Get Moving for Mental Heath

Join community residents, businesses and youth groups to Get Moving! The festival was created by five Wilton students that are the currently elected Ms. President Wilton team with the idea that being more connected to the community can help kids when they feel down or isolated.

Trackside Teen Center in Wilton will host the festival held September 9 from 10:00 a.m. to – 1:00 p.m. At the festival, businesses will set up booths to showcase what they can offer to kids to help them feel part of the community and share how that activity can help boost confidence, and physical ability, create endorphins and give them a place where they feel safe. And the kids get to try it out!

When kids visit ALL of the booths at the festival and get a stamp on their card, they get free ice cream! And for each booth that is visited, kids will gain a ticket that they can drop in jars to enter to win other raffle prizes offered by the participating businesses or donated by others in the community.

Some of the stations will include: yoga, dance, karate, art, and music offered by businesses in Wilton and lots of nearby towns. In addition to various groups that have committed to support the event at this point, the Girl Scouts of CT will be on site with the opportunity for every Girl Scout to earn the Wellness, Mind, Body and Spirit patch by completing activities offered throughout the event. Many of the activities also can help complete badge work for other Girl Scout badges depending on the age level.

The Ms. President Wilton Team would love to welcome kids of all ages, families and other members of the community to come out and enjoy a morning committed to expanding community connections and finding activities to improve overall mental health!