Summer Programs 2009

Shown on the right are Keke and Reina, both at the NOAH summer program in East Boston. Keke attends O'Donnell elementary during the school year and she and her friends are all receiving postcards from us this summer in addition to monthly newsletters.

One girl approached me this past Tuesday at NOAH. "I got your postcard," she told me. I asked if she thought it was 'cool' and she nodded. The postcards feature artwork by O'Donnell students that illustrate the 5 healthy behaviors kids are tracking this summer. When I told her I had just sent her another postcard her eyes lit up.

We've done a lot of great activities so far this summer - a fruit tasting, a memory game that focused on alternatives to watching TV and playing video games, a fruit and vegetable version of the popular 7-up, and an obstacle course. We have also been developing and testing a more personalized version of our Drive 2 Fitness program that allows kids to take a behavior that they're having trouble adopting and work on a plan to overcome the obstacles that are in their way. We hope to pilot this on a larger scale at O'Donnell in the fall!