In the lead up to this year's Fun Run, the first seminar on Youth Mental Health was held on Wednesday evening 17 July at the Hearing Hub, Macquarie University. Dr Carolyn Schniering presented the seminar on Dealing with academic procrastination in youth. Over 60 people registered to attend. See here for photos. Thank you to Nicholle McNiece from the Centre for Emotional Health for organising the seminar and to all our volunteers who helped on the evening: Garry Maloney, Brian Powell, Peter Mason, Bernie Mason, Mandy Van, Sandeep Rathi and Annette Billington. The second seminar will be held on Wednesday 14 August at the Hearing Hub from 6-7pm. Professor Ron Rapee will present this seminar with a focus on anxiety and depression in youth. Flyers, posters and banners are all prepared to be distributed for the Fun Run over the next week. If you are able to help with letterbox distribution of flyers please contact Pam Wood on 0400803417 or Garry Maloney on 0426230458. We have some fabulous prizes for our raffle and silent auction again this year thanks to our fabulous sponsors Strike Bowling, Telstra Macquarie Centre, Vision Personal Training, Grill'd Macquarie Centre, Officeworks North Ryde, Bondi Pizza Macquarie Centre, Timezone, Endota Spa, Rebel Macquarie Centre and the North Ryde Golf Club. Raffle tickets will be available for sale very soon! The Corporate Challenge is on again! Get a team of work colleagues together to run 5K and enter the Corporate Challenge! Vision Personal Training will provide free access to the studio and group classes in Waterloo Road for corporate groups who register for the Fun Run - come into the studio and train or participate in the group classes each week free of charge leading up to the event! Contact Michael Grimes General Manager Vision Personal Training Level 2 50 Waterloo Road Macquarie Park ph: 98785788 Some photos from the Seminar 17 July . For more photos see here |