On January 15, 2010 Rocky Mountain Youth Corps hosted “Eat and Play Family Day” to address childhood obesity in honor of Martin Luther King Jr's vision of healthy communities. The event aimed to increase parent’s and children’s’ awareness of preventative measures they can take to decrease their risk of becoming obese and health issues associated with obesity.
260 members of the Taos Community showed up and participated in interactive activities set up to demonstrate for kids how much fun healthy food and games can be. These activities included hula hooping, Dance Dance Revolution, food art and letter writing to congress. Each attendee received a “Passport to health” which got stamped at each station they visited. Once six stamps were earned the participant was able to collect a goody bag of healthy snacks. It was great to see children making healthy choices and enjoying doing it.
We would like to thank all of our supporters in making this event a success:
Rocky Mountain Youth Corpsmember Council
Field Institute of Taos
Holy Cross Hospital
University of New Mexico-Taos Library
Taos County Economic Development Corporation
Safe Routes to School
Building Bridges to the Outdoors
Protecting You, Protecting Me
Taos Physical Therapy
Twirl
...and of course the Taos Youth & Family Center
Thursday, February 4, 2010
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