Compeer of the Southern Tier

This past year has been extremely challenging, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. New York State has taken a significant hit to their budget and has resulted in cuts to programs that were designed to provide mental health services to individuals in our community. One of those areas affected has been our own Compeer of the Southern Tier. Effective December 31, 2020 Compeer will no longer be available under the Mental Health Association of the Southern Tier and this FB page will go dark.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to MHAST at 607-771-8888.

It has been a wonderful adventure to be a part of this program.

We will keep you in our thoughts forever. Please remember to:

WEAR A MASK*LISTEN TO SCIENCE & MEDICAL EXPERTS*BE WELL*STAY SAFE

Attention: Youth!!!

Eco-Art Competition: Our Earth. Our Home. | Earthx2020 Enter the Eco-Art Competition for Student Artists in grades K-12, and take on the challenge of creating a piece of art, in either 2-D or 3-D, or any media.

Instead of just looking at lights this holiday season, be part of an 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 experience like you’ve never had before. The Holiday Experience is coming to the Ross Park Zoo! Tickets are only available online. Visit rossparkzoo.org/theholidayexperience to reserve your tickets now.

Compeer is being represented by this little offering, for the Annual Gingerbread Village at the Discovery Center this year. Do you make gingerbread for the holidays?

Buying a locally grown Christmas tree helps support local farm businesses and ensures you have the freshest tree possible. Thanks Cornell Cooperative Extension-Broome County for putting together this map of Broome County Christmas tree farms.

CDC recommendations for Thanksgiving this year.

Compeer wishes everyone a safe holiday.

A few reminders on refuse collection as we head into the holiday week:

•There will be NO yard waste collection Monday, Nov. 23.

•Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday normal trash collections will be picked up one day earlier. (For example, if you normally get your garbage picked up on Tuesdays, it will be collected Monday next week.)

•There is no change to normal Friday, Nov. 27 collections.

WBNG profiled Compeer member Yvonne Briggs and her mentor Dorothy Pierce on Around The Tiers this week. They shared their experiences and memories and the benefits of their Compeer Friendship. Thank you to Yvonne and Dorothy for being Compeer Ambassadors! 💗

Create lifelong friendships through Compeer Adult Mentoring Program (WBNG) -- The Compeer Adult Mentoring Program with MHAST is matching a supportive volunteer with a person with mental illness to develop a health relationships and decrease loneliness and isolation and improve self-esteem. To learn more about the program visit MHAST's website here.

Another Grab and Go for the holiday 🦃
153 State Park Road

Gobble Grab and Go available starting today. Pick up on the porch of the park office.

Instructions: this project is best constructed using a glue gun. Parental supervision is required.
1. Placing pine cone sideways, glue two acorn tops to each side of the bottom to make the feet. 2. Glue acorn head on the front of the pine cone. 3. Glue red waddle to chin area below the yellow beak on the head. 4. Arrange the beech leaves to form feathers. Glue them to the bottom of the pine cone.