The 18th annual Healthy Kids Day at the Fall River YMCA brought dozens of children and their parents to the facility on April 17, 2010 for three hours 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 events included hula-hoop, jump rope, Wii bowling and arts and crafts. Marcia Picard of the Children In Balance project was on hand to provide information on healthy foods and to hand out two grocery bags full of healthy foods to two winners of door-prize drawings. A bicycle was also raffled off to one very lucky child. 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 and here to see photos from the previous year. 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.
 

(Top row, left) Fall River YMCA Executive Director Frank Duffy and Program Director Jane Machado are on-hand at the registration table to greet people and get them to sign up for door-prize drawings. (Top row, center) Ann Jang enjoys waits while her daughters Jaellin, 8 and Jinnae,10, head for the inflatable obstacle course under the guidance of Wellness Instructor Javier Ruso. (Middle row, left and right) Seven-year-old Madison Pillsbury amazes the adults with her hula-hoop skills and then tries jump-roping with ten-year-old Victoria Nasrawi while staff member Juli Hutchins watches. (Middle row, center) Madeline, 2 Colin, 6, and Julia, 4, Hargraves pause in front of the Y after attending the event. (Bottom row, left and center) As Caitllin Hogan buckles him up, eight-year-old Nicholas Abaca looks at the climbing wall with trepidation before discovering that it wasn't as difficult as he thought. (Bottom row, right) Nicholas' father Armando accepts two bags of healthy groceries that he won from the Children In Balance project door prize drawing.