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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
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The
first Challenge Event of the Fifth Annual Fall
River Fitness Challenge was held at the Veterans' Memorial Auditorium
on January 14th. Designed as an opportunity for Challenge participants to
start getting into shape, the event began with a challenge to complete
thirty laps of the gym. Participants were then invited to shop at the
first winter farmers' market. The market featured local vendors offering
cheese, bread, oatmeal and honey, in addition to a table with sample items
provided by Chef Jessica William. Sponsored by the
Diabetes Association, Inc.
(DAI), Community Development Recreation
(CD-REC),
the
Fall River YMCA, General
Fitness and Healthy City Fall
River, and supported by Partners
for a Healthier Community, the Challenge offers low cost opportunities for those who
live, work or attend school in Greater Fall River to get fit, lose weight, have
fun and win prizes. Registration is open through the end of January, and many people will register and weigh-in at their workplace in
the coming weeks. Click
here for the
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(Top row,
left) Personal Trainer Amy Jones Delgiacco of Where Is the Workout welcomes
participants to the event and gives them instructions on what to do over the
next hour. (Top row, center) Wellness and market coordinator Annemarie
Sharkey explains the SNAP token exchange to Elaine Branco. (Top row,
right) Nick Soule, Ashley Chaynt and Michele Nogueira walk around the gym
during the first Challenge event. (Middle row, left and right) Cindy
Rothwell looks over the bread offered by Mary Mehri of the Main
Street Cafe and Bakery. (Middle row, center) A customer looks over the
offerings from Foxboro
Cheese at the Lawton Family Farm. (Bottom row, left) The Souza family
from Somerset looks over the products offered by Mad
Hectic Oatmeal. (Bottom row, center and right) Chef Jessica Williams
talks with UMass
Extenion Nutrition Education Program project leader Pat Bebo about the
honey offered by Aquidneck
Honey before offering Elaine Torigny a sample of pumpkin bread made with
locally grown butternut squash served with a cinnamon yogurt spread. The
recipe will be a featured recipe in the Fitness Challenge Meals-N-Minutes
recipe book that will be available at the finale in May and will include
25 low-cost healthy meals: five each of breakfasts, lunches, dinners,
snacks, and desserts |
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video of the event.