The seventh Family Fun Night of the year took place at the Macomber Primary School on May 17, 2017. Partners School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard welcomed 141 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 Chef Jessica Williams of Creating Healthy Solutions and one on moving to music with Fitness Leader Annemarie Holly of Greater Fall River Re-Creation. Participants also had the opportunity to speak with representatives of a twenty-two agencies including BMC HealthNet Plan, Bristol County District Attorney's Office, Bristol County Sheriff's Office, Boys Town New England, Children's Advocacy Center, DCF Foster Parenting, Family Service Association, Katie Brown, Educational Program, Fall River Women's Center New York Life Insurance, People Incorporated, Road to Healing, Saint Anne's Hospital, Samaritans, Save Our Schools, Senior Whole Health, Southcoast Health, Westport Fire Department, 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 at the Somerset South Elementary School. For more information, contact School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard at 774-319-0107.

(Top row) Parents and children check in with Nurse Tracy Pereira and Principal Carolyn Pontes as Ashley Blanchard and Kyle Duchaine put up a banner for the School Committee and Bob Porawski of the Westport Fire Department talks with family members. (Row two) Partners School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard welcomes the audience and explains the evening's events before sending them to one of three stations. (Row three) Chef Jessica Williams of Creating Healthy Solutions walks people through a method of choosing foods that balance protein, fat and carbohydrates. (Row four through six) Fitness Leader Annemarie Holly of Greater Fall River Re-Creation gets people moving to music and having fun doing it. (Row seven) Westport Fire Department Explorer Post 774 members Dylan Soares and Cody Smeaton introduce Sparky the Fire Dog to the children as Donna Payer and Pam Burns of the People Incorporated Early Intervention Program and Jeanne Girard of Save Our Schools talk with parents. (Row eight) Delaney Wilkinson and Candace Gagne of Students Against Destructive Decisions pose for a photo while Angie Bras of Partners talks to families about choosing healthier beverages such as water and whole milk as better options.than soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages. (Bottom row) Students bring ten bags of groceries after drawing winning door prize tickets to their parents including six-year-old Mason Auclair who poses for a photo with his parents Brian and Marlene Auclair.