A free peer-to-peer support group for children, teens and their parents or caregivers who have experienced the death of a family member.  Presented by Community Care’s Hospice Services,  at the Daycare Centre, 55 Mary St.W., Lindsay, on February 13 and 27, from 6 – 7:30 p.m.  Call 705-879-4123 for information or to register. 

Circle of Hope for the Bereaved – a free support group for those who have recently lost a loved one, to share with others experiencing similar challenges.  Presented by Community Care’s Hospice Services, 2 Kent St. W., Lindsay, noon to 1:30 p.m., February 7th and 21st. Call 705-879-4123 for information or to register. 

A no charge healing after suicide support group offered by Community Care's Hospice services. For adults 18 and over, to identify, explore and clarify thoughts and feelings following the death of someone by suicide. From 6:30 - 8 p.m., February 6th at 2 Kent St. W. Lindsay.  Call 705-324-7323, ext 504 for information

Looking for Vendors & Yard Sale participants

3rd Annual Gigantic Indoor Garage Sale

Saturday, March 16th at the John D. Bradley Centre
9am-1pm

Early Bird Prices  are on now until January 31st
 
Yard Sale - 35.00 for the first table  and 15.00 each for extra tables  ( 2 max per application) 
Business - 60.00  for a table and a 10x10 spot  and 15.00 each for  extra tables ( 2 max per application )

Prices will go up by 10.00 on February 1st excluding the extra table fee 

Confirmed Paid Vendors: Scentsy, 31 Gifts , Pink Zebra ... Waiting on Confirmation on Voxxlife , Tupperware

 Please email chathamkentanimalrescue.events@gmail.com for more information or call 519-354-5000 

Have fun and help fight homelessness in Pembroke and Renfrew County!  Coldest Night of the Year Fundraising walk, Saturday February 23rd through the streets of Pembroke.  Proceeds to The Grind Homeless Shelter and the Renfrew County Safe Shelter for Youth.  Register your team or join a team at cnoy.ca/pembroke  2, 5 and 10 kilometre routes available.  Join us for fun, food, fellowship and great entertainment!  Event start/finish line, Pembroke Armoury.  For more information call 613-732-9423.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a Bad Art Night! Bad Art is here for you however you want to celebrate. The Valentine’s Day themed Bad Art Night will be on Thursday, February 14 at 6:30 pm at Chatham Branch. Participate in our Couple’s Portrait Contest or try the Love Stinks Challenge. CKPL will provide the supplies, you provide the badness. Leave your inner critic at home and have fun creating something terrible.  This is the perfect opportunity for you to win an art competition even if you lack artistic talent.

This is an adults only event (16+) and registration is required. To register for the program, visit search.ckpl.ca and search “Bad Art” or call your local branch.

CK Reads is a community-wide book club where everyone in Chatham-Kent is invited to read the same book. Through discussions and programs, CK Reads hopes to bring the community closer together through a shared love of reading. CKPL invites everyone to read “City of the Lost” by Kelley Armstrong.

One of the major themes that runs through this action-packed crime novel is mental health. Chatham-Kent Public Library is excited to host local author and mental health advocate Brian Knowler:

Thursday, February 14       11:00 am                   Thamesville Branch, CKPL

Thursday, February 19       6:30 pm                      Ridgetown Branch, CKPL  

Knowler will share his journey through trauma, starting with a fateful collision in 2004, peaking with an emotional and physical crash in 2012, and leading to post-traumatic growth that includes professional speaking and authoring two books on trauma, mental health, and first responders. Brian also briefly discusses the aspects of leadership that helped him recover and that keep motivating him now. Brian’s written work includes “On the Other Side of Broken: One Cops Battle with the Demons of PTSD.” (2016) and “Career Suicide is Overrated and other Lessons for Leaders about Honouring Mental Health Where You Work, Live and Play.” (2018).

To find out more about CK Reads programs and events at Chatham-Kent Public Library, visit www.ckreads.ca.