INSPIRE Reading Book Club, and Cooking Classes!

You are invited to join our new INSPIRE Reading Book Club!

INSPIRE Reading Book Club, a partnership between Healthy Acadia's INSPIRE Recovery Center and Ellsworth Public Library, will begin on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 6 p.m.  Everyone is welcome to join this monthly book group discussion featuring books that deal with the subjects of addiction, self-care, and mental health. 

The group will meet in person at Healthy Acadia’s INSPIRE Center (24 Church Street, Ellsworth) at 6 p.m. on Thursday, January 13. There will be a Zoom option for those interested in joining remotely.

 In January, the book group will discuss the memoir, Everything is Horrible and Wonderful, by Stephanie Wittels Wachs. People reviewed the book: "Comedy whiz Harris Wittels, a producer on Parks and Rec, had it all - until he OD'd on heroin at 30 in 2015. His sister, a drama teacher, poignantly describes his sobriety and relapses and her family's painful year after his death. But her beloved brother's wry jokes add leavening."

To sign up, please contact Beth Alteri at beth.alteri@healthyacadia.org. 

For more information about how to sign up for a library card to borrow a print or digital copy of this month’s book selection, please contact Abby Morrow at amorrow@ellsworthlibrary.net.

Cooking Matters for Families

Are you looking for ideas and inspiration for cooking more healthy and budget-friendly meals for your family in 2022? INSPIRE Recovery Center will be offering a virtual Cooking Matters for Families Class. The classes will be held over Zoom on Friday evenings from 5:30-7:30 p.m. with Despe Lebel, Maine SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educator from Healthy Acadia. Participants will be able to pick up the food items needed to cook their meal at INSPIRE. The class is expected to begin on Friday, January, 14, 2022, and will run for 6 weeks. To register: https://forms.gle/SsKt3psMncnooaLb8

For a current calendar of INSPIRE Center events and activities, click here.