Community Events & Info
UPCOMING GRIT2 EVENTS
May 6 & 8 - Do-Nut Forget About Your Mental Health @DGS & DGN
Tell your high school students to stop by for a free donut at DGS on May 6th during lunch periods and at DGN on May 8th between 7:30-8:20am at the turn around on Forest Ave! NO REGISTRATION NEEDED!
May 15, 5:30pm - Yoga & Pilates @ MBS Pilates Clarendon Hills
FREE Yoga & pilates class at MBS Pilates Clarendon Hills open to all ages 15+
May 23, 12pm - Yoga @ YogaSix
FREE beginner yoga open to all ages 15+ (RSVP required)
Paper Peony
Brighten your home and give back to your community with the 'A Light in the Dark' grit2 Fundraiser Candle — a fresh blend of lemon, lilac, and basil hand-poured right here in Downers Grove. At $38, this small-batch, coconut-soy candle burns 50+ hours and is made with non-toxic, phthalate-free fragrance you can feel good about. A portion of every sale supports grit2's mental health education and resilience programs for teens and families in our area. Orders are open April 27 through May 10 — grab one before this limited run sells out!
Summer Brader Photography
You are enough, just as you are! A great headshot can help you show up as your most confident, real, and ready-for-anything self. Enjoy 50% headshots with Summer Brader Photography on select days in May!
Verbena Apothecary
Stop by Verbena Apothecary during the month of May to pickup the grit2 signature scent soap! Proceeds will come back to grit2.
PAST GRIT2 EVENTS
DG Senior Scholarship
NOW CLOSED
grit2 is launching our first-ever senior
scholarship — two awards of $1,000 each.
Open to DGS & DGN seniors, plus any
DG resident attending another high
school. Share your story on mental health
and you could win.
Deadline: Midnight, March 15th
Screenagers Film & Panel
Screens are shaping childhood earlier than
ever, how can we help our kids thrive in a
digital world? Join grit2 and the Downers
Grove Area Council of PTAs for a screening
of Screenagers: Elementary School Age
Edition followed by a thoughtful panel
discussion with local education and child
development leaders. Walk away with
practical insights and a stronger sense of
community around one of today's most
important parenting challenges. Seats are
limited so be sure to register!
UPCOMING PARTNER EVENTS
DOWNERS GROVE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Social Work Interns available now! Drop in and say hi!
DGPL has partnered with Aurora University's School of Social Work to host interns at the library. Interns at the library receive credit for their work at the library.
Social Work Interns are available for patrons to meet with for 20-minute consultations to help refer patrons to services. To meet with a Social Work Intern, visit here.
GLENBARD PARENT SERIES
Find more info here
Community Givebacks
Thank you to everyone who made 2025 May Mental Health Awareness Month a SMASHING SUCCESS! Including:
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Distributed more than 1500 green ribbons across neighborhoods, businesses and parks
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National speaker Chris Norton presenting to 300+ students at DGS/DGN
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grit2 at the DGS Health Fair with 500+ student visitors
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Distributing 2000 donuts and $10,000 in gift cards at DGN/DGS "Do-Nut" Forgot About your Mental Health" events
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More than 132 student participants i the Teen Cell Phone Challenge with $2500+ in cash prizes
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21 local providers at the Mental Health Provider Fair, Fishel Park Yoga and Downers Grove Market reaching hundreds of attendees
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Hope in Soap charity partner with Magnolia Soap
The support of this community was above and beyond!
Mental health matters and it matters her!
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Check out our youtube channel and ppt presentations below!
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