Calgary Wellness Walk

Please join us at the Downtown Friendship Centre (610 - 8 Ave SE) on Monday November 16, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. to celebrate the Calgary kick-off for National Addiction Awareness Week (NAAW). Doors will open at 9:30 A.M.

In 1982 NAAW began at the NECHI Institute as part of their efforts to combat addictions and promote healthy living at a national level. Since this time, community members from cities across Canada have been celebrating this important week with community based activities and events.

For the past 12 years Calgary community members have walked together in an effort to promote the importance of striving to maintain community consciousness for healthy living and an addiction free lifestyle. The Wellness Walk is Calgary’s kick-off for NAAW.

Last year over 125 community members attended the 12th annual Wellness Walk. Participants listened to inspirational speakers, shared a meal together, walked through downtown streets, and enjoyed traditional native drumming and dancing. Wellness, addiction treatment and program information booths were also available to participants.

This year we hope to have even more Calgary and area community members join us as we walk and share a meal to celebrate the start of this very important week.

Hope to see you there!

For more information, please contact
Tina Nash, Chair at:
Tina.Nash@albertahealthservices.ca, (403-955-6636)

or

Debbie Crosby at
Debbie.Crosby@aadac.gov.ab.ca, (403-297-3474)


reposted on behalf of the Calgary Wellness Walk 2009 Committee