consumption. Death on a discount.

Happy Wednesday! Our mindset is so important as we work toward being healthy!

How are you looking at your wellness journey?