The 17th annual Healthy Kids Day at the Fall River YMCA brought dozens of children and their parents to the facility on April 18, 2009 for an afternoon of activity and fun events designed to introduce families to what the Y has to offer. From bounding around and through two giant inflatable bounce houses to scaling the climbing wall, children had the chance to get some heart-healthy activity. Other presentations included a demonstration by the Fall River Police K-9 Unit and one by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation's search dog, Scout. The program concluded with an instructive and involving Mad Science show by Leigh Picard. The Fall River Y runs a variety of programs six days a week in their downtown  location, each of which promotes a healthy body, mind and spirit. Click here to see last year's event. Click here to see the Healthy Family Home Starter Kit to help families improve their health status. For more information about programs at the Fall River Y, call 508-675-7841 or click here to see a schedule.
 

(Top row, left) Fall River Healthy Lives Coordinator Mike Ramos pokes his head out of  the bounce house while Suzanne Raposo and Zoey Ramos start to enter. (Top row, center) Seven-year-old Cody Lopes and her older  brother Chad bounce out of the inflatable obstacle course. (Top row, right) Twelve-year-old Aliexis Gendreau and her sisters, Samantha and Leesha, listen as Michelle O'Bannon talks about the work that search dog "Scout" does. (Middle row, left and right) YMCA fitness staff member Cody Bergeron holds the harness as Chad Lopes climbs the wall in the Y gym. (Middle row, center) Fall River YMCA Executive Director Frank Duffy invites everyone to take advantage of what the Y has to offer. (Bottom row) Six-year-old Domonic Sweatt and his father, Justin, enjoy the Mad Science show presented by Leigh Picard, also known in the program as “Laser Lee.”