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The 17th
annual
Healthy Kids Day
at the
Fall River YMCA
brought dozens of children and their parents to the facility on April
18, 2009 for an afternoon of activity and fun events designed to
introduce families to what the Y has to offer. From bounding around and
through two giant inflatable bounce houses to scaling the climbing wall,
children had the chance to get some heart-healthy activity. Other
presentations included a demonstration by the
Fall River Police K-9 Unit and one by
the Massachusetts Department of
Conservation and Recreation's search dog, Scout. The program
concluded with an instructive and involving
Mad Science show by
Leigh Picard.
The Fall River Y runs a variety of programs six days a week in their
downtown location, each of which promotes a healthy body, mind
and spirit.
Click
here to see last year's event. Click here to see the
Healthy Family Home Starter Kit to help families improve their
health status. For more information about programs
at the Fall River Y, call 508-675-7841 or click
here to
see a schedule. |
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(Top row, left) Fall River Healthy Lives Coordinator Mike Ramos pokes his head out of the bounce house while Suzanne Raposo and Zoey Ramos start to enter. (Top row, center) Seven-year-old Cody Lopes and her older brother Chad bounce out of the inflatable obstacle course. (Top row, right) Twelve-year-old Aliexis Gendreau and her sisters, Samantha and Leesha, listen as Michelle O'Bannon talks about the work that search dog "Scout" does. (Middle row, left and right) YMCA fitness staff member Cody Bergeron holds the harness as Chad Lopes climbs the wall in the Y gym. (Middle row, center) Fall River YMCA Executive Director Frank Duffy invites everyone to take advantage of what the Y has to offer. (Bottom row) Six-year-old Domonic Sweatt and his father, Justin, enjoy the Mad Science show presented by Leigh Picard, also known in the program as “Laser Lee.” |
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