Post From Community: You’re invited: Discover Wellness in Grant Park August 18 | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Lisa Kaiser
August 10, 2022
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Diverse groups from across Milwaukee County are inviting individuals and families to Grant Park on Thursday, August 18, to experience activities and gather resources that will improve their health and wellness. “Discover Wellness” will feature a Walk for Wellness, free food, prizes, activities, and a chance to win a Milwaukee Bucks swag bag, a Kwik Trip gift card, an adult and kid’s bike, and more.
“Discover Wellness” will encompass the eight dimensions of wellness—emotional, physical, occupational, intellectual, financial, social, environmental, and spiritual—to provide visitors with a broad range of activities that can help to enhance their health and well-being.
Highlights include: comfort dogs, craft kits, sound baths, an obstacle course, coloring and drawing, a Walk for Wellness, a cooking demonstration, and more. Free food will be provided by Neu-Life Community Development’s Farmfork, an urban agriculture and culinary arts program for youth.
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Donated raffle prizes include a kid’s and adult’s bike, a Milwaukee Bucks swag bag, a $100 Kwik Trip gift card, and more.
“Discover Wellness” will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 18, at Grant Park Location 4, 1335 Grant Park Dr., South Milwaukee. All are invited to attend this free community event.
“Discover Wellness” sponsors include Healthiest Cudahy Collaboration; Healthiest Oak Creek Coalition; Healthy Mind, Healthy Greendale; Milwaukee County Substance Abuse Prevention coalition; Neu-Life Community Development; The Parenting Network; Volition Franklin; Wellpoint Care Network; West Allis-West Milwaukee Family Resource Center; and Community Advocates Public Policy Institute.