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Mental Health Association to hold Annual Walk for Wellness & Recovery
Join MHANJ and host Bernie Wagenblast for our 16th Annual Walk at Nomahegan Park on June 10th for a fun family day with a boardwalk theme!
Meet us at Nomahegan Park for BOARDWALK Fun and games!
THE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION IN NEW JERSEY (MHANJ) and its partner, The National Center for Advocacy and Recovery (NCAAR) invite community organizations, neighbors, and friends to participate in their 16th Annual Walk for Wellness and Recovery on Saturday,
The Walk will take place in beautiful Nomahegan Park, Springfield Avenue in Cranford, NJ. Registration for the event is $25/adult (includes T-shirt), $10/12-17 year old’s, Free for age 12 and under with adult. To register for the Walk, please go to https://give.classy.org/mhanjncaarwalk or visit www.mhanj.org
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Schedule for morning of the Walk:
Fun, Interactive Activities-- Great way to spend the morning with your entire family – dogs welcome.
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8:30am-10:15 Registration
Enjoy Information Ally with Community Tables, Boardwalk Games including Games and Prizes, Wellness Wheel, Mental Health Information, Light Refreshments, Yoga, Music and more.
10:15 am- Opening Ceremony,
10:30am – Commence WALK for Wellness and Recovery
Our Walk will provide inspiration, enlightenment and education that will highlight pathways toward wellness and resilience for individuals living with mental illness and/or substance use disorder, their family members, behavioral health professionals and the public. As always one of our core goals is to reduce stigma associated with mental illness.
NEW THIS YEAR – fun and informative activities, including practical steps to help support everyone’s mental wellness. This year we are delighted to introduce a boardwalk theme with games and crafts associated with your best beach days. Event plans include an engaging emotional wellness presentation, yoga, music and much more.
Thank You to Our Sponsors
The MHANJ is grateful to its sponsors who make the event possible. Sponsors of the 2023 Walk for Wellness & Recovery include Merck PHARMACEUTICALS, at the Platinum Level, DELTA DENTAL at the Gold Level, JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS OF J& J, LUNDBECK PHARMACEUTICALS and SAGE THERAPEUTICS TM at the Silver Level,
INFORMATION ALLEY SUPPORTERS: The Alliance for Benzodiazepine Best Practice, High Focus Centers and R & J Strategic Communications
About the MHANJ
The MHANJ is a statewide non-profit organization that strives for children and adults to achieve victory over mental health and substance use disorders through advocacy, education, training, and services. The MHANJ understands that racism undermines mental health. Therefore, we are committed to anti-racism in all that we do. We pledge to oppose racism in all its forms and iterations. For more information, please visit https://www.mhanj.org.
About NCAAR
The National Center for Advocacy and Recovery for Behavioral Health (NCAAR-BH) helps lead efforts to ensure the establishment of an integrated recovery- oriented system of care that provides needed evidence- based behavioral health prevention and recovery services. For more information, please visit https://www.ncaar.org.
For questions or more information contact: Kate Koskie - [email protected]
