Walk for Wellness, Race for Recovery: Sept. 26

Each September, Community and Family Resources joins the National Recovery Month effort to raise awareness that behavioral health is essential to overall health, that prevention works, treatment is effective, and people can and do recover from mental and substance use disorders.

Please join Community and Family Resources for the 3rd Annual “Walk for Wellness, Race for Recovery” 5K run/walk on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at beautiful Ada Hayden Heritage Park in Ames! Check-in will be held from 8:00-8:45 AM, with the 5K beginning at 9:00 AM. Event registration is only $10 and includes a t-shirt, snacks, and all activities! Registration information is available here or online via Get Me Registered.

Following the run/walk, activities will be held until noon. Activities will include healthy snacks, free chair massages (sponsored by Massage Heights), Spin Art, yard games, giveaway bags, and behavioral health resources.

Community and Family Resources (CFR) has been dedicated to serving families since 1968 and is a provider of substance abuse, problem gambling, mental health, and prevention services that make a profound difference in the lives of individuals and families in our community. Please visit the CFR website at www.cfrhelps.org or call (515) 232-3206 for additional information about local services for substance abuse, problem gambling, and mental illness.