August 2019

OLBERG WELLNESS

CENTER

Special points of interest:

Center Information

Upcoming:

Meetings

Outings

Committees

Inside this issue:

Welcome August 1

Environmental Wellness 2-3

Center Photos 4

Coloring Page 5

Center Information 6

Upcoming Services 17

Community Resources 8-9

Funded by the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Shasta County Health & Human Services Agency

2757 Churn Creek Rd. Suite D

Redding, CA 96002

Phone: 530.247.3321

Fax: 530.247.3350

In the month of August, we finished up the environmental piece of the 8 Dimen-sions of Wellness. Our “Litter Walk” group has been on a mission to make whatever difference they can by picking up litter around outside of our center. Every small bit makes a huge difference in our surroundings, and our litter group is proud of their accomplishments. Also in the month of August we said farewell one of our amazing facilitators, miss Julie Olsen. While we had an amazing summer full of fun, we here at the Olberg Wellness Cen-ter are ready to welcome fall!!

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August 19, 2016 10 Reasons to Pick Up 10 Pieces of Trash

Environment By Donna Lawrence Brazilian poet and writer Paulo Coelho once said “It’s the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary.” Imagine if you could do something extraordinary for the planet by simply picking up 10 pieces of litter on your travels.

We at World Expeditions believe there is power in the collective will of global trekkers to keep wilderness trails free of litter. That's why we are a founding partner in the creation of a simple but effective initiative that encourages travelers to pick up 10 pieces of litter each day of their guided treks in Nepal, Bhutan, Peru, and now the Mount Rinjani Climb in Indonesia. Trekkers are invited to be part of 10 Pieces on their adventures, and asked to bring along a pair of gloves and hand sanitizer to pick up items such as plastic bottles and candy wrappers. Here are 10 good reasons to join the 10 Pieces movement: Impact. Less litter on wilderness trails brings benefit to animals and humans. Not only is lit-

ter unsightly and capable of ruining our experience in nature, it also poses danger to ani-mals that may ingest it. Often litter on a trail ends up in a river and we all know where our rivers lead to. By removing litter from mountain environments, we are ensuring that it doesn’t end up in our oceans.

Scale. Ten pieces sounds like a nominal number, but it’s scaled immensely when the collec-tive power of a group of travelers joins in. With a group of just 12 travelers, the 10 pieces quickly turns into 120. And if there’s another group of 12 travelers at the same place the next week, that’s another 120 pieces of litter. It soon adds up.

Ease. Ten pieces of litter can be collected in under 60 seconds; anyone can do it, alone or with friends, on an organized excursion or not, and it costs nothing. At World Expeditions, we manage the responsible disposal of all litter collected.

Safety. We provide participants with our reusable litter collection bags. Participants bring their own protective gloves and hand sanitizer, and are asked to only collect paper and plastic litter; no hazardous litter.

Our planet’s future. As more travelers enter mountain environments, so does infrastructure and therefore non-biodegradable waste. Litter control programs are therefore critically rel-evant for future generations.

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Leading by example. The communities we pass through along trails in Peru, Nepal, Bhutan and Indonesia may not have been exposed to litter education programs, but when they see visitors to their home collecting litter, it encourages them to be responsible about their waste disposal. With this understanding, they can lobby for better litter disposal methods for their communities, and they also become less likely to throw litter into their environ-ment themselves.

Leaving No Trace. We are all accustomed to the phrase “take only photographs, leave only footprints." Well we have expanded the “Leave No Trace” concept, to “take only photo-graphs and 10 pieces of litter, and leave only footprints.”

Forward planning. There’s no point collecting litter if it’s disposed of incorrectly. Before offering 10 Pieces on a trek, we ensure that we can dispose of litter responsibly. In some cases, this means transporting it to the nearest city to be delivered to a recycling plant, and in other cases it’s the clean and thorough incineration of the litter at our campsites.

Inspiring others. We encourage other travel companies to build the 10 Pieces initiative into their offering, turning this into a collective movement that is propelled forward by travel-ers globally.

And finally: because 10 Pieces helps make the world a better place! Donna Lawrence is Responsible Travel Manager for World Expeditions. Photos courtesy WE.

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Center Photos

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Positive Thinking

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CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

If you are a current member interested in becoming a volunteer at

the Olberg Wellness Center we are excited to make that happen.

Please see Sherri Leitem for more information. Remember this is

your wellness center & you make it as interesting as you want it to

be.

OLBERG WELLNESS CENTER

Olberg Wellness Center provides a member guided wellness

program that fosters recovery and resiliency. These services include

peer support, socialization activities, as well as wellness and recovery

activities. Any individual experiencing mental health challenges,

and/or their family members, are welcome to participate in the Ol-

berg Center activities:

Coping Skills

Peer Support

12-Step/Dual Diagnosis

Trauma & Grief

Arts & Crafts

Overcoming Depression

Independent Living Skills

And many more

Upcoming...

SERVICES PROVIDED * Transportation now has a pick-up/drop-off location in Anderson.

Call 247-3321 for details.

During the month of August members accessed food commodities at the

Veggie Store.

On August 8th members went thrift store shopping at various thrift stores.

August 19th was set aside for members wanting to check out &/or return

books, movies, CDs etc. to the library.

On August 30th, we had our Monthly Celebration.

On August 28th those members who worked for it earned an outing to go

bowling.

Members are able to access information, via the member computer, about

available jobs, housing, Shasta County Mental Health, Shasta Community

Health Center, Hill Country CARE Center, Stand Against Stigma Committee

and the Suicide Prevention Workgroup. More community resource infor-

mation can also be found on the 2-1-1 website.

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Veggie Store 9/4

Veggie Store 9/6

Library 9/7 & 9/30

Turtle Bay 9/17

Monthly Celebration 9/27

Community Resources

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NAMI Shasta County

Family Support Group

1st & 3rd Tuesday of every

month

6:30 - 8:30 pm

Hill Country Care Center

1401 Gold St.

691-4450

shasta.nami@gmail.com

Shasta County

Mental Health Services Act

Get Involved

MHSA Advisory Committee

MHSA Stakeholder Workgroups

MHSA Volunteer Program

www.shastamhsa.com

Shasta Community Health

Center 1035 Placer St.

Patient Education & Health Promotion

Healthy Living Self - Management

Diabetes Self - Management

Tobacco Self - Management

Nutrition Self - Management

Pain Self - Management

Computers Made Easy

And many more

For questions 229 - 5115

Hill Country CARE Center (Crisis & Recovery Engagement)

1401 Gold Street

691-4446

M-F 2am - 11pm

S & S 11am - 11pm

Mental Health Resource Center

Assessment & Intervention

Recovery Support

Crisis Prevention

Community Resources

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Stand Against Stigma

Committee Shasta County Health

and Human Services

Promoting mental wellness, increasing

community awareness of mental health

and ending the stigma surrounding

mental illness and substance abuse

(530) 229-8484

Shasta Suicide

Prevention Workgroup Shasta County Health

and Human Services

Decreasing suicide attempts and deaths

in Shasta County through collaboration,

advocacy, education, training and

evaluation

(530) 229-8426

Bringing Healing and Wellness

Services Medication Management

Therapy

Telemedicine

(530) 646-7269