The 13th Family Fun Night of the school year took place at the Doran Community School on June 1, 2017. Partners School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard welcomed 120 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 with Partners Outreach Manager Jack Shipley and one on moving to music with Fitness Leader Mike Ramos. Participants also had the opportunity to speak with representatives of eighteen agencies including BMC HealthNet Plan, Bristol County Sheriff's Office, Children's Advocacy Center, DCF Foster Parenting, Doran PTO, Early Childhood/Family Community Engagement, Katie Brown, Educational Program, Fall River Women's Center, Mass in Motion/Walk Fall River, Fall River Parent Academy, People Incorporated, Road to Healing, Saint Anne's Hospital, Samaritans, Southcoast Health, Stanley Street Treatment and Resouces , WIC, and Partners for a Healthier Community covering its Sugar-Free Challenge. Click here for a 29-minute video of the event. Click here for a previous event held at the Macomber Primary School. For more information, contact School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard at 774-319-0107.

(Top row) Anna Belmore and Sarah Pasquis sign in with teachers Gloria Warren and Tracy Vasselin before Partners School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard welcomes the audience. (Row two) Janice Velozo of Mass in Motion/Walk Fall River and Amy Silvia of Road to Healing talk to parents about the resources they offer. (Row three)  Parents visit the Samaritans, Bristol County Sheriff's Office, and the Fall River Parent Academy resource tables. (Rows four and five) Doran PTO members sign parents up while Fitness Leader Mike Ramos gets parents and children moving to music in a fun exercise. (Rows six and seven) Partners Outreach Manager Jack Shipley engages groups in a contest to see who gets more correct answers to questions about problems with sugar sweetened beverages and the benefits of healthy fats and whole milk. (Bottom row) Student Support Coordinator Karen Lima reads the winning numbers as first-grader Daniel Mazrid comes up to claim one of ten bags of groceries and two helmets that were given as door prizes before the evening concludes.