Friday May 5, 2017
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM EDT
Friday, May 5, 2017 from 11:30 - 1:30
Bicyclist depart from Department of Children's Services (182 Frank L Diggs Dr., Clinton, TN 37716) around 10:00 a.m. on May 5. Arrive at Ridgeview Climbing Tower Lawn (240 W. Tyrone Rd, Oak Ridge, TN 37830) around Noon, with a stop at Anderson County Courthouse and elementary school along the way.
Open to the public - no admission fee required. Vendor tables are $20 - tickets may be purchased at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3rd-annual-ride-for-hope-tickets-31930030581.
Michael Yates
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May is National Mental Health Awareness Month! Come join the celebration as Ridgeview Behavioral Health Services hosts a celebration of mental health on their climbing tower lawn from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on May 5. The event is open to the public - come enjoy twenty vendors, the climbing tower, music, and a free hot dog and drink, while quantities last. The public will help welcome and celebrate the arrival of bicyclists around 12:00 p.m.
Ridgeview joins with the East Region Department of Children's Services, the Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, and other mental health advocates to ride bicycles 15 miles on Hwy 61 from DCS offices in Clinton to Ridgeview in Oak Ridge to promote the mental health needs of children and their families. Join us as we stamp out the stigma associated with mental health treatment and promote the use of early mental health screenings for children & adults!
Printed courtesy of www.andersoncountychamber.org/ – Contact the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce - TN for more information.
245 N. Main St., Ste. 200, Clinton, TN 37716 – (865) 457-2559 – accc@andersoncountychamber.org