Over a hundred parents and students came to the Letourneau Elementary School on April 26, 2016 for a Family Fun Night organized by Partners School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard. The program engages both adults and children in some healthy movement while learning about nutrition and a range of community resources that they can access to maintain or improve their health. Participants joined WiggleKids Leader Kim Ferrara for fun sessions with pool noodles and Saint Anne's Hospital Nurse Rose Couto to learn about healthy food choices. Participants also had the opportunity to speak with representatives of thirteen agencies including the Bristol County District Attorney's Office, Children's Advocacy Center, Early Childhood & Family Community Engagement, HealthFirst Dental Clinic, JRI Foster Care and Adoption, Mass in Motion Fall River, Fall River Parent Academy, Saint Anne's Hospital, Southcoast Health, Stanley Street Treatment and Resources, and the WIC Program, along with Partners for a Healthier Community covering its Soda-Free Challenge. Click here for a 35-minute video of the event. Click here for photos and video of a similar event at the Kuss Middle School. For more information, contact School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard at 774-319-0107.

(Top row) Letourneau School Adjustment Counselor Marie Chase welcomes parents and children, including Jasmyn and Mary Jackson and their friend Lexi Gomez, before Partners School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard begins the event. (Rows two through four)  Kim Ferrara of WiggleKids in Swansea leads three groups in some fun movement using swimming pool noodles. (Rows five and six) Saint Anne's Hospital Nurse Rose Couto challenges children and parents to describe healthier food choices. (Row six, right) Eric Poulin of the Bristol County District Attorney's Office, Stephanie Joyal of the Children's Advocacy Center, and representatives of Saint Anne's Hospital talk with parents. (Row seven) Lt. Queila Raposo of the Bristol County Sheriff's Office, Lisa Alves of the WIC Program, and Rosa Fernandez and Amy Pontes of the Letourneau Growth Mindset Program talk with parents. (Row eight) Parents talk with Jessica Rodriguez about the Parent Academy, while Courtney Edge and Jill Heroux of  JRI Foster Care and Adoption and Rene Rodrigues of the HealthFirst Dental Clinic talk with parents. (Row nine) Jack Shipley of Partners talks with parents and children about sugar at the Soda-Free Challenge. (Bottom row)  Raquel Cabral of Stanley Street Treatment and Resources describes their resources before the event wraps up with the drawing of door prize tickets for ten bags of groceries donated by Southcoast Health, one of which was won by Luis and Jasmine Barsallo and Francisco Dimis.