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Issuing the invitation to event organizers to participate in the upcoming Kerry Mental Health at Wellbeing Fest were, at back; Caroline Toal (Healthy Kerry), Lisa Foley (Maine Valley FRC), Geraldine O’Sullivan (Kerry Volunteer Centre), Carol Naughton (South Kerry Development Partnership), Caoimhe Keoghan (Jigsaw Kerry). Front from left: Gráinne Woulfe (HSE), John Drummey (Kerry Mental Health Association), Donagh Hennebry (HSE) Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD
THE Kerry Mental Health and Wellbeing Fest, which will take place in the Kingdom from October 7th-14th, is inviting previous and new event organisers to take part in this year’s programme of activities.
The Kerry Mental Health and Wellbeing Fest aims to empower people to learn about and practice the 5 Ways to Wellbeing – Connect ¦ Give ¦ Take Notice ¦ Keep Learning ¦ Be Active. It also raises awareness of the supports and services available to the Kerry community.
The Kerry Mental Health and Wellbeing Fest benefits the whole community and is therefore reliant on the good will of organisations and qualified individuals to deliver events that are free to the public.
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The Chair of the Steering Committee and General Manager of Kerry Mental Health Association, John Drummey, said: “It is our aim to make this year’s Fest the biggest and best so far by facilitating the staging of over 80 free mental health and wellbeing events.
To do this we need more organisations, sports clubs, businesses, professionals, and members of our community to host events for free within their areas.
The call for event organisers for the 2023 Kerry Mental Health and Wellbeing Fest is now open until Thursday 31st August, so if you’re ready to upload your events feel free to log on and register the details on our new website.”
The Steering Committee will hold a free online information session about the Fest on Wednesday 9th August 2023 from 10:30am – 11:30am covering:
· A brief overview of the Fest & previous events
· The benefits of being an event organiser
· Past event organisers
· A demonstration of how to use the website
· Q&A
This session will be suitable for those who are interested in getting involved and hosting an event for the first time and those who have worked with us before. If you know anyone who might be interested, please spread the word!
The registration link for this session is https://forms.gle/wKsNAyXFKbY8MELx7 or register via the Kerry Mental Health & Wellbeing Fest website https://kerrymentalhealthandwellbeingfest.com/.
Once again, the application process to host an event will be managed via the website where you can register as an organiser and create as many events as you would like to host.
Should you have any questions, please let us know by emailing us at kerrymhwfest20@gmail.com.
The Kerry Mental Health and Wellbeing Fest organising committee is a collaboration between Connecting for Life Kerry, Healthy Kerry, Kerry County Council, Kerry Recreation & Sports Partnership, Health Promotion & Improvement Department HSE, NEWKD, SKDP, Kerry Mental Health Association, Jigsaw Kerry, Munster Technological University/Kerry, KDYS, Kerry Family Resource Centres, MTU Students Union and Kerry Volunteer Centre.
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