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If you’re considering taking part in Gratitude Month in Kelowna, there’s plenty of local events to attend throughout the entire month of October, or you can just practice gratitude from home.
To start off the month, Third Space Coffee will be hosting Cup of Gratitude all day Oct. 3. Customers can enjoy 10 per cent off everything as the cafe says thanks to the community.
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, you can take part in the BMO Okanagan Marathon Family Festival, where Gratitude Month participants will have a station for pumpkin painting, a gratitude wall and other activities.
On Oct. 13, you can check out a free event focused on gratitude and happiness at the Rotary Centre for the Arts. A panel of UBC Social Work and Psychology Professors will discuss and answer audience questions on various aspects of gratitude from 7-8:30 p.m.
Cheryl M Coach will host an event in Landmark 6, called Cultivating Joy with the Practice of Gratitude on Oct. 17. From 7-9 p.m., you can take part in group coaching on how to increase your joy and develop your own personal gratitude practise.
If you want to give back, My Gratitude Experience Poetry Event, hosted by Inspired Word Cafe, will take place at The Kelowna Community Food Bank. To get in, you just have to give a $5 or a bag of food. The IWC team will treat guests to a night of poetry, music and talks on the topic.
For a fun challenge, Global Fitness is putting on The Gratitude Games. Since the focus of this year’s gratitude month is the RCMP, participants will for through the RCMP’s physical challenge called the PARE (Physical Abilities Requirement Evaluation). You can sign up as an individual or as a team and people with the fastest times will have the chance to win gym memberships.
Take in a re-worked performance of Romeo and Juliet on Oct. 27 for only $2 at the Rotary Centre for the Arts. Put on by the TIER Support Services Drama Club, the event will spotlight employment for those with disabilities.
Finishing off Gratitude Month, UBCO will host a healthy breakfast with the chance to reflect on gratitude and kick off Thrive Week at the school.
If you’re a little more low key, you can just get involved by following along with the Gratitude Guide.
The free guide has daily instructions on what to do to feel more grateful. Download it now and follow along starting Oct. 1.
There is one guide for students and one for adults, so everyone can get involved.
We look forward to hearing all about your experience throughout the month! Let us know if you’re joining the movement or attending any of the events in the comments.
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