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Over 250 parents, children and providers joined Partners School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard at the North Elementary School in Somerset on April 8, 2015 for an evening of fun and learning for families. The Family Fun Night offered fun fitness activities with WiggleKids Coach Kim Ferrara, up-to-date nutrition and health information with  Chef Jessica Williams, DTR of Creating Healthy Solutions, and the chance to speak with representatives of over twenty agencies including the Bristol County District Attorney's Office, Bristol County Sheriff's Office, Children's Advocacy Center, Greater Fall River Re-Creation, HealthFirst Dental Program, Katie Brown Educational Program, North Elementary PTO, People Incorporated, Saint Anne's Hospital, Smash Table Tennis Club, Southcoast Energy Challenge, Southcoast Health, United Neighbors, WIC and Partners for a Healthier Community covering its Soda-Free Challenge. Click here for a 29-minute video of the event. Click here for photos of a previous Family Fun Night. For more information, contact School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard at 774-319-0107.

(Top row) Partners School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard is greeted by School Vice-Principal Anthony Branco and Principal Elaine Sabra as families check in before the start of the event. (Row two) Coach Kim Ferrara of WiggleKids leads the first group in some fun exercises to music. (Row three) Chef Jessica Williams, DTR of Creating Healthy Solutions talks about ways to improve health, including lowering stress and eating a healthier diet. (Row four) Principal Sabra chats with parents while Denny Zemba of the Children's Advocacy Center talks with one parent and Partners Worksite Wellness Coordinator Angie Bras talks with Tracy Chasse and her children about sugar-sweetened beverages. (Row five, left and center) Julie Pan of the Southcoast Energy Challenge with Jennifer Crook as she holds her daughter, Alana, and Betty Nunes of the HealthFirst Dental Program talks with Mariss Barros and her ten-month-old daughter, Brooklynn. (Row five, right) Lisa Alves of the WIC Program gives out information on their services. (Row six) Additional groups rotate into the WiggleKids room where children and parents compete in a game of "craters and volcanoes" that gets everyone moving, followed by some jumping jacks. (Bottom row) Participants return to see who has won one of ten grocery bags donated by Partners and the Vela Foundation.

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