The Viveiros Elementary School hosted a Family Fun Night on October 2, 2014 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. Over 200 participants were offered a talk about food by Saint Anne's Hospital Dietitian Laurie Hammontree, a chance to get moving to music by Mike Ramos and Lindsay Dimano, and the opportunity to talk with representatives of fifteen agencies, including BMC HealthNet, Child and Family Services, the Department of Children and Families, Early Childhood/Family Community Engagement, Fernandes Center for Children, Greater Fall River Re-Creation, HealthFirst Dental Program; Katie Brown Educational Program, Partners for a Healthier Community Soda-free Pledge, People Incorporated, Road to Healing, Saint Anne's Hospital, Southcoast Health, Viveiros PTO and WIC. Click here for a 22-minute video of the event. Click here for photos of last year's event.  For more information, contact School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard at 774-319-0107.

(Top row) Parents sign in and get their stickers and door prize ticket before joining over 200 others to be welcomed by School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard. (Row two, left) Michael Ramos, right, gets one group going in fun exercises in the gym. (Row two, right) Partners Worksite Wellness Coordinator Angela Bras, right, talks with six-year-old Ahmiaha Maderia and her mother, Stacie Hartfield, about sugar-sweetened beverages. (Row three) Holly looks over material at the HealthFirst Dental Program table as Heather Coelho of talks with five-year-old Ava Costa, and Robin Jones of the People Incorporated Early Intervention Program talks with Madelyn Ortiz. (Row four) Saint Anne's Hospital Dietitian Laurie Hammontree talks about portion sizes of food as parents and children look over written material and respond to questions about food. (Bottom row) Viveiros School Vice-Principal Richard Leeman and Administrative Manager Carol Viveiros draw raffle tickets and distribute grocery bags to five lucky families.