The Watson Elementary School hosted a Family Fun Night on May 13, 2013 to engage both students and their parents in some healthy fun while learning about nutrition and a range of community resources that they can access to maintain or improve their health. About 75 participants were offered a talk about food by Southcoast Hospitals dietitian Amanda Raposo, a workout to music by Suzanne and Mike Ramos, and the chance to speak with representatives of agencies including Child and Family Services, HealthFirst Dental Program; Katie Brown Educational Program, Partners for a Healthier Community Soda-free Pledge, Saint Anne's Hospital, Southeast Recovery Learning Community, Southcoast Hospitals' Cardiovascular Prevention Program, and Time Exchange. Click here for photos of the Fun Night at the Henry Lord Middle School. Click here for a 25-minute video of the event. For more information, contact School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard at 774-319-0107.

(Top row, left) School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard, left, greets the agency representatives in the resource room before the event begins. (Top row, center) Watson Physical Education Teacher Christopher Conti, left, welcomes parents and children to the event. (Top row, right) Ms. Picard gives the participants instructions on how to divide into three groups. (Row two) Americorps Volunteer Brittany Bertone talks with Ana Alvarez and Shanelaliz Riveira about the problems with sugar-sweetened beverages as Heidi Martins of Child and Family Services talks with Maria Correia about their services. (Row three) Suzanne Ramos, left, leads parents and children in some fun exercises to music. (Row four) Amanda Raposo of Southcoast Hospitals Cardiovascular Prevention Program talks about "Portion Distortion" with family members as Many Fournier and her children, Kelsie, Jared and Daral, talk with Debra Paulino of Saint Anne's/Steward Healthcare. (Bottom row) Brenda Desmarais goes over a BMI chart with Donna Querim of Southcoast Hospitals Cardiovascular Prevention Program before Principal Cathy Carvalho draws the winning ticket for Nicole Hologitas to claim her bag of groceries.