Upper Valley Healthy Eating Active Living Partnership
Lebanon Full Moon Fiesta - Progressive Outdoors Dinner
HEAL partner Lebanon Recreation and Parks invites you to the new and improved Full Moon Fiesta, Saturday Feb 11 from 6-8pm. Location is now at Carter Community Golf Course near downtown Lebanon. Check out www.campfiredining.com and go to the Lebanon Full Moon Fiesta page. Your participation and fun dining experience helps support Storrs Hill Ski area and Lebanon Recreation Scholarships Fund. A great activity for the whole family.…
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Gile Mountain Trail Improvement Project
In early August, a crew from Timber & Stones, led by Josh Ryan, arrived to help make eroded sections of the Gile Mountain Trail more durable. Thanks to grant support from the Vermont Recreation Trails Program, portions of the Gile Mountain Trail located above the powerline will receive extensive improvements this summer and fall. The trail is one of the most popular that the Upper Valley has to offer. Wonderful views provided to visitors that climb the trail’s fire tower attract…
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Participate in Tour de Taste 2011
Support the development of trails in the Upper Valley region, spend an active day, and eat great food too!
Tour de Taste is a fundraising event for the Upper Valley Trail's Alliance, a founding partner of…
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A World of Health --A discussion course about the connections between human and envirionmental health
Following the success of the 24 Menu for the Future “Community Conversations” discussion groups, Catamount Earth Institute plans to offer another Northwest Earth Institute reading and discussion program. This discussion course is called A World of Health: Connecting People, Place, and Planet. Catamount will collaborate with community groups and libraries in the winter of 2012 to organize self-facilitated A World of Health discussion groups for more of our “Community…
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A World of Health--A new discussion program on the connections between human and environmental health
Following the success of the 24 Menu for the Future “Community Conversations” discussion groups this winter, Catamount Earth Institute plans to offer another Northwest Earth Institute reading and discussion program. This discussion course is called A World of Health: Connecting People, Place, and Planet. Catamount will collaborate with community groups and libraries in the winter of 2012 to organize self-facilitated A World of Health discussion groups for more of our…
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Tai chi classes this summer
I'll be offering two tai chi classes this summer.
Tai chi for arthritis & fall prevention starts Friday June 24th at the Bugbee Center in White River Junction, 10:30-11:30. Seven sessions for $35.
Sun style tai chi starts Monday, June 27th at Vail Park in Woodstock (just a little south of the elementary school), near the tennis courts, from 5:45-6:45. Seven sessions for $35. You can also drop in for an occasional class but won't get as much detailed instruction…
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Introducing the new DHMC Community Garden
Jun 13, 2011
Grab your gardening gloves and get ready to dig in the dirt. The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Child Care Center has announced it is offering organic garden plots to DHMC staff and physicians. The new DHMC Community Garden is located just above the parking lot at the center and will offer a total of 30 plots, four feet by four feet in size.
The project is the result of a recent Upper Valley…
Added by Greg Norman on June 13, 2011 at 11:11am — No Comments
Aspiring Olympians to Coach Indian River Running Program!
Youth attending the Indian River School next fall will have the chance to participate in a new Cross Country running program coached by the In the Arena NH Team, made up of experienced running coaches who are training for the 2012 Track and Field Olympics in London!
The program will start in late August and end in mid-October, with practices from 3:15-4:30pm Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.
Participants do not need experience as…
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Livable Communities Corps Needs Volunteers To Help With Study On Healthy Food Choices
Added by Greg Norman on June 3, 2011 at 10:00am — No Comments
You're Invited! UV HEAL Annual Celebration May 26th 6pm
Come Celebrate with Upper Valley Healthy Eating Active Living (UV HEAL)!
Come and see what our UV HEAL Partners have been working on over the past year! Our partners have been busy helping early child care centers and K-12 schools serve healthier meals; influencing decision makers toward trail access and…
Added by Greg Norman on May 23, 2011 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment
Trail Day Events on the Northern Rail Trail June 4th!
Ride the Northern Rail Trail - the longest rail trail in New Hampshire -- June 4, 2011. 9 towns, multiple rides to celebrate National Trails Day…
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Share Your Ideas At The Canaan Recreation Forum
The Canaan Recreation Commission and Upper Valley HEAL invite residents of the Mascoma Valley Region towns of Canaan, Enfield, Orange, Dorchester and Grafton to a Community Forum to help plan the future of Recreation, Parks and Trails in the region.
Attendees will discuss how to pool community resources, improve active transportation options with pathways to important community places, and vision what programs residents would like to see offered. Facilitators from the Upper…
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UV HEAL e-update!
April is near, and UV HEAL is still working to help make it easier for kids and families to be healthy where they live, learn, work and play. If you haven't already, sign up to receive UV HEAL e-updates!
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Time to Think About Community Supported Agriculture!
Would you like to have a season's worth of weekly fresh produce, grown locally?
You may be interested in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), a season long purchasing agreement between local farmers and local customers. CSA's come in a variety of styles, including weekly pick-up and debit-card options, allowing purchasers to tailor the type of plan they want. CSA's help…
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5-a-day beaded braclets at Indian River School
Added by IRS 6th grade health class on February 4, 2011 at 10:00am — 1 Comment
Mascoma River Greenway moves forward
The Mascoma Greenway is envisioned as an extention of the Rail Trail west from downtown Lebanon all the way to West Lebanon. More importantly, it will serve as an alternative transportation corridor connecting the two communities, and providing easy access to safe active recreational use for UV residents and visitors. A strong delegation of Mascoma River Greenway Coalition members and Lebanon representatives…
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Building Strong Roots Workshop - Feb 3 in South Royalton
Added by Peter Allison on February 2, 2011 at 10:21am — No Comments
Eating Healthier After School
Kids at the Mt. Lebanon and Hanover Street School After-School Programs are getting healthier snacks in 2011 as a result of a partnership between YMCA Camp Coniston After-School Team, Cafe Services, and Upper Valley HEAL.
YMCA Camp Coniston YMCA operates 5 regional after-school programs for elementary age children. Like most…
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Trail Leader Workshops
Interested in building your outdoor leader skills?
Be part of UV Trails Alliance's Trail Leader Workshop Series. Designed to create local trail outing leaders, you’ll learn the basics of leading recreational outings in your community. Skills will include basic safety, trip planning, equipment use, how to choose hikes appropriate for the participants, and event promotion. The workshops are free of charge.
Any responsible adult, age 18 and above, with an…
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Trivia Question of the Week
What state produces almost all of the broccoli in the United States?
Submit your answers to kristen.d.coats@hitchcock.org
A winning answer will be drawn to win a t-shirt donated by Golf & Ski Warehouse!
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