To Write Love on Her Arms

MOVE: Toronto Recap & Orlando January 8-9

Dec. 10, 2009 at 12:28pm

This past weekend, five members from the TWLOHA team flew up to chilly Toronto, Canada where we held our first ever international MOVE Community Conference! This was a really special event for us because it’s the start of something that is going to happen a lot this coming year: helping attendees feel more equipped to engage difficult topics and care for the members of their communities. It is always a privilege for our team to see people become more comfortable having conversations about the issues we deal with, and leaving an event encouraged and equipped to start the same discussions back home.

We shared stories, made some great new friends, learned from our Licensed Mental Health Counselor friends, Aaron and Michelle Moore, and drank a LOT of Tim Horton’s coffee. (For our American friends out there, think Dunkin Donuts, only in honor of a famous hockey player.)

Wish you could have made it to Toronto? It’s not too late to sign up for MOVE Orlando, January 8-9, 2009. It’ll be a tad warmer, and you’ll get a free ticket to Heavy and Light happening the evening of the 9th.

Posted in General by Chris Youngblood

Comments (6)

This conference was so amazing, i might fly into Orlando for the heavy and light show, im really hoping i can.
Thank you so much for bringing it to toronto, i feel .ike i left that room with a brand new family and more hope in my heart.

Also could you post the rest of the pictures from the conference somewhere? i'd really love to see them!

1 | Left by Maureen Bornbaum | Dec. 10, 2009 at 2:15pm

I went to this, and it was amazing. I wrote about it on my facebook, but honestly, the one thing I have to say that this brought to me was a whole new outlook on life, humanity, hope, and love.

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2 | Left by Angela Lagano | Dec. 10, 2009 at 2:18pm

It was amazing. Really wish I could make it to Heavy and Light. Thanks again, everyone who was there and ran sessions.

3 | Left by Lindsey Hoover | Dec. 10, 2009 at 3:20pm

You guys rock my life. That's about it :D

4 | Left by Maria | Dec. 11, 2009 at 9:50am

tim hortons :D
us michigan kids know whats up.

5 | Left by sam | Dec. 14, 2009 at 7:32am

Im on my way to send off my application for the Orlando MOVE conference. Fingers crossed, breath baited :]

6 | Left by Zach B. | Dec. 24, 2009 at 12:30pm

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