Wellness workshop planned at CLC

The Crow Wing County Youth Wellness Initiative, formerly the Youth Wellness Task Force, will host its third Community Workshop at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at Central Lakes College in Brainerd.

Registration begins in the cafeteria at 5 p.m. The event is scheduled to begin promptly at 5:30 p.m. and conclude at 7:30 p.m. The workshop is free. Dinner will be provided. A freewill offering will be taken to cover costs.

Judge Kristine R. DeMay is the keynote speaker. Volunteers from each of the four projects initiated at the Sept. 1 community workshop will be present. Those projects are:

• The Peer Health Initiative, addressing youth health concerns through peer education.

• The Community Center Project, establishing a community center in the Brainerd/Baxter area and a coalition of community centers throughout the county.

• The Media Project, engaging youth in creating positive media that promotes youth wellness, raising awareness about YWI and cultivating productive community dialogue about youth wellness.

• The Youth Voice Project, supporting and promoting youth voice in community decision-making through research, advocacy and education.

YWI's mission is to promote the physical, social, intellectual and spiritual wellness of youths in Crow Wing County through a broad-based, intergenerational collaborative. For more information about YWI, go online to www.youthwellness.weebly.com. Participants who attend the Dec. 3 workshop are invited to share ideas and join the collaborative.

Everyone is welcome and invited to attend. Participants may register online at www.youthwellness.weebly.com or e-mail Annie Mountcastle at crowwingyouth@gmail.com, subject heading "Dec. 3" or call 855-8241.