FAN Club

• Puppeteer program designed to support, educate, prevent, and increase awareness of mental health issues for children.

• You are a teacher or administrator of children between 3 and 11 years of age.

Using hand and rod puppets, skits are presented to children on issues such as attention deficit disorder, smoking and self-esteem to help promote mental health awareness and healthy lifestyle choices to the children. A typical presentation is 30-55 minutes in length (based on age of audience) and consists of introductory activities, a puppet skit, and a question-and-answer period.

Recommended audience size is up to 3 classes at a time preferably split into primary and junior presentations. Minimum presentation is one, but typically FAN Club will visit 8 times throughout a school year (once per month, covering a different topic each month).

• “Three’s a Picnic” – Learning about Friendship and Respect
• “Simon Says” – Learning about Good Manners
• “Halloween by Numbers” – Halloween Safety
• “Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire” – Fire Prevention and Safety
• “Police are our Friends” – Community Safety

• “Wayne Gretzky is My Hero” – Coping with Bullies
• “Lisasaurus Rex” – Dealing with “Girl” bullying
• “No Brakes for Jason” – ADHD and how I am not different from you but different LIKE you
• “Anchors Away” – The difference between secrets and surprises (the importance of disclosure)
• “Not for Me” – Dealing with peer pressure (Prevention of underage smoking)
• “Throwing out the Garbage” – Self-esteem
• “Pulled Around” – The importance of talking about your feelings and/or coping with family change like divorce and separation (featuring information about the Rainbows program)
• “Hot Potato” – Dealing with Anger
• “The Peace Pennant” – For military families: Talking about Deployment
• “Kathylocks and the Three Dads” – For military families: Talking about returning home

To book a presentation or to become a volunteer puppeteer, please contact:

Jackie Ralph, Youth Awareness and Education Supervisor
Phone: 519-371-3642 (Toll-Free at 1-888-451-2642) ext. 1216
Email: jralph@cmhagb.org

While the majority of our FAN Club presentations take place in our local schools, FAN Club presentations are available to churches, private schools, homeschooling groups, summer camps, libraries, etc.

There is no set fee for a FAN Club presentation, however, donations to “CMHA Grey Bruce” in care of the program are always gratefully accepted. A suggested donation is $100.00 per presentation.

FAN Club is provided throughout Grey and Bruce Counties.