The first Family Fun Night of this year held in Westport took place at the Macomber Elementary School on February 24, 2016. Partners School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard welcomed nearly 100 parents and children to participate in a program that engages them 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 were offered sessions on nutrition by Chef Jessica Williams of Creating Healthy Solutions and one on movement with Fitness Leaders Mike and Suzanne Ramos. Participants also had the opportunity to speak with representatives of nine agencies including the  Bristol County Sheriff's Office, Child and Family Services, Children's Advocacy Center, Mass Council on Compulsive Gambling, Road to Healing, Saint Anne' Hospital, Southcoast Health, and the Fall River WIC Program, along with Partners for a Healthier Community covering its Soda-Free Challenge. Click here for a 38-minute video of the event. Click here for photos and video of a similar event at the Luther School in Swansea. For more information, contact School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard at 774-319-0107.

(Top row) Macomber School Nurse Tracy Pereira signs-in Perinho and Michelle Sandro and their son, Lucas, before Partners School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard welcomes parents and children to the event. (Row two) Chef Jessica Williams of Creating Healthy Solutions leads a discussion about creating a balanced meal using different kinds of foods. (Row three)  Fitness Leaders Suzanne and  Mike Ramos engage the first group of families in some fun movement to music before a discussion of how people can maintain fitness just by doing ordinary tasks. (Row four) Family members speak with representatives of Southcoast Health, the Bristol County Sheriff's Office, and Road to Healing. (Row five) Partners Outreach Manager Jack Shipley talks about the importance of eating whole foods, like milk and fruit, without added sugar at the Partners Soda-Free Challenge table. (Rows six and seven) Suzanne and Mike  Ramos get another group moving while Amanda Winters of the Mass Council on Compulsive Gambling and Lisa Alves of the Fall River WIC Program  talk with other parents. (Bottom row) Three-year-old Lucas is escorted by his mother, Stacy Silva-Boutwell, to pick up one of ten grocery bag door prizes from Principal Kristina Delaplain and Nurse Tracy as Ms. Picard looks on.