TMHA Events
Café Musique
On Saturday, September 4 from 5 to 8 p.m. enjoy a bountiful buffet dinner, delicious wines and lovely desserts, at Tiber Canyon Ranch in San Luis Obispo. Dance to music by Café Musique, a group of local musicians. All proceeds benefit Transitions-Mental Health Association. For reservations call Ingrid at 805-541-4141. The cost is $50 per person. Sponsors for this event are Gulliver's Travel and Uniworld.
Ten Trunks of Treasure
One of Transitions longest running fundraisers, Ten Trunks of Treasures will be held at Café Roma in San Luis Obispo on Saturday, September 11 from 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. The tickets are $125 and include entry for two, and one key. Hors d'oeuvres and local wines will be served. Only 100 keys are available. For more information, call 540-6511, credit cards are also accepted on our donation page.
NAMI's Beautiful Minds Walk
The walk will be held on Saturday, September 25 at Laguna Lake Park on Madonna Road in San Luis Obispo. Registration begins at 8 am and walk begins at 9:30 am. The walk is approximately 1.5 miles. This is NAMI's annual fundraising event. NAMI is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness. TMHA will have a booth at this event.
Harvest Festival
Join us on Saturday, October 16th at the Growing Grounds Farm in Santa Maria for the 3rd Annual Harvest Festival. Festivities include a BBQ chicken lunch, vendor booths, such as olive oil, honey, abel skivers, Growing Grounds Downtown, raffle prizes, music and more. Come spend your lunch time at the farm enjoy a great lunch and take a tour of the farm.
An Evening of Fast-paced Fun and Community Support
On November 20th, the Kiwanis Club of San Luis Obispo de Tolosa has once again invited T-MHA to benefit from their annual fall auction. It is a fun evening of live and silent auctions, great food and plenty of merriment. Proceeds will benefit T-MHA and kids in San Luis Obispo County.
Growing Grounds Downtown Open House
Join us to celebrate the store's 5th anniversary on Friday, December 3rd. Located at 956 Chorro Street in Downtown San Luis Obispo (across from the Mission).
Poinsettias and Trees for a Cause
Thank you for your support of Transitions-Mental Health Association with your holiday purchases. Keep an eye out for Poinsettia and Tree sales this holiday season.
Celebrating the 30th Annual SLO Hotline Bowl-A-Thon!
A 30 year tradition, Bowl-A-Thon benefits SLO Hotline, Transitions Mental Health Association's new suicide prevention and crisis phone line: 800-549-4499 and Santa Barbara County programs (like Growing Grounds Farm in Santa Maria). Click here to visit our 2010 event blog for more information and pictures of the event. Thank you to everyone who sponsored or participated at the 2010 event. February/March 2011 dates to be announced soon.
Join us for "Journey of Hope"
"Journey of Hope" is an inspiring and educational mental wellness forum to be held in February in San Luis Obispo's South County. One of the forum's keynote speakers, Kevin Hines, is an internationally-recognized presenter who has spoken to over a quarter of a million people about his first-hand experience with suicidal thoughts and his eventual attempt to end his life by jumping off of the Golden Gate Bridge. One of only 29 Golden Gate Bridge survivors, Kevin is now actively spreading the message of suicide prevention and living mentally well. To learn more about Kevin, go to www.kevinhinesstory.com
A Perfect Pairing, A Delightful Affair
Thanks to all those who participated at this year's SLO Wine and Grill Affair at Per Bacco Cellars. We greatly appreciate Per Bacco for hosting the event. The day featured Per Bacco Cellars, Baileyana, Tangent, Filipponi Ranch Cellars, Wood Winery, Sextant Wines, Salisbury Vineyards, Clesi Wines, Cerro Caliente Cellars, and Edna Valley Vineyard. Visit the SLO Wine and Grill event blog (click here) for news, photos and more!
A Warm Welcome in Lompoc - Happening Now!
Homebase on G is open and is now accepting applications. It's a collaborative building project designed to provide affordable housing and residential services to very low income and homeless or near-homeless citizens of Lompoc, some recovering from mental illness. Applications are available through the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara. Contact the HACSB Lompoc office by calling 805-735-8351
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