Members of the Maplewood and Niagara Neighborhood Associations invited Marcia Picard, project manager of the Children In Balance (CIB) project, and Dr. David Weed, coordinator of the Healthy City initiative, to provide an update on June 24, 2009. The combined meeting was held in the community room of the new Letourneau Elementary School on Anthony Street. Ms. Picard described the recent activities of the CIB project, including the  Healthy Eating Active Time (HEAT) Clubs that run in nine elementary schools and after-school programs City-wide, and recent Farmers' Market events held at the Greene School and the Viveiros School. Dr. Weed updated the group on the ten walking routes throughout the City's neighborhood, six community gardens, and the twenty healthy dining restaurants. These presentations followed a presentation on the new Maplewood Association web site (www.MaplewoodNeighborhood.com) by Maureen Estes and a question and answer session with Colleen Hart from the Mayor's Office and Sgt Oliveira from the Fall River Police Department. Click here for photos of a previous meeting with the Niagara N.A. For more information, contact Maplewood Association president Jeanne Santos at 508-577-6305 or Niagara Neighborhood Association president Dino Bisarro at 508-674-9347.
 

(Top row, left) Maplewood Neighborhood Association member Delores Mello helps herself to some fresh strawberries before the meeting. (Top row, center) Maplewood Neighborhood Association president Jeanne Santos provides some updates as Colleen Hart of the Mayor's Office listens. (Top row, right) Niagara Neighborhood Association member Earle Gaudette poses some questions to Sgt. Gouveia of the Fall River Police Department as Marcia Picard and Lorraine Pontes listen. (Middle row, left and right) Healthy City Fall River coordinator David Weed and Children In Balance project manager Marcia Picard provide updates of their two projects. (Middle row, center) Maureen Estes describes the newly-completed web site created with Weed & Seed funding for the Maplewood Neighborhood Association.