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Category: Health

  • Join us for ADHD is Awesome TOMORROW

    Thursday, June 6 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDTRegistration is required for this free Zoom event.Join us for a virtual Open Mind program on ADHD with Kim and Penn Holderness, award-winning content creators and authors of the best-selling new book, ADHD is Awesome, the must-have resource for anyone who lives with ADHD, either themselves or with an affected family member. Written to…

  • Hate and the Brain-Monday, June 10

    Monday, June 10 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDTRegistration is required for this free Zoom event.The State of Hate is a multi-part online series co-sponsored by the Friends of Semel Institute, the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors, and the UCLA Initiative to Study Hate.The series brings together UCLA experts to share new ways of understanding…

  • Presented by Frito-Lay, Quaker, and the PepsiCo Foundation, Super Bowl LVIII’s Largest Philanthropic Event Supports GENYOUth’s Mission to Help Tackle Youth Hunger

    Nutrition Grant Opportunity Opens for U.S. Schools NEW YORK,  GENYOUth, the national nonprofit organization founded by America’s dairy farmers and the NFL to help ensure students are well-nourished and active to be their best selves, announced today that the collective impact of the 2024 Taste of the NFL philanthropic event totaled $2.0 million. These funds, the largest…

  • POGO PJ Party In Support Of PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY GROUP OF ONTARIO-“Leap into the Wild”@The Symes-Thurs.,Feb.29th,2024

    It was the yearly POGO gala and PJ event at the art deco-the Symes. The evening started off with a cocktail reception, including a host bar and scrumptious hors d’oeuvres. http://www.pogopjparty.com/  POGO ensures that everyone affected by childhood cancer has access to the best possible care and support—from a child’s diagnosis, through treatment and into survivorship.…

  • The  Second Annual SickKids Fired-Up Gala  @Four Seasons Hotel Fri.,Feb.23rd,2024 

    Photography By SV Photography It was the second annual SickKids Fired-Up Gala, with the success of the very first event last year which was started and Organized by Roxy Zapala – Art of Celebrations, this year it was held at the stunning Four Seasons Hotel in support of an amazing cause-The SickKids Burns and Plastics…

  • Dragon Ball 2024  Fundraiser Yee Hong Foundation @The Metro Toronto Convention Centre-Sat., Feb.10th, 2024

    By Sally W. https://www.yeehongdragonball.org/ The Metro Toronto Convention Centre was a busy place on Saturday, February 10th. It was the celebration of the Lunar New Year and the biggest annual fundraiser for the Yee Hong Foundation Toronto. The Dragon Ball gala was held in the lower level in the MTCC North Building which is an…

  • Media Launch of the 35th Dragon Ball @The Tridel Head Office-Thursday, Jan.,18th, 2024

    Photography By SV Photography Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation hosted a preview for The Dragon Ball at The Tridel Head Office. Combining philanthropy with the celebration of Lunar New Year, Dragon Ball has maintained its position as one of Toronto’s most anticipated events and the largest Lunar New Year celebration of its kind in North…

  • Gen Z Wellness Summit at UCLA

    Sunday, February 25, 2024 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM Refreshments and Lunch Included UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center 425 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90095Join us for inspiring and engaging conversations on mental health and wellness. Students, mental health advocates, influencers, athletes, entertainers, and UCLA experts will discuss:See The Participants Here Admission is FREE…

  • Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison Healing the Unquiet Mind

    Thursday, December 7, 20235:00 PM – 6:00 PM PTRegistration is required for this free live private Zoom event. https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=3149f036-7724-434b-b3f7-913c0c74d80b&envId=p-zCrdL4cOz0CZBvCOF9r06Q&bbeml=tp-zCrdL4cOz0CZBvCOF9r06Q.jGq1Im3sZW0qkRPliL3jDDw.rEauJp0qa-EegLevoMKdhig.lkEG6R9yC-USkxnbGHNK3zA In Fires in the Dark, the new critically acclaimed book by Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison, author of The Unquiet Mind and Touched with Fire, Dr. Jamison considers the age-old quest for relief from psychological pain and the role of the exceptional…

  • “Walk Away To Win”-Wednesday, November 29, 2023. 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PT

    Wednesday, November 29, 20235:00 PM – 6:00 PM PTRegistration is required for this free live private Zoom event. Walk Away To Win”Registration is required for this free live private Zoom event.In her new book, WALK AWAY TO WIN: A Playbook to Combat Workplace Bullying, author Megan Carle pulls back the curtain to offer a clear description of what…

  • Stroke Prevention-Tuesday, November 7, 20235:00 PM – 6:00 PM PT

    Registration is required for this free live private Zoom event.https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=d02ad990-6a2a-4465-a981-195c99894ff5&envId=p-zCrdL4cOz0CZBvCOF9r06Q&bbeml=tp-zCrdL4cOz0CZBvCOF9r06Q.jPAQp4peWy0SSCB0alw8uhQ.ri5vvUwXqY0ueeeP4At11ig.l91FDnHe1XE-ZGf58fUI-aw Join us for an Open Mind presentation on “Stroke Prevention and Acute Treatment”.  This program will give an overview of types of strokes, available therapies for acute stroke, warning signs, risk factors, lifestyle choices to help prevent stroke, and the mobile stroke rescue program at UCLA.Did you know that: •  Strokes are the…

  • Normal Sucks- How to Live, Learn, and Thrive Outside the Lines

    Thursday, October 19 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM PDTRegistration is required for this free live private Zoom event.In his best-selling book, Normal Sucks, Jonathan Mooney blends anecdote, expertise, and memoir to present a new mode of thinking about how we live and learn―individually, uniquely, and with advantages and upshots to every type of brain and body. As…

  • A Molecule Away From Madness-Thursday, October 12, 2023-5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDT

    Thursday, October 12, 2023 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDTRegistration is required for this free live private Zoom event.A Molecule Away from Madness – Tales of the Hijacked Brain is a riveting journey into the deepest mysteries of our brains that are the most complex machines known to humankind. But they have an Achilles heel: the very…

  • Open Mind.Tuesday, September 19th 5PM-6PM PT VIRTUAL Featuring: Elissa Epel, PhD, author of The Stress Prescription – 7 Days to More Joy and Ease

    We look forward to seeing you at the Open Mind.Tuesday, September 19th 5PM-6PM PT VIRTUAL Featuring: Elissa Epel, PhD, author of The Stress Prescription – 7 Days to More Joy and Ease and Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at UCSF where she is Vice Chair of Psychology and directs the UCSF Aging Metabolism Emotions Center. In conversation with: Emeran Mayer, MD, author…

  • A Breakfast Symposium In Support Of Sheena’s Place @The One Hotel at King and Yonge-Wed.,Sept.13th,2023

    By Sally Warburton The MC for the event was Executive Director John Choi who has  background experience in the mental health field. There were 3 speakers at the Breakfast Symposium.  Saroya Tinker, professional athlete and philanthropist who suffers from eating disorders, shared her experience while being a professional athlete. She also shared that she uses…

  • Rock The Barn In Support Of CAMH@Downsview Park-Thurs.,June 22nd,2023

    By Steph.C.&BKONTHESCENE In a world where music has the power to heal, inspire, and unite, two teenage brothers, Callum Buckley (18) and Thomas Buckley (16), have taken a stand to make a difference. Founded in its inaugural year, Rock The Barn Toronto was driven by a powerful purpose. After losing a classmate to suicide days…

  • One Golden Night In Support Of Childhood Cancer Canada-Thurs.,June 8th,2023

    BKONTHSCENE It was an amazing night on June 8, as philanthropists and Childhood Cancer Canada advocates Shantelle and Yannick Bisson, hosted one of the most exclusive parties of the summer — One Golden Night. This was an opportunity to step back in time on the set of Canada’s longest running drama, Murdoch Mysteries.  For the first time…

  • Fefe Dobson, Tyler Shaw, Danny Michel, Nicolina Bozzo, Antonio Michael Downing And More Join The Awesome Music Project June 21st In Support Of Young Adult Mental Health

    Learn more about this special night or buy tickets now Live Auction Happening now here! Items include: – A pair of great seats to see Beyonce July 8th at the Rogers Centre on her Renaissance Tour – A pair of Gold tickets to see a regular season Toronto Maple Leafs game during the 2023-24 season – A guitar signed by everybody…

  • Arcadia Earth brings its immersive environmental art exhibit to Canada

    Arcadia Earth brings its immersive environmental art exhibit to CanadaAfter successful runs in New York, Las Vegas and Saudi Arabia, the 17,000-square-foot journey through planet Earth makes its Canadian debut as a permanent installation inside The Well. TORONTO – Arcadia Earth, the next-generation art exhibit and extended reality experience, is set to make its Canadian…

  • Dixonlicious@Daniel Spectrum-Tuesday, June 6, 2023 

    by Sally W.  After a few years absence live, Dixonlicious is back in person! The 6th annual fundraiser event held at Daniel’s Spectrum on Dundas East in Regent Park was a hit! Fundraiser ticket holders enjoyed delicious food from the variety of food booths … every kind of food!  and had the chance to speak…