Upcoming Events at GBF

Gentle Fit Demo

Meet with Sally Jane - Southern Centre Manager at the Grimsby YMCA. Learn about programs and try out a low-impact workout

Physical Wellness

Mental Health Wednesday

A presentation provided by Niagara Region Public Health. Social connections are the relationships we have with the people around us. The relationships we have at school, work, in leisure and at home affect our physical and mental health. Learn how to strengthen our social relationships. This is an interactive session with worksheet tools to help us build a healthy support network.

Mental Wellness

Walk the Bruce Trail

A guided walk with an NPCA naturalist along the Bruce Trail at Beamer Memorial Conservation Area. A NPCA Trail Ambassador will lead the short walk from the HUB to the Bruce Trail.

Physical Wellness

Back to School Bingo & Silent Auction

Play BINGO and win some FUN back to school prizes, fall gifts, and more! Please RSVP by calling (905) 309-4962

Social Wellness

Be Happy - Be You!

Listen to our talk by Dr. Irene Podolak detailing 5 ways to be happy. Learning to accept yourself, challenge negative thoughts and lives with a positive bias, find beauty and satisfaction in everyday experiences, build trusting relationships with happy people, and work towards goals and dreams you've yet to fulfill.

Mental Wellness

Walking Club

Join others for a walk-in natural setting to stay active, decrease stress, and have fun; then have a free coffee at the Wellness HUB.

Physical Wellness

Reimagined Elegance

You're invited! We're showcasing exquisite secondhand finds. Find housewares, specialty items, unique furniture, perfume, shoes, purses, and more. Silent auction, door prizes, and light refreshments.

Invitation: Navigating your Wellness Journey Workshops

Four workshops to increase awareness about wellness promotion and to help people answer the question - "What's wellness promotion all about?"

Wellness

Coffee Club

Join our Coffee Club; hang out at the HUB with a group of caring, friendly people – create a meaningful social network.

Social Wellness

Cards & Games

Choose from a variety of card games such as Euchre, Cribbage, Hand and Foot, 5 Crowns, Wizard, Play Nine, Skip-Bo, etc or play Rummikub, Mexican Train Dominoes etc.

Social Wellness

Mindfulness & Kintsugi

Use the Japanese art form of Kintsugi/ Kintsukuroi to explore mindfulness. Each participant will receive the materials needed to make their own Kintsugi bowl. No experience or artistic ability is necessary, just an open mind and heart. * All supplies provided.

Mental Wellness

Better Jobs Ontario

Learn how to retrain for a new career.

Wellness

Invitation to the Healthy Eating for Wellness (HEW) Course

Free six-course session to learn about all the ways you can introduce nutritious eating choices and habits to improve your health one step at a time.

Wellness

Fall Bingo & Silent Auction

Enjoy and afternoon of Bingo and meet some new people. RSVP required [email protected] 905-309-4962

Social Wellness

Mindful Mondays

Join Mindful Monday’s – practice meditation and mindfulness to relax, manage stress, cope with illness and depression, improve self-esteem, plus have greater enthusiasm for life.

Mental Wellness

Music Jam

Bring an instrument, or your voice, to join a jam session, or just hear others share their talent.

Social Wellness

Laughter Yoga

Brain fitness health exercises through laughter therapy. Learn techniques to exercise your mind, connect with your inner child and enjoy the benefits that laughter brings to our lives. No yoga experience necessary!

Mental Wellness

Care Kit Assembly

Help assemble special Care Kits that promote wellness and holiday cheer. Care kits contain a variety of items to bring joy and comfort to a person experiencing social isolation, anxiety and stress.

Mental Wellness

Walking Club

Join others for a walk-in natural setting to stay active, decrease stress, and have fun; then have a free coffee at the Wellness HUB.

Physical Wellness

Coffee Club

Join our Coffee Club; hang out at the HUB with a group of caring, friendly people – create a meaningful social network.

Social Wellness

Cards & Games

Choose from a variety of card games such as Euchre, Cribbage, Hand and Foot, 5 Crowns, Wizard, Play Nine, Skip-Bo, etc or play Rummikub, Mexican Train Dominoes etc.

Social Wellness

Walking Club

Join others for a walk-in natural setting to stay active, decrease stress, and have fun; then have a free coffee at the Wellness HUB.

Physical Wellness

Coffee Club

Join our Coffee Club; hang out at the HUB with a group of caring, friendly people – create a meaningful social network.

Social Wellness

Cards & Games

Choose from a variety of card games such as Euchre, Cribbage, Hand and Foot, 5 Crowns, Wizard, Play Nine, Skip-Bo, etc or play Rummikub, Mexican Train Dominoes etc.

Social Wellness