Richmond Regional to host second annual health and wellness fair
The Community Learning Centre at Richmond Regional High School will be hosting a second community health and wellness fair this coming Saturday in parallel with the community craft fair going on over the course of the weekend.
“We listened to feedback from the first year that asked why not twin with another event so that each one can benefit from the clientele of the other,” said Richmond Community Liaison Agent Gwyneth Grant, calling the second fair a “new and improved” take on what was already a successful event last year. “It will be really dynamic,” Grant continued. “We’re going to share the welcome area leading up to the school.”
As in 2016, the fair will involve more than 30 different local health and community organizations at kiosks around the main floor of the school, although this year’s event will also include seven presentations from participating groups in the school auditorium.
“There’s so many groups,” the Liaison Agent said, estimating that participation is even bigger this year than last. “I think it’s going to be a really fun day.”
Gaétan Nadeau, community organizer with the public health authority in the Val-saint-françois, explained that the ultimate goal of the event is to bring services closer to the community.
“It’s a continuation of what we did last year,” Nadeau said, “the idea is to let everyone know what services are available.”
Nadeau said that while last year’s event was focused specifically on connecting services with the local English speaking population, this year’s fair has been planned as a bilingual event in the name of drawing both more organizations and more visitors.
“It’s a real community event,” Grant said, noting that she is expecting groups ranging from the CIUSSS de L’ESTRIECHUS to the local historical society.
The Richmond health and wellness fair will take place on Saturday the 30th of September from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The RRHS Autumn Artisan show, meanwhile, will take place from September 30th to October 1st