Here’s a short video from Muskegon featuring the National Anthem at the 2013 Walk Rally:
Category Archives: Special Events
Walk A Mile In My Shoes Rally 2013
May 10, 2013 – 4:32 am
This week was the 9th annual Walk A Mile In My Shoes Rally at the state capitol. We joined the other 45 Community Mental Health organizations in Michigan to raise awareness of mental health issues and help people advocate for themselves. We have participated in the rally since its inauguration in 2005! It was a [...]
Look in your closet – National Wear Red Day is just around the corner!
January 29, 2013 – 7:22 am
February is just around the corner and with it comes thoughts of Valentines (hearts) Presidents Day (Cherries – Lincoln) and it’s National Cherry Month! What do they all have in common? RED, the color red! The first day of February (Friday, Feb 1), is a day to wear red and show your support for Women’s [...]
20th Annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 3, 2012 – 5:36 am
This is the 20th Annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a day to highlight efforts to improve the conditions of persons with disabilities. Across the globe, 15 percent of the world’s population is living with a disability and about a quarter of the global population has a family member with, or works with, someone [...]
Art of Recovery
November 8, 2012 – 7:56 am
About 300 people turned out for the opening reception of Northern Lakes CMH’s 6th annual Art of Recovery: The Human Journey show. With almost 100 pieces of art, in a wide variety of styles, genres, colors, representing realism, abstract, impressionist, three-dimension, and from a wide variety of people and levels of professionalism, from the novice [...]
Workshop on Preparing for the Autism Insurance Benefit
October 12, 2012 – 5:16 am
The Autism Alliance of Michigan (AAOM) is coming to Munson Medical Center in Traverse City on October 15, 2012 to help explain the upcoming changes to the Michigan insurance code to cover autism. The workshop will be held two times – at 12:30 p.m. and at 6:00 p.m. – and will last about 90 minutes. [...]
MACMHB Traveling Art Show Online Auction Underway
October 1, 2012 – 11:48 am
The Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Board’s (MACMHB’s) Traveling Art Show II will complete its two-year travels around the state with its final appearance at the MACMHB fall conference at the Grand Traverse Resort on October 15-16. An online auction of the pieces is now underway. The show includes the piece shown here which [...]
National Wellness Week: on Spiritual Health
September 23, 2012 – 12:30 pm
Each day during SAMHSA‘s National Wellness Week, we are looking at one of the Eight Dimensions of Wellness. Today we look at Spiritual Health – Expanding our sense of purpose and meaning in life. Spirituality is the way you find meaning, hope, comfort and inner peace in your life. Many people find spirituality through religion. [...]
National Wellness Week: on Social Health
September 23, 2012 – 5:51 am
Each day during SAMHSA‘s National Wellness Week, we are looking at one of the Eight Dimensions of Wellness. Today we look at Social Health – Developing a sense of connection, belonging, and a well-developed support system. People who attended our September Action Group meeting shared a number of great ideas about improving our social health: [...]
National Wellness Week: on Physical Health
September 22, 2012 – 5:41 am
Each day during SAMHSA‘s National Wellness Week, we are looking at one of the Eight Dimensions of Wellness. Today we look at Physical Health – Recognizing the need for physical activity, healthy foods and sleep. September Action Group attendees brainstormed lots of ideas about improving one’s physical health: Smoke one less cigarette per day. Drink [...]
