Photographed, from left to right, are members of the planning committee, Joyce Dynia, aquatic director, Ridgefield Parks & Recreation; Bonnie Leavy-Mello, community outreach, Laurel Ridge Health Care Center; Robin Matthews, assistant director of recreation, Ridgefield Recreation Center; Paul Roche, director of parks and recreation, Ridgefield Parks & Recreation; Meredith Mulhearn, event co-chair, Cucumber & Camomile; Susan Ahlstrom, executive director, Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce; and Barbara L. Newland, event co-chair, acting director of community health and wellness, Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association.
Destination Wellness is an event being sponsored by the Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce Health and Wellness Council, the Ridgefield Prevention Council and Ridgefield Parks & Recreation on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 12:30 to 4:30 at the Ridgefield Parks & Recreation Center, 195 Danbury Road.
Tailored for families and young people in particular, the event will focus on making healthy lifestyle choices and preventing substance abuse and drug addiction and their associated risky behaviors. Special guest speaker will be Liz Jorgensen CADC, a counselor and owner of Insights Counseling LLC as well as the mother of four children.
There will be numerous exhibits and vendors providing information, products and services.
There are a variety of sponsorship levels and opportunities for exhibitors to showcase their services and products. To register for this event or to get more information, visit ridgefieldchamber.org or contact Susan Ahlstrom at the Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce, sahltrom@ridgefieldchamber.org or 203-438-5992.