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HOPEWELL NEWS AND EVENTS
- Hopewell Voices
- "Love Your Life" Valentine's Gala a Success
- Lululemon Supports Hopewell
- Eating Disorder Awareness Week (EDAW) 2010
- 'Real Beauty' Art Show and National Day of Action
HOPEWELL PROGRAMS
- Summer 2010 Self Help Group
- Family and Friends Support Group
- Yoga for EveryBODY
- Partners for Families Mentoring Program
COMMUNITY NEWS AND EVENTS
- Girls Action Foundation: Regional Meetings
HOPEWELL VOICES
Hopewell invites you to read the latest entry on Hopewell Voices. Hopewell is inviting various people who are associated with Hopewell, or those who have an interest in eating disorders, to share their thoughts on our NEW Blog. This is your chance to learn more about the people involved with Hopewell as well as read about the many event's that go on here! Go to www.hopewellottawa.blogspot.com to check it out and please add your own comments.
**If you would be interested in writing a post for Hopewell's blog, please e-mail christine.flammer@hopewell.ca
"LOVE YOUR LIFE" VALENTINE'S GALA
Thank you to everyone who came out for Hopewell’s second annual “Love Your Life” Valentine’s Gala held Saturday February 14th at the Hilton Garden Inn. 120 people dined and danced the night away to the sounds of the Showtime Party Band netting over $6,000 for Hopewell. A fabulous time was had by all. Please join us next year!
To read more about this event, visit:
http://www.hopewell.ca/en/over-5k-raised-2010-valentine%E2%80%99s-gala
LULULEMON SUPPORTS HOPEWELL
Thank you to the Lululemon Rideau Store for supporting Hopewell throughout the month of February! Lululemon created a window display with the theme "Choose a Positive Thought!" The display encouraged individuals to think positively about their bodies. In addition, Hopewell's website was displayed across the bottom of one of the windows in large letters. With nearly 400,000 individuals visiting the mall weekly, the display certainly helped us to spread the word about Hopewell!
Click here to see the displays: http://www.hopewell.ca/en/choose-a-positive-thought
EATING DISORDER AWARENESS WEEK 2010
Hopewell successfully reached many people in Ottawa between February 1st-7th, 2010. The community's generosity combined with the enthusiastic response of our over 20 volunteers contributed to the tremendous success of the week. Thank you to everyone who helped make Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2010 a reality!
To read more, visit this link:
http://www.hopewell.ca/en/eating-disorders-awareness-week-2010
TAKING A STAND AGAINST UNREALISTIC IDEALS
In support of the National Day of Action (organized by the Girls Action Foundation) on February 14th, which celebrates women and girls across the country, Hopewell organized the 'Real Beauty' Art Show. The Girls Action Foundation encourages girls and young women across the country to highlight an issue that is affecting them in their community and come up with an Action project. Hopewell chose to focus on the issue of society's perception of beauty.
We live in a society that requires that women be flawless in order to be beautiful. Not only does this leave us with a distorted view of beauty, but it also causes individuals to resort to drastic measures to achieve unrealistic body types. Hopewell aimed to challenge this narrow definition of beauty with the Real Beauty Art Show, held in the HeARTwood Gallery from February 1st-February 28th. The show celebrated real, natural beauty, in an effort to offset the unrealistically thin and unhealthy images associated with movies, magazines, and modeling.
In addition to organizing the Show, Hopewell's Green Goddesses created real life-size casts of their upper torso using Plaster of Paris. Once the casts were dry, the girls decorated the casts based on what "Real Beauty" means to them. Our hope was that the Art Show and the body casts put back into sight what's truly beautiful.
Thank you to all of the artists (including our Green Goddesses) for contributing pieces to the show!
SUMMER SELF HELP GROUP
Self-Help Groups meet face-to-face to give and receive peer support and information. It is an informal network of individuals who share common struggles with food, weight and body image. This type of group is meant to complement, rather than replace services such as counseling and in-patient care.
Who the self-help group is for
Hopewell’s self-help group is for individuals over the age of 17, who are struggling with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating or disordered eating.* The participant’s primary issue is that he or she restricts, binges and/or purges, compulsively eats, or chronically diets, but not to the point where medical intervention is clearly needed.
When: Held once/week; June-August 2010
Where: 153 Chapel St.
Cost: $20
* we occasionally allow friends or family members to accompany their loved ones to the group. This is the only group where we allow this.
For more information or to register, please email jamie.hurst@hopewell.ca or call Jamie at 613-241-3428
YOGA FOR EVERYBODY
Hopewell is continuing to offer FREE Yoga classes on Thursday evenings for EveryBODY. The classes are held weekly in the HeARTwood House Gallery, located at 153 Chapel Street, from 5:30-6:30pm. No experience is necessary and yoga mats are available for use upon request.
For more information or to sign up, please email jamie.hurst@hopewell.ca or call Jamie at 613-241-3428
PARTNERS FOR FAMILIES: MENTORING PROGRAM
Partners for Families is a mentoring project being run in Ottawa, Ontario to help provide support to family members who have a loved one living with an eating disorder. The mentors involved in this program are parents, partners, or siblings who have themselves supported a loved one with an eating disorder. Their loved one has now fully recovered. The program involves interaction on a bi-weekly basis between mentor and mentee over a six-month period. Partners for Families is funded by Green Shield Canada.
We are currently looking for volunteer mentors who:
- are parents, partners or siblings of a loved one who has struggled with an eating disorder
- your loved one has been recovered for at least 1-2 years
- can commit to meeting with their mentee 3 hours bi-weekly, for a period of 6 months
- are resourceful, positive and motivating
- want to caregivers in learning about the mental health system and disordered eating*
(* please note: a mandatory training workshop will be organized for volunteer mentors)
We are currently looking for mentees who:
- are parents, partners or siblings of a loved one struggling with an eating disorder
- are looking for support and resources from someone who has been through a similar experience
- are tired of feeling isolated and hopeless in their caregiving capacity
All mentors and mentees must be over the age of 17 to participate in this program.
For more information, or to apply to be a mentor or mentee, please contact Jamie at jamie.hurst@hopewell.ca or call 613-241-3428.
FAMILY AND FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP
Hopewell's Family and Friends Support Group is for parents, partners, and siblings who are caring for an individual struggling with an eating disorder. The group's objective is to provide an opportunity for families to feel less isolated, to have a better understanding of what it's like ot live with an eating disorder, to improve their coping strategies, and to feel supported by sharing their feelings and experiences in a non-judgemental environment.
When: Biweekly on Tuesday Evenings, 6:45pm-8:30pm; until May 17th
Where: 153 Chapel Street (corner of Chapel & Rideau)
Fee: $35/couple; $20/individual
For more information or to register, please email jamie.hurst@hopewell.ca or call Jamie at 613-241-3428
GIRLS ACTION FOUNDATION: REGIONAL MEETINGS
What is it?
Zoom is a gathering of individuals and organizations who work with girls and young women…or those of who wish to do so! The Zoom events focus on issues related to young women. Participants are invited to share their experiences and knowledge while exploring action strategies.
Girls Action Foundation is organizing Zoom events across Canada to support the regional networking of organizers, as well as to exchange skills and resources. This year there are Zoom events happening in Bristish Columbia, Ontario and Quebec!
ONTARIO: April 23 in Toronto
BRITISH COLUMBIA: May 7 in Vancouver
QUEBEC: May 21 in Montreal
The gatherings’ objectives are to:
• Create a space to exchange and to be inspired by each other’s experiences;
• Network with other girls programmers;
• Share our successes and resources;
• Gain new tools and knowledge;
• Develop strategies to tackle the issues faced by girls and young women;
• Celebrate our work.
To register online visit: www.girlsactionfoundation.ca The deadline to register is March 15th, 2010. Space is limited so apply early.
Girls Action Foundation - Fondation filles d’action is a national charitable organization that
inspires and supports the empowerment, leadership and healthy development of girls across
Canada. Grounded in research and girls’ realities, our innovative programs address: violence
prevention, community engagement, media literacy education, health promotion, anti-racism
and healthy sexuality. Through local girls' programs and the national network, Girls Action works
to raise awareness and mobilize action towards the elimination of violence and discrimination.
For more information on the Zoom happening in your area, contact:
514-948-1112 or 1-888-948-1112
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