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Program:
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F.A.N. (Friends and Neighbours) Club
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Address:
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1024 2nd Ave E
Owen Sound, ON
N4K 2H7
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Map
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Hours:
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Administration | |
| Mon | 8:30am-4:30pm | |
| Tue | 8:30am-4:30pm | |
| Wed | 8:30am-4:30pm | |
| Thu | 8:30am-4:30pm | |
| Fri | 8:30am-4:30pm | |
Presentations: As scheduled
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Service Description:
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The Grey Bruce Friends and Neighbours (FAN) Club program is a children’s mental health awareness program using child-sized hand and rod puppets to discuss social issues affecting them.
Program offers:
- Using hand and rod puppets, skits are presented to children on issues such as attention deficit disorder, smoking and self-esteem to help promote mental health awareness and healthy lifestyle choices to the children
- A typical presentation is 30-55 minutes in length (based on age of audience) and consists of introductory activities, a puppet skit, and a question-and-answer period
Preschool presentation:
- “Wayne Gretzky is My Hero” – Coping with Bullies
- “Simon Says” – Learning about Good Manners
- “Halloween by Numbers” – Halloween Safety
- “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire” – Fire Prevention and Safety
- “Police are our Friends” – Community Safety
Primary and Junior presentations:
- “Three’s a Picnic” – Learning about Friendship and Respect
- “Lisasaurus Rex” – Dealing with “Girl” bullying
- “No Brakes for Jason” – ADHD and how I am not different from you but different LIKE you
- “Anchors Away” – The difference between secrets and surprises (the importance of disclosure)
- “Not for Me” – Dealing with peer pressure (Prevention of underage smoking)
- “Throwing out the Garbage” – Self-esteem
- “Pulled Around” – The importance of talking about your feelings and/or coping with family change like divorce and separation (featuring information about the Rainbows program)
- “Hot Potato” – Dealing with Anger
- “The Peace Pennant” – For military families: Talking about Deployment
- “Kathylocks and the Three Dads” – For military families: Talking about returning home
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Fees:
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There is no set fee for a FAN Club presentation, however, donations to “CMHA Grey Bruce” in care of the program are always gratefully accepted. A suggested donation is $100 per presentation
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Application:
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To book a presentation or to become a volunteer puppeteer, contact Jackie Ralph, Youth Awareness and Education Supervisor, by telephone at 519-371-3642 ext 1216 (Toll-Free at 1-888-451-2642) or by email at jralph@cmhagb.org * there is no waitlist for this program
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Children from junior kindergarten through to grade six * 4-11 years
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Languages:
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English
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Language Notes:
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Attempts will be made to provide service in other languages as requested
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