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The
Fall River Children In Balance
(CIB)
program that is replicating the
Shape Up Somerville
childhood obesity prevention project held its third "Farmers' Market" event at the
Watson Elementary School on October 17, 2009. Celebrating the school's
garden project, the event featured fresh produce and a chance for
parents and children to sample some recipes using garden vegetables.
Parents and children were also invited to dance to the tune of the song
"Y.M.C.A." in the hallways and to attend a community marketplace
with displays by a dozen local agencies. Click
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(Top row, left) John Krauzyk encourages his six-year-old son Joshua to dance to the song "Y.M.C.A." as his wife, Erin, watches from behind and Lou Almeida and her daughter dance behind them. (Top row, center and right) Children In Balance project director Marcia Picard chats with volunteers Christine Tofe, Virginia Gibney and Lori O'Neil at the registration table prior to joining the dancers. (Middle row, left) Wahdaliz Ramos encourages her five-year-old son Jayson to sample some of the dishes made with fresh garden vegetables. (Middle row, center) A display features some of the vegetables grown by the children in the school's garden. (Middle row, right) Watson School principal Nancy Martin-Bernier requests a dish of squash soup from Jessica Riccardi. (Bottom row, left and right) Melissa Cleaves first talks with Betty Nunes of the HealthFirst dental clinic and then visits the May Institute table with Janet Shartle. |
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