June 2018 Outreach!

/ Community events / By Health Collective / July 12, 2018

A few shots of our lean mean acupunking team doing our thing at at the inaugural North Park Neighbourhood Festival, Car Free YYJ & the 23rd Annual FernFest!

Susan Shields standing next to her bicycle, looking down at the 8 ft bike trailer loaded with our acupuncture gear, preparing to set up for North Park Neighbourhood Festival — Susan’s ready to ROCK North Park Neighbourhood Festival. Car-free & fabulous. Bike trailer courtesy of Recylistas Bike Shop.

The H&H Acupunk team at the North Park neighbourhood festival. — Susan Shields, Christina Chan, Veronica Palmer-Jones and Katie Montgomery repping Heart & Hands at North Park Neighbourhood Festival.

Susan and Denny loading gear onto the 8 ft bike trailer in front of the Heart & Hands building — Packin’, packin’, packin’…

Cyclist in an orange helmet about to ride away with an 8 ft bike trailer in tow — Ready for action! Car-free and fabulous for Car Free Day YYJ, 2018

Christina Chan, Susan Shields and Heart & Hands volunteer, Jayne Hemming about to unload our 8 ft bike trailer from Recyclistas Bike Shop for Car Free Day, 2018 — Christina Chan, Susan Shields and Heart & Hands volunteer, Jayne Hemming about to unload our 8 ft bike trailer from Recylistas Bike Shop for Car Free Day, 2018

Teenage girl holding a "Get Poked" sticker, sitting in a zero gravity chair. Our first client of Car Free Day YYJ. 2018. — Our first person poked at Car Free Day YYJ!

Christina Chan & Susan Shields standing under their market tent and enjoying the shade at Car Free Day YYJ, 2018 — Christina Chan & Susan Shields standing under their market tent and taking refuge from the heat at Car Free Day YYJ, 2018.

Smiling client holding a "Get Poked" sticker", just waking up from a 15 minute acupucture session at Car Free Day YYJ, 2018 — Another happy acunapper at Car Free Day YYJ, 2018 :)

Veronica Palmer-Jones, Susan Shields and Christina Chan smiling for a selfie at Car Free Day YYJ, 2018 — H&H Acupunk dream team at Car Free Day YYJ, 2018!

Scout the caramel-coloured dog being a good boy, waiting for his human while she took in an acu-nap. — Scout is our unofficial mascot for Car Free YYJ 2018 :)

Christina Chan and Susan Shields getting some shade at FernFest 2018. — Christina & Susan ready to give all the acunaps at the 23rd annual FernFest!!

Quinn decorates our awesome sandwich board at FernFest 2018. — Quinn sprucing up our sandwich board to entice passersby to take advantage of our 15 minute acupuncture sessions by donation!

Swag, mostly buttons, at our FernFest table! — Need a button? Take a button!

The Heart and Hands Clinic folding sandwich board advertises 15 minute sessions by donation at FernFest 2018. — We are ready to serve up peaceful, healing acu-naps at the 23rd Annual FernFest!