Community Invited To World Laughter Day Celebration

Community Invited To World Laughter Day Celebration

Date of Record: May 4, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 4, 2006

For More Information:
Heather KinderThain, Assessment Coordinator, Bell Trace Health and Living Center, 323.2858
Maria K. Heslin, Communications Director, City of Bloomington, 349.3569
       

Bloomington, IN -- Join in the fun by laughing your stress away at Bloomington's first-ever World Laughter Day Celebration on Sunday, May 7, 2006. It's fun, free and everyone is invited! The celebration will feature booths, laughter sessions and information regarding the health benefits of laughter.

Heather KinderThain and Kathy Aiken, Certified Laughter Leaders of Bloomington, will be conducting the World Laughter Day Celebration from 2 - 4 p.m. at Third Street Park. In the event of inclement weather, the celebration will be moved to the Allison-Jukebox Community Center, 351 S. Washington Street.

There will be exciting and interactive booths featuring positive and uplifting themes, plus prizes and information. Laughter leaders will conduct 15-minute laughter sessions at 2:15 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 3:15 p.m. and 3:45 p.m.

World Laughter Day is celebrated around the globe May 7, as Laughter Clubs will be 'spreading the word' in hopes of sharing laughter, joy and good-hearted living through a variety of local celebrations. For more information about other World Laughter Day events occurring around the world, visit worldlaughtertour.com.

Psychologist, Steve Wilson, founder of World Laughter Tour, Inc explains, "When people are engaged in good-natured laughter, they are not interested in violence. The purpose of World Laughter Day is to give the world a day of respite from tensions, to laugh, and promote peace."

World Laughter Day is sponsored by the City of Bloomington Office of the Mayor and Parks and Recreation Department, Bell Trace Senior Living Community and Monroe County Family Resource Center.

For more information call or e-mail Heather KinderThain, Certified Laughter Leader, at Bell Trace Health and Living Center, 323-2858 or [hkinderthain@cardon.us|mailto:hkinderthain@cardon.us].

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