Children and parents from the Osborn/Fowler School had the opportunity to sample some of the programs that serve the community in a health and safety fair that took place on June 3, 2008, at the school. Agencies including the St. Anne's Hospital Fernandes Center, the Diabetes Association, Inc., BMC HealthNet Plan, and the HealthFirst Family Care Center were on hand to explain what they have to offer. The UMass Extension Nutrition Education program, which has been teaching kindergarten through 5th grade children in Fall River elementary schools about how they can improve their nutrition at home, had a tempting display of fruits and vegetable snacks. School nurses were on hand to demonstrate the basics of CPR and the Fall River Police Department gave away bicycle helmets as part of their safety display. For more information, contact School Nurse Sally Borges or School Principal Karlene Ross at the Osborn/Fowler School at 508-675-8275.
 

(Top row, left) Fall River School Nurses Mary Gustave and Karen Long demonstrate the use of a CPR dummy to Samantha Rego and Valeria Pareja as parents Al furtado and Ronnie Pareja look on. (Top row, center) Healthy snack options are displayed by the UMass Extension Nutrition Education program. (Top row, right) Title I teacher Joan Shea puts out some bicycle helmets from the Fall River Police Department while fourth-grade teacher Lorraine Gagne and fifth-grade teacher June Soares chat in the background. (Middle row, left) Dental Practice Manager Donna Zitano and Linda Hennessey of HealthFirst Family Care Center talk to Jeffrey Alves and his daughter. (Middle row, right) Charlene Ginalski of St. Anne's Hospital Fernandes Center talks with Samantha and Valeria. (Bottom row, center) Teacher Maryanne LaForest holds Mya Doyle at the entrance to the fair. (Bottom row, right) Jeffrey Alves talks with Lina Rebelo of BMC HealthNet Plan.