Events

Come see us at the NAMI Portage County Community Event at City Park in Ravenna! We’ll have a vendor table up from 12pm – 3pm.

NAMI Portage County, Open United Recovery Place, and OhioCAN Portage have come together to partner in support of the communities we serve: People who have been impacted by Mental Illnesses, Trauma, and Substance Use Disorders. As the Portage Wellness and Recovery Collective, we are pleased to announce our first collaborative effort! Because of the COVID-19 global pandemic, many of our community activities and events have been on hold for the past year. This year, as a celebration of being able to gather again, we are combining our organizations’ events to create one big Community Reunion Event for National Recovery Month in September!

The event will be held Saturday, September 25th at Ravenna City Park of Dreams at 165 Oakwood Street in Ravenna. We will kick off with a NAMI Walk for Mental Health Recovery at 11 am from the Center of Hope at, 1081 W Main Street in Ravenna to Ravenna City Park of Dreams. This will be followed by the main event at the park at noon, which will include entertainment, speakers, raffles, games, and more. We will conclude at 3 pm with OhioCAN’s annual Shoe Ceremony honoring loved ones lost to the disease of addiction. We would love to invite organizations to set up a table and share information, we ask only that each organization setting up a table contributes a raffle gift basket to help cover costs. Together, we can make a tremendous difference in helping our community reconnect and thrive! We are so pleased to come together again in support of each other and we look forward to connecting with all of you for this magnificent event!