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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
Over
twenty providers and school staff joined nearly 200 parents and children
for the Letourneau
Elementary School Family Fun Night on February 11, 2015. Partners School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard
congratulated the parents for braving the cold weather and snowy streets
to come out for a program that engages them in some healthy fun while learning about
nutrition and a range of community resources that they
can access to maintain or improve their health. Participants
were offered sessions on nutrition by Saint Anne's
Hospital nurse Rose Couto, R.N. along with a fun workout with
Fitness Instructor Soklim
Chhean and a chance to speak with representatives
of over twenty agencies including BMC HealthNet Plan, Child
and Family Services, Children's
Advocacy Center, MA Department of Children and Families, Early Childhood/Family Community Engagement,
Family Service Association, Greater
Fall River Re-Creation, HealthFirst
Dental Program, Katie Brown Educational Program,
Letourneau PTO, People Incorporated,
Road to Healing, Saint Anne's Hospital, Smash Table Tennis Club,
Southcoast
Health, United
Neighbors, WIC,
and Partners
for a Healthier Community covering its Soda-Free Challenge.
Click here for
an 28-minute  video of the
event. For more information, contact School Wellness Coordinator Marcia
Picard at 774-319-0107. |
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(Top row) Marangeli Ortiz signs her family in with Letourneau School Adjustment Counselor Rosa Fernandes before Partners School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard welcomes everyone. (Row two) Saint Anne's Hospital nurse Rose Couto, RN, starts off her nutrition session by asking "What should be on your plate?". (Row three) Fitness Instructor Soklim Chhean gets her group going with some fun moves and some questions about fitness. (Row three) School Community Engagement staff member Jessica Rodrigues talks with parents while Partners Worksite Wellness Coordinator Angie Bras talks with other parents about sugar-sweetened beverages, and Patricia Roberts and Emily Kelleher talk about the Community Service Agency at Family Service Association. (Row four) Fifth-grader Emily Rodrigues dances with her mother while Jasmine and Mariah Barsallo look over their give-aways and Ayomide Olubonwo looks over the sugar display with Angie Bras. (Bottom row) School Adjustment Counselor Marie Chase holds the door prize ticket box while School Principal Brian Raposo draws the winning numbers, including one of three certificates for a martial arts club for first-grader Nicholas Giordano and one of ten bags filled with great food for fifth-grader Rochaell Rodgate. |
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