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NWCT’s Fit Together awards mini-grants- making the healthy choice the easy choice TORRINGTON, Conn. — June 8, 2021 — Fit Together 5210- Norwest corner’s healthy living initiative is excited to announce six mini-grant awardees.  Fit Together offers two mini grant cycles each year to Northwest CT organizations to help support projects that align with their mission of healthy eating and active living. “We saw the highest number of applicants for this spring’s cycle” stated Fit Together’s executive director Carla Angevine. “I think our re-entry back from COVID has really sparked a new dedication and interest into providing opportunities for physical…

Fit Together in Action May News Healthy For Life 5k  Litchfield Montessori School ( LMS), one of Fit Together’s newest partners held their first annual 5k run/walk this past Sunday with 130 participants.   Students, families, friends and the community tied up their laces and hit the beautiful course which started on North Shore Road, wound through the shady woods of Litchfield’s White Memorial Conservation center and finished using the new Litchfield Community greenway. Betsy Johnson, LMS’s running coach and Fit Together 5210 liaison, headed up the six-week after school running program which met once a week and geared the kids…

Fit Together in Action April News Visit the Park Contest May 1- May 31 To welcome spring weather and promote our new Resource Guide, we thought it would be fun to have a visit the park contest! Here’s how to Play: To Enter- follow us on FaceBook @ FitTogetherNWCT Post a Picture of you walking/hiking/biking  in one of the parks on our Fit Together Resource Guide FT Resource Guide Share the post to your page with #fitogether5210 For every new park visited with picture posted- your name will be entered into a raffle to win a Gift Card ! Prizes…

Fit Together in Action March News Torrington Middle School Awarded Fit Together Mini Grant- Snowshoeing Fun! This winter Fit-Together awarded the Torrington Middle School P.E. program a mini grant to help purchase 50 pairs of snowshoes. Jim Pepper the P.E. teacher who oversaw the program said “the kids really enjoyed the snow showing unit as they trekked around the school’s trails and summited large piles of snow.” The students learned how to get their snowshoes on (and off), maneuver them and to “turtle” which simply means to fall down, roll over on their backs then to their stomachs and get…

Fit Together in Action February News  Healthy Heart February is a heart health month. Make a difference in your community by spreading the word about strategies for preventing heart disease and encouraging those around you to have their hearts checked and commit to a heart healthy life. Varied exercise is not only optimal for heart health but is great for mental focus. Find a workout that will keep your body and mind stimulated. Eating well for your heart is so important, healthy eating starts with healthy food choices. Making small, simple changes to your overall eating pattern can help you…

Fit Together at Home FREE 6-WEEK VIRTUAL SERIES Starts February 15th COOK’N LEARN Mondays @ 6:00 pm with Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Carla Angevine Learn to make healthy kid/teen friendly recipes, great for the entire family! Recipes sent to participants the week before. Cook along or just observe- your choice!  FITNESS FUN Wednesdays @ 6:00 pm with certified fitness instructors Caitlin Vinuelas & Jessica Stewart Class geared toward elementary age kids, but adults welcome to join!   CLASSES ARE FREE - Registration Required: Contact: carla.angevine@hhchealth.org or 860-496-6676 Zoom links will be sent out to all participants.

Fit Together in Action December News DO GOOD. FEEL GOOD.    Batcheller Elementary School in Winsted recently completed an amazing project. They teamed up with Can’d Aid an organization focused on “Do Gooders.”  As part of their Treads and Trail program, bikes and helmets were donated to sixty first graders.  Can’d Aid believes in helping and supporting towns to make good things happen. It was a true community event, a local Can’d Aid team member made the connection with the school and the folks at Little Red barn helped build the bikes. These kids now have a better chance to…

Fit Together in Action November News Winsted Area Child Care Center- supporting families with nutritious food This month we are highlighting one of our GOLD partners; Winsted Area Child Care for their work fighting food insecurity during this pandemic. This past spring the center provided whole fruits, vegetables, breakfast items and snack items to their families.  For ten weeks, parents could sign up for weekly boxes filled with healthy nutritious items. Barbara Mazzei, a member of Fit Together’s Youth and Families Subcommittee and the centers education manager, said they were able to serve approximately 75-125 people! Most recently they were…

Fit Together in Action October News EdAdvance gets kids moving with CATCH   CATCH (coordinated approach to child health) is a platform that launches kids and communities toward healthier futures.   Erica Gammon, the Early Childhood program director at Ed Advance and a Fit Together Gold Partner has incorporated CATCH movement activities into their classrooms.  At a recent staff meeting, Erica asked her classroom teachers to share their favorite CATCH physical activity with the group. She wanted to help give other classroom teachers ideas on how to being physically active during the day.  Thanks Erica for sharing!    For more information…

Fit Together in Action September News Mini Grant Applications due October 15 I hope everyone is off to a happy and healthy school year. I wanted to remind everyone that the mini grants will be due soon.  It is a great time for people to apply for things that would help with outside gross motor activities. For example, stenciled games on the pavement or fun story walks to promote exercise and literacy. I’m here to help anyone with ideas or suggestions, please feel free to reach out to me anytime, I look forward to talking to some of you soon.…