The Mental Health Association of Southwest Florida and our mascot for the Children’s Mental Wellness Program, Gollee Gator will be traveling throughout our region informing children and their parents about Mental Wellness to subside fears and stigmatization. Part of this will include an opportunity for our professional members to speak on such topics as bullying, stress, etc. to convey the message of positive mental health and wellness.  Furthermore, Gollee Gator will distribute information of upcoming events and
services available for children and their parents/caretakers.

Today’s children realize that life is not always easy. Pressure to win, to be liked, to get along with your
family, or to do well in school may cause a young person to experience stress. The Gollee Gator Children’s Mental Health Initiative addresses the importance of every child’s mental wellness. The program is
designed to explain and define mental health, teach children to understand their feelings, provide
children an introduction to problem solving skills and encourage them to talk with trusted adults.

For more information and topics please contact the
Mental Health Association of Southwest Florida at 239/261-5405.

·       We will be holding our Basketball Clinic with Wali Jones
again this summer. The Clinic will feature human development training emphasizing academic excellence, problem-solving, refusal skills, increasing self-concept and self-esteem and promoting teamwork. Kids will also work on fun and exciting fundamental athletic skills through a variety of
basketball drills, viewing of films, foul shooting contests and more!
The Clinic will be held at The Community School of Naples on Saturday August 7th.   
For Registration

·    We would also like to announce that we have formed a new partnership with the
Naples Ballet Inc. to bring .
The goals  of the dance-movement program are to offer children the opportunity of dance
classes with emphasis on their social skills, self-discipline, self-esteem and self-expression
through dance, working on listening, concentration and memory skills, improving posture,
physical strength, coordination and lung capacity while experiencing the joy of dance and
dancing with others and to provide them with the opportunity to advance to
regular ballet/jazz classes and perform on stage to show their talents.
Contact Martina at 244-1434 or martina@dancewithnolimits.com