MyFallRiver.org Launch Team
Peace by Piece Summit
The 2nd Annual Peace by Piece Summit will be taking place on March 27th at Kuss Middle School. The goal of the summit is to bring people, groups and organizations together to talk about how violence impacts them and their community. In order to prevent and reduce violence, we will raise awareness about issues of violence and mobilize, connect and empower attendees with the resources required to address those issues.
Healthy Youth Task Force
The Healthy Youth Task Force will be meeting on October 7th from 3:00 - 4:00 at CD Recreation.
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Peaceful Coalition Training
The Peaceful Coalition will be facilitating a workshop on Wednesday, October
7th from 5:30 - 7:00 at CD Recreation.
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Healthy Youth Task Force Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Healthy Youth Task Force will take place on Wednesday, June 3rd from 3:00 - 4:00 at CD Recreation.
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SARGE - The Fall River Shannon Community Safety Initiative
The monthly meeting of SARGE - The Fall River Shannon Community Safety Initiative will take place on Tuesday, June 2nd from 8:30 - 10:30 at the Boys and Girls Club. The first hour will include an overview of the collaboration. This portion is geared toward interested members of the business and faith-based communities. The second hour will be the monthly Steering Committee meeting.
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Healthy Youth Task Force Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Healthy Youth Task Force will take place on Wednesday, May 13th from 3:00 - 4:00 at B.M.C.Durfee High School in the library.
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Second Fitness Challenge gets hearts pumping
Participants in the 2009 Fitness Challenge had the chance to ramp up their cardiovascular health by visiting ten stations at Community Development Recreationheadquarters on February 7, 2009 (www.gfrpartners.com/092ndFitnessChallenge.html). In recognition of the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women event the day before, participants were also able to get their blood sugar and cholesterol levels by staff from Southcoast Hospitals. Melyssa Boudray of the Providence office of the Heart Association was also on hand to give out information and to sign participants up for the Start Walkingprogram. Fitness instructor Amy Jonesthen challenged each participant to complete each of ten different exercises, including knee lifts, shoulder presses, bicep curls, half squats, kicks and arm extensions. "This was not an easy challenge" noted Jones, "but it showed people what they can do if they try" she added. The event was one of a series of bi-weekly events that will take place throughout the four-month Challenge period. Over 800 people have signed up for the weight-loss and fitness program that began on January 10, 2009. For more information, visit www.FallRiverFitnessChallenge.com.
Partners Steering Committee
Monthly meeting of the Partners for a Healthier Community (DPH CHNA) Steering Committee. Contact Billie Jane Valente at bjv@frfsa.org for details.
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New way for launch team to communicate
This group will allow launch team members to correspond about the site!








