Happy to supply recipe cards for Wakefield Food Pantry clients to take. We hope that this makes it easier to cook with all the amazing food there! Thank you to the Northeast Iowa FoodBank for the recipes
Thank you to all the Healthy Living Expo 2019 volunteers, sponsors, vendors & Committee members, especially Move2Joy’s Rosanne Russell & Wakefield-Lynnfield Chamber of Commerces’ Marie & John. Amazing companies donated healthy food & drink samples…we are so grateful!
Wakefield is so lucky to have the Wakefield Food Pantry at the Americal Civic Center, 467 Main Street. They are open to Wakefield families on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9a-1p & 6p-8p. Contact them: https://wakefieldfoodpantry.org/
Thank you to the Melrose YMCA for partnering with us to offer free summer yoga & tai chi classes at Colby Park. Walking and biking to and from class is a great way to enjoy the summer nights as well as warm up and cool down. In an effort to not overwhelm the local streets, …
Getting involved with the Safe Routes to School program/opportunities, Complete Streets efforts and the Ped/Bike Committee are just a few ways to work with like-minded folks to create safer, more walk-able communities. MA DOT Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program hosts International Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day in October. This year it will …
We need your input on the “2018 Wakefield Needs Assessment—Wakefield for All Ages”! Please print & fill out the survey: WakefieldForAllAgesSurvey
Year after year many of us make these crazy, unrealistic weight-centered resolutions for the New Year. This year, our advice is short and sweet (but not too sweet)…Eat better. Move More. It’s that simple. Make smart choices when you can, and balance out what you eat with how much you move. Do what you can …
These easy ideas were on our tree at the Festival of the Trees in December 2017. Thanks to the Boys and Girls Club of Wakefield, Wake Up Coalition & Wakefield Youth Action Team! www.Superhealthykids.com Hard Boiled Eggs plus an apple. Whether your teen is looking to gain muscle or lose weight, this perfectly packaged protein …
Volunteers are needed for the fall BOKS session beginning 9/25/17 at the four Wakefield elementary schools. BOKS (www.bokskids.org) is a free, before-school, fitness program designed to give kids a body and brain boost that will set them up for a day of learning. Volunteers will be asked to make a 1 or 2x a week …
