Senior citizens at the Flint Senior Center had the opportunity to take a walk on the Watuppa as part of a Fall River Mass In Motion Healthy Aging Initiative Project to get more seniors walking. The Project included two walks along the South Watuppa Pond Bicycle Path, one with the Flint Senior Center on June 5th and the second one on June 11, 2014 with participants from the Niagara Center. "We're starting by getting some ideas from seniors from the Center on how to encourage more seniors to walk," stated Fall River Mass In Motion Coordinator Julianne Kelly. "The walk really stimulated discussion on what some of the barriers are and what motivates people to walk," she added. Newly-hired Healthy Aging Initiative Coordinator Eric Andrade joined the group and helped Ms. Kelly poll the walkers. Eric will be working over the summer with seniors at the Niagara Center and the Flint Senior Center to encourage walking on the part of those who attend the two Centers on a regular basis. For more information about the program, contact Julie Kelly at 508-324-2405 or Associate Council on Aging Director Pauline Gousie at 508-324-2401.

(Top row) Mariana DeAlmeida, Mariana Cunha, Joy Reis, Serapica Pedro and Eduarda Cabral all brave the rain showers for a walk along the South Watuppa Pond. (Middle Row, Center) Rosa Santos smiles for a photo as the rest of the group catches up. (Bottom row, left and right) Mariana Cunha, Maria Raposa and Esabel Unucao enjoy a picnic lunch aboard the trolley. (Bottom row, center) Natalie Correia, Teresa Fragata, and Mariana DeAlmeida get ready to join the walk..