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MHA of Westchester’s YOGA Mega-Event: ‘Get On Your Mat For Mental Health’ is June 21

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“One of The World’s Most Inspiring Mega-Yoga Events” Returns to White Plains This Summer to Raise Funds For Mental Health

The Mental Health Association of Westchester to Host Get On Your Mat For Mental Health

WHAT: Get On Your Mat For Mental Health is an outdoor mega-yoga event that raises vital funds for The Mental Health Association of Westchester. The event is expected to welcome more than 500 guests and will feature live music from House of Waters (“a sight to behold” – Time Out New York) and an hour-long yoga class suitable for all levels, taught by renowned yoga teacher Beryl Bender Birch. Get On Your Mat for Mental Health is a “Best of Westchester” award-winner and has been named “one of the world’s most inspiring mega-yoga events” by Well + Good.

WHO: 

      • Beryl Bender Birch, legendary yoga instructor who has been teaching yoga for more than 40 years. Bender Birch founded the Give Back Yoga Foundation, created the concept of “Power Yoga” and has been hailed as the “perfect guide to help us all appreciate the rewards of yoga” by Katie Couric
      • Lorin Richardson, Fios1 Reporter and Emcee of Event
      • Charlotte Ostman, LCSW-R CEO of MHA as of June 5, 2017
      • Dr. Adam Elias, MHA Psychiatrist
      • MHA Client, to speak about how MHA has supported him through his recovery journey.

WHEN: Wednesday, June 21, 2017

5:30 p.m.  Check-In and Registration open; live music; yoga marketplace

Remarks from Special Guests

6:30 p.m. Yoga Class with Beryl Bender Birch

WHERE: Turnure Park, 26 Lake Street, White Plains, NY 10603

WHY: Get On Your Mat For Mental Health is an energetic and empowering community-driven event that illustrates the positive impact of yoga on mental wellness while raising critical funds to benefit The Mental Health Association of Westchester, which provides vital support to more than 10,000 children, teenagers and adults each year through a variety of person-centered and trauma-informed services and programs. By attending this event, community members join our #MentalHealthMatters campaign, which raises awareness for mental health issues and helps end discrimination and stigma.

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For more than 70 years, The Mental Health Association of Westchester has promoted mental health in Westchester through advocacy, community education and direct services. MHA offers a range of services that are recovery-oriented, trauma-informed and individualized to promote recovery and wellness. To learn more, visit www.mhawestchester.org.

The Inside Press is a proud Media Sponsor for this event.

Talk on May 10 on How to Talk to Your Children about the Holocaust

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The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center invites you to our Spring Luncheon, May 10, 12 Noon to 2 PM .  It will be held at Bet Am Shalom Synagogue, 295 Soundview Avenue, White Plains, NY  10606.  The cost is $36 includes program and kosher lunch.

Holocaust survivor, Helga Luden, will be the guest speaker.  Barbara Wind, Director, of the Holocaust Council of Greater MetroWest, will discuss “How to Talk to your Children about the Holocaust.”

For more information, please call (914)696-0738.

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Armonk Chamber will Honor Ed Woodyard as Town’s Citizen of the Year

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Ed Woodyard

The Armonk Chamber of Commerce will kick off its Spring season on Tuesday, May 16th, with its annual Citizen of the Year golf outing and dinner at the Whippoorwill Club.

The 2017 honoree is Ed Woodyard, a 30-year Armonk resident and champion of many local causes and traditions.

A co-founder of the Armonk Chamber, Woodyard’s involvements include leadership positions on numerous town committees and boards. From the North Castle Public Library to the North Castle Historical Society, the town’s Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee to the Miller House/Washington Headquarters, he has helped nurture and preserve valuable town resources and guide future planning. Woodyard paved the way for the North Castle Citizen’s Corps Council, the town’s emergency services group. Additionally, as co-founder of the Winter Walk and Friends of Frosty, he helped create Frosty Day, now a holiday season tradition that welcomes thousands from near and far.

Woodyard also lends his assistance and passion to the Armonk Outdoor Art Show, Cider and Donut Festival, Colonial Crafts Day, Halloween Haunt, Byram Hills School District, Boy Scouts and St. Stephen’s Church, just to name a few. Ed is also the owner of College Advice, a successful college admissions consulting service he founded in 1998, and is formerly a screenwriter and award-winning journalist.

All are welcome to attend this day of celebration and gratitude. For tickets and information, visit armonkchamberofcommerce.com or call 914-273-2353.

3rd Thursday: A Community Celebration

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The name may have changed but the Armonk Chamber of Commerce’s Third Thursday event promises the same lively spring/summer fun as First Thursday’s of years’ past.  Beginning Thursday, May 18th and each Third Thursday of the month through August, downtown Armonk will come alive with music, art, activities, wine tastings and merchant/restaurant specials. Armonk Square will host student and adult bands, while visitors dance and stroll through downtown and beyond to avail themselves of dining and shopping promotions. A promotional list will be available on armonkchamberofcommerce.com and at participating merchants. Event dates are May 18th, June 15th, July 20th, August 17th, all from 5 p.m.-9 p.m.

$150K Raised by Think Fit for Kids at March Club Fit Festival

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The 7th annual Think Fit For Kids Family Fitness and Fun Festival brought 350+ people, three Pediatric Brain Cancer Foundations and two Best-In-Class Medical Institutions together in March at Club Fit in Briarcliff to raise over $150,000 to benefit targeted pediatric brain cancer research. Two national clinical trial protocols for children who have run out of treatment options are currently under review by AKBTC’s Scientific Advisory Board.

Final funding decisions will be made based on total funds raised by the 2017 Think Fit For Kids event.

“Thank you to all our loyal supporters, our many local sponsors and our generous corporate sponsors that all helped us accomplish this incredible milestone!” said Kim Gilman, executive director, Think Fit for Kids. To make a donation or learn about upcoming events and/or become a volunteer or sponsor, visit thinkfitforkids.org. “Stay tuned for summer and fall events to benefit pediatric brain cancer research at AKBTC,” said Gilman. — Grace Bennett

PHOTOS BY JODI BUREN, TRIPP STREET STUDIO