PORT ANGELES — Want a free massage? How about some free lessons on health?
If that sounds like your cup of tea, the Passport to Health on Saturday will have 22 locations with free lessons, samples and information about natural health in Port Angeles.
From free chair massages at the Port Angeles Farmers Market to samples of tea at Renaissance, the fair will offer a glimpse into the offerings of the various natural health providers in town.
“We are trying to give people a variety of ways they can promote natural health in themselves,” said Ann Fritts, a Port Angeles acupuncturist and one of the organizers.
“For example, exercise is a way to live healthy, and we have exercise gyms participating with some free day passes, and we also have places that involve healthy eating and different nutritionists.”
Any of the locations can be a starting point on Saturday, but Fritts and fellow-organizer Aleilah P. Lawson, coordinator for massage therapy program at Peninsula College suggest the Port Angeles Farmers Market in the Clallam County Courthouse parking lot as a starting point to get the “passport” and go from there.
Most of the events run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., but those at the farmers market will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
People who get at least 10 stamps in their “passport” will be eligible for a drawing for more than a dozen prizes.
The prizes range from free taijiquan or quigong classes to free massages or stress reduction tools from a natural health Web site.
Students in the college’s massage therapy program will give massage demonstrations at the Port Angeles Farmers Market — which has different hours from the other sites, being open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m..
Also at the Farmers Market, producers will discuss what healthy fruits and vegetables are available locally.
“The most important thing is for the people to be informed on how to lead healthy vital lives,” Lawson said.
