The Diabetes Association and the Family Services Association teamed up to put on a "Families Raising Healthy Kids" event at the Veterans' Memorial Auditorium on November 9, 2006. Children and staff from Family Service Association after-school day care sites were invited to hear a presentation by Captain Nutrition (Bill Daponte from the Diabetes Association) on making healthier choices. Officials from Family Services and the Diabetes Association were joined by Mayor Edward M. Lambert, Jr. and the Timothy Cotter, President of Bank Five, for the presentation of awards and prizes to the winners of a coloring contest sponsored by the Bank. The event was held during National Family Week, held each November, to provide information and education on thinking and behavior as they relate to good health and strong families. Click here for photos of other event activities.
 

(Top row, left and right) Dressed as Captain Nutrition, Diabetes Association Prevention Program Director Bill Daponte wheels out three containers holding the 60 pounds of sugar consumed by people who drink just two sodas a day for a year. (Top row, center) Diabetes Association Executive Director Julianne Kelly, Bank Five former President and CEO Timothy J. Cotter, Mayor Lambert, and Family Services Association Executive Director Carol Nagle display the Mayor's proclamation of Family Week in Fall River. (Middle row, left) Winners of the coloring contest display their work. (Middle row, right) Mayor Lambert dons Captain Nutrition's hat to the delight of Ms. Kelly and Ms. Nagle. (Bottom row) Family Services Chief Financial Officer Phil Allard enjoys the humor along with the children from the after-school programs in attendance.