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Call for Postcard Entries by October 1, 2010

Northern Lakes CMH — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:26:24 +0000

It’s time to send in your entries in the 2nd annual “Look Closer: See Me For Who I Am” postcard project at Northern Lakes CMH!

The idea is simple – communicate something to someone on a postcard. Make it fun, visual, verbal, creative, artistic, unpredictable. Then send it to us through the mail – snail mail, stamps and all.

We receive it and post it in this blog. We will also hang it on the wall at our Art of Recovery: The Human Journey Show at the InsideOut Gallery in Traverse City. We may share it in other ways too.

Each piece you enter (enter as many times as you like) should communicate something about you. It can be funny or serious. You can tell a story, make a statement, express your feelings, thoughts, hopes, and dreams. Use collage, rubber stamps, painting, photography, drawing, or writing. Use your imagination!

Submissions are due by October 1, 2010. To learn more click here: Look Closer Call For Submissions Information.

Last year, over 100 submissions were received from throughout Northern Michigan and from as far away as San Juan, Puerto Rico and Vienna, Austria. You may view the submissions at our Virtual Recovery Center Postcard Gallery . Enjoy!

This project is funded through a federal block grant through the Michigan Department of Community Health.

3rd Annual Mental Health Recovery Celebration Slated for September 15, 2010!

Northern Lakes CMH — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:14:02 +0000

Our 3rd Annual Recovery Celebration theme is “Movin’ On Up” and will be from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at the Comfort Suites in Houghton Lake (100 Clearview Drive, Houghton Lake, Michigan).

This special event is FREE for adults with mental illness who receive services from Northern Lakes CMH as well as the staff who are privileged to serve them. The day will focus on the recovery movement at Northern Lakes CMH, what we have accomplished so far, and how we are movin’ forward with more changes.

We will:

Recognize the efforts of people who are “Walking the Talk” in moving recovery and anti-stigma efforts forward with Recovery and Anti-Stigma Awards.
Look at new ways YOU can get involved in the recovery movement.
Learn something new and have some fun.
Socialize and meet new people.

Marty Raaymakers will be the keynote speaker. There will be continental breakfast and luncheon included.

Come join us for a day of information and fun! You may use this Movin On Up 2010 Celebration Registration Form to register by this Friday, September 3, 2010.

You might not be what you say you are, but what you say, you are. ~Zig Ziglar

Northern Lakes CMH — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:00:07 +0000

Decision is the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made nothing happens. ~Wilfred A. Peterson

Northern Lakes CMH — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:00:30 +0000

Regardless of your lot in life, you can build something beautiful on it. ~Zig Ziglar

Northern Lakes CMH — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:00:06 +0000

You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. ~Joe Sabah

Northern Lakes CMH — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:00:43 +0000

A winner is big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them. ~John Maxwell

Northern Lakes CMH — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:00:25 +0000

Today Marks 20th Anniversary of ADA

Northern Lakes CMH — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:43:56 +0000

July 26, 2010 marks the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, one of the most important civil rights victories in U.S. history. Some of the pioneers who worked to pass the ADA are featured in compelling videos produced by TASH. TASH is an international association of people with disabilities, their family members, other advocates, and professionals fighting for a society in which inclusion of all people in all aspects of society is the norm.

The official ADA web site has added a video which documents the speech given by President George H. W. Bush when he signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law on July 26, 1990. In the video, President Bush speaks to a huge audience of activists, Congressional supporters, people with disabilities, and their families and friends gathered on the south lawn of the White House.

The 22-minute film, provided to the Department by the George Bush Presidential Library, is being re-released on the Internet to increase awareness of the ADA.

The message is clear: plan with attitude, prepare with aptitude, participate with servitude, receive with gratitude, and this should be enough to separate you from the multitudes. ~Krish Dhanam

Northern Lakes CMH — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:01 +0000

Movie: The Best Way Out is Through

Northern Lakes CMH — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:20:02 +0000

If you are like most of us, there have been many roadblocks, potholes and detours on your journey through life. Sometimes we have to hang on while the storms blow through. That that’s what this little 3-minute movie is about – the amazing power of persistence! Just click below to watch.

The Best Way Out is Through | The Best Way Out is Always Through Movie.