The Fall River YMCA opened its door for its 15th annual Healthy Kids Day a free, fun-filled day of activities designed to promote healthy kids and families on April 28, 2007, two weeks after the national event. "This is a chance for anyone to come and try out what we have to offer," noted staff member Mike Mahoney. "We're featuring our new climbing wall that was recently installed," he added. Other events included a cannon ball diving contest in the pool, face painting, scrap-booking, preschool play and a table filled with 50 pounds of different kinds of fruit donated by Stop & Shop that kids could sample. The Y runs a variety of programs six days a week in their downtown Fall River location, each of which promote a healthy body, mind and spirit. Click here to see last year's event. For more information about programs at the Fall River Y, call 508-675-7841 or click here to see a schedule.
 

(Top row, left) Bill Sargent and his nine-year-old daughter Jillian pause to look at some of the literature on health and safety while Fall River Fire Department Inspector Mike Arruda looks on between tours of the Safety House outside in the parking lot. (Top row, center) Y staff member Mike Cogliati chats with maintenance director T.J. Holderness who has been at every Healthy Kid day in the past 15 years. (Top row, right) Six-year-old Kaleigh Almeida samples some fruit with her mom Rhonda as staffer Mike Mahoney looks on from the door. (Middle row, left and right) Lifeguard Kristy Tripp gives instructions to kids competing in the cannon ball diving contest before ten-year-old Jaela Jang takes her dive. (Bottom row, left to right) Seven-year-old Abby Facchiano is readied for her climb by staff member Eli Smith and volunteer Scott Layne. Nine-year-old Chavahya Soto works her way up the wall while Kristy Tripp holds the safety rope. Four-year-old Mitchel Lima talks to his dad, Tony Lima, before deciding to try the climbing wall. He proudly announced later that he made it up--twice!