The 20th annual
Tune-In to Life week from April 23-29, sponsored by The
Bridge and the West Hartford Substance Abuse Prevention
Commission, focused on healthy drug-free activities, both fun
and educational, for all ages as well as education around
substance abuse. 1,407 young people and 1,183 adults
participated in 14 events.
Events for the week included:
Papa and Me
at the FRC - Drop-in
playgroup for children ages birth to 4 and a male
parent/guardian at the Charter Oak Academy Family Resource
Center (FRC). Arts and crafts, snacks, and stories.
Community of Concern Decaf
Coffeehouse - Hall and Conard High Schools’ Community of
Concern (CoC) held a Decaf Coffeehouse on Tuesday, April 24.
A View into Your Child’s World: What’s Normal/What’s Not?
with Bill Kania, LMFT, Wheeler Clinic.
Panera Bread
- 10% Night for The Bridge
“A Trip Down
Memory Lane” Intergenerational Event
- Hall High Jazz Band entertained senior citizens with nostalgic
tunes.
Family Dance
Party - Family Dance
Party for pre-school children and families. Entertainment by
Dale Griffith of Into the Groove.
5K Family Fun Run/2K Walk
- Saturday, April 28, 9:00 a.m. at MDC Reservoir #1, 1420
Farmington Ave. For all ages!! T-shirts to first 125 to
pre-register for walk/run. JuggleJoy Clown Keith Hughes; Goody
Bags for children; Raffle. Sponsored by The Bridge; W.H.
Substance Abuse Prevention Commission; Exchange Club; Police
Officers’ Association; Leisure Services; Fire Union; and The
Fitness Clinic. Non-measured & non-sanctioned.
Family Fun Swim - A
morning session of swimming and family fun with Colleen Murphy,
therapist/ swimming instructor for The Bridge.
Bridge Partners with Lyn Evans for Potpourri Designs
- On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, April 26, 27, & 28 Lyn
Evans for Potpourri Designs donated 10% of their sales to The
Bridge Family Center.
The Poetry
Slam - Poetry Slam at
Conard High School. Participants shared their writing with an
audience of students and teachers. Poetry was about personal
experiences, thoughts, and opinions; more “confessional” in
style.
The Grounds
(A Place for Teens to Chill)
- Night of Comedy, Improv, and Music at the Park Road Playhouse.
Tune-Up
During Tune-In! Get Physical!
- Take the opportunity to try out a free physical activity
during Tune-In to Life week and try to jumpstart getting
in shape and kicking up your energy level. Free personal weight
training session at The Fitness Clinic; free water fitness class
at Cornerstone Aquatics Center; free yoga class
at Center Yoga.
Mindful Parenting - How
keeping 10 basic rules in “Mind” can help you raise emotionally
healthy kids. The Bridge
Family Center. Facilitated by
Bridge therapists Linda Abrahamson, MSW & Jacqueline Newhouse, MSW.
W.H.
Community Television -
The week's programs on WHC-TV were devoted to the Tune-In to
Life theme and youth and family issues. Programs for the
week sponsored by Webster Bank.
