Harrisonburg Summits

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On Saturday, August 29, 2009, the Harrisonburg-Rockingham community is invited to attend the Health & Wellness Summit.

This is a FREE event, open to the public!

The summit is your opportunity to join community leaders and organizations committed to creating healthier people and lifestyles in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham community. We will come together to share successes, create and strengthen partnerships, and explore ways to address challenges.

• Do you have questions about how you and your family can live a healthier lifestyle?
• Is your organization looking to build partnerships with other programs and businesses?
• Are you interested in discussing health care policy?
• Do you want to meet people working on making Harrisonburg healthier?
• Do you have an idea or project to share with others?

Approximate Agenda

• 8:45 Registration and Coffee at First Presbyterian Church on Court Square
• 9:30 Opening Session – All attendees are invited to fill the day’s agenda with topics, questions, and concerns of most interest to them.
• Breakout Sessions – These discussions will be held throughout downtown Harrisonburg, in restaurants and green spaces.
  • 10:30 Session I
  • 11:45 Session II
  • 1:00 Session III
• 2:45-3:15 Closing Session

* Free and Open to the Public *

WHSV Promo Spot

Become a Partner Organization!

Organizations, businesses, and agencies may show their interest by simply committing to being represented at the summit, and advertising the summit in a way they deem appropriate.

Current Partners:

1. A Quiet Place Yoga and Shiatsu
2. AMBRcare Geriatric Care Management
3. Augusta Coalition for Peace and Justice
4. The Best Life Ever
5. Blue Nile Ethiopian Cuisine
6. Blue Ridge AHEC
7. Blue Ridge Legal Services
8. Camp Kaleidoscope
9. The Center – A Yoga and Pilates Studio
10. Claude Moore Precious Time Pediatric Respite Care Program
11. Clementine
12. The Collins Center
13. The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County
14. Community Mediation Center
15. Crossroads to Brain Injury Recovery
16. Crown Chiropractic & Wellness Center
17. Department of Social Services
18. Dr. Cason, Chiropractor
19. Earth and Tea Cafe
20. Eastern Mennonite University
21. EMU Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
22. Faces 4 Change Community Partnership
23. Family Life Resource Center
24. First Step: A Response to Domestic Violence
25. Friendly City Food Coop
26. Hand-in-Hand Resource Mothers Program
27. Harrisonburg Area Hispanic Services Council
28. Harrisonburg City Public Schools
29. Harrisonburg Community Health Center
30. Harrisonburg Democratic Committee
31. Harrisonburg Dietitians, LLC
32. Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance
33. Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce
34. Harrisonburg Rockingham Free Clinic
35. Harrisonburg-Rockingham Health Department
36. The Healing Touch Wellness Spa, LLC
37. Healthy Community Council
38. Healthy Families of the Blue Ridge
39. Hess Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
    
40. JMU Center for Constructive Advocacy and Dialogue
41. JMU Health & Environmental Communication Institute
42. JMU Outreach and Engagement
43. JMU Institute for Innovation in Health and Human Services
44. Kate’s Natural Products
45. Kline May Realty
46. Lasting Wellness
47. March of Dimes Foundation
48. Marrow Family Eye Care
49. Massanutten Regional Library
50. Men of Character
51. Mental Flossing
52. NewBridges Immigrant Resource Center
53. Office on Children and Youth
54. Rockingham County Democratic Committee
55. The OrangeBand Initiative
56. Pathways of Hope and Healing
57. Pregnancy Coaching
58. REACH (Recovery Education and Creative Healing)
59. Roberts Home Medical
60. Rockingham Memorial Hospital
61. RMH Heart and Vascular Services
62. RMH Wellness Center
63. Shen Dao Clinic
64. Shenandoah EyeCare
65. Sierra Club Shenandoah Group
66. Strong Familes/Great Youth Coalition
67. Tranquil Spirit Massage Studio
68. United Way of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County
69. The Wishing Well, LLC
70. Youth Popular Culture Institute, Faces 4 Change Community Partnership

Current Elected Officials and Bodies Represented:

• Virginia Senate
  • Senator Mark Obenshain (Aid will be in attendance)
  • Senator Creigh Deeds (also Gubernatorial Candidate)
• Virginia House of Delegates
  • Delegate Matt Lohr (Aid will be in attendance)
  • Candidate Gene Hart
• Harrisonburg City Council
  • Mayor Kai Degner
  • Vice Mayor Richard Baugh
• Harrisonburg School Board
  • Chair Tom Mendez

Table Expo – Showcase Your Organization
Fifteen organizations showcased their information at the Table Expo.

Special Thank You to the First Presbyterian Church on Court Square for the use of Showker Hall!

Host
The Community Mediation Center is convening this summit for the Harrisonburg-Rockingham community. The Bluestone Group offers the Community Mediation Center’s facilitation services, and is a team of professional facilitators coordinated by Kai Degner, the Director of Organizational Communication. More information about the Bluestone Group, its team and its services is available at www.BluestoneGroup.org. More information about the Community Mediation Center is at www.WeWorkItOut.org.