The New England Family Wellness Foundation held its third annual 5K Children's Wellness Walk and Fair on September 17, 2006, starting at 29 Fifteenth street next to the Foundation offices. This year, the walk offered fitness demonstrations at several sites along the 5K walking route that circled Britland Park behind the Fall River Police Department headquarters on Pleasant Street. Children received free backpacks and water bottles.  A cookout was held following the walk back at the Foundation for a donation of $20 per adult and children 17 and under paying their age. Proceeds from the walk benefit the New England Family Wellness Foundation. For more information about the New England Family Wellness Foundation Foundation, please call 508-646-4042 or e-mail nefwf@hotmail.com.
 

(Top row, left) New England Family Wellness Foundation Foundation President Michael L. Abgrab, D.C., makes a few comments before the start of the walk. (Top row, center) Casandra Abgrab, Kara Berube, Kimberly Abgrab, Andrew Farinha, Victoria Abgrab and Allison Abgrab start out on the 5K route. (Middle row, left) Miss Massachusetts Michaela Gagne signs off walkers at the first interactive educational booth in front of the Fall River Police station. (Bottom row, center) Fall River fire inspector Jeff Medeiros talks with Certified Personal Trainer and Licensed Massage Therapist Deborah Lotz about the proper weight and fit for the backpack worn by son Michael Medeiros along the walking route. (Bottom row, right) Performers Tara Dunn,  Allison Correia, Destiny Medeiros, Megan Souza, Christian Nogueira, and Leslie Camara from Dance Fusion studio in Westport demonstrate a dance step for walk participant Bob Amorin in the background.