Awards Ceremony at the Shelburne Community Center

Friday was the last day of camp at the Shelburne Community Center in Roxbury. 61 kids participated this summer in the Drive 2 Fitness program and received certificates of participation to the great applause of their fellow campers, counselors, and camp directors. The four shown here were the participants with the highest point totals who were allowed to select prizes from a table of options: Two chose swimming goggles, one chose two free passes for a Boston By Foot walking tour, and the other chose two free passes for a tour of Fenway Park.

Thank you for all your hard work!

I'd also like to thank all our donors this summer, especially the Franklin Park Zoo and Boston By Foot! We couldn't have done it without you!

Celebrating the Summer - 2 Wonderful East Boston Events

This week our two summer programs in East Boston came to an end with wonderful celebrations! The Paris/Community Heights Center celebrated its 100th anniversary and the NOAH program closed the season with their annual talent show and closing celebration. It was amazing to be part of these two excellent programs this summer and we look forward to seeing as many kids as possible this school year as we pursue our 10-15 schools for the 2009-2010 school year.

In the photos check out an incoming 4th grader at McKay, yours truly with Lucy and Theresa Do (Theresa attends O'Donnell and was one of the top point earners this summer on our website), and Gabriella (also from O'Donnell - the one in the pink top and flowing dress) dancing in the talent show. She tracked her points all summer long using her paper scorecard!

Congratulations to all and we can't wait to see you back at school!

The Last Week of Our East Boston Summer Programs

This week was the last week of camp at our 2 summer programs in East Boston! I would like to specifically congratulate our four top scorers at the Orient Heights/Paris St. program: Tia Caldwell, Julia Hancock, Bianca Cabral, and Wes Caldwell! Great job guys! And congratulations to everyone who participated this summer. I was continually amazed at how thoughtful this group was when discussing the barriers in their lives that kept them from achieving the five daily health behaviors (1 hour of physical activity, 1 hour or less of TV/video games, 5-9 fruits & veggies, no sugar-added beverages, and 8-11 hours of sleep!)

We'll be celebrating alongside both summer programs this week: on Wednesday at the Paris St. bloc party and on Thursday at the NOAH end of the summer celebration!