Wellness Council Of Boyertown Presents The 11th Annual Wellness Fair​

WHEN: SATURDAY MARCH 19, 2016, 10AM – 1PM

WHERE: Boyertown Junior High West, Gym and Cafe

Running of the Bears at 9:30 am and

Senior Walking Bingo at 10:30 am

Vendor Fair and Live Demos

We are so proud to continue to bring this event to our community.  The success of this event relies on our dedicated vendors.  We truly appreciate your participation each year and hope that you find this event beneficial to your business as well as our community as a whole.

Over 750 local community members attend the Annual Wellness Fair.  They are interested in learning about the Products and Services available in the Boyertown Area to help improve and support their individual Wellness goals.  If you are a local provider, you may want to consider being a vendor.  The cost is only $50 per table for Businesses and $25 per table for Non Profit Organizations.  To complete your Vendor Registration online, click here.

For an additional contribution of $100:

–  Your Business will be listed of the Wellness Council of Boyertown website within the Wellness Providers page for one year.

–  Your wellness events and opportunities through the council’s e-mail newsletter received by 500 people. Anytime you have an important event you wish to advertise, please send it to us and we will distribute your information to our community list.

Kid’s Celebrity Chef Cook-Off

​Visit the Vendors and Live Demonstrations

 We welcome this great activity back to the wellness fair for 2015. Six elementary finalists from the Kids Celebrity Chef competition will bring their dishes for our panel of judges and the community.  The community tasting and voting will occur from 11:00am to 12:00pm during the fair. Winners will be announced at 12:30pm.

Come out to support our finalists and vote for your favorite!

Senior Bingo Walking

Kick off the Walking Bingo program at the Wellness Fair  from 10:30 to 11:00

Free monthly event encouraging activity and fun!  Grandparents bring your grandkids, kids bring your senior parents,  caregivers bring the seniors you care for.  Bingo cards, prizes, water, and snacks are provided for Seniors.  We encourage multigenerational activity for fun & fitness!

What may you ask is “BINGO Walking”?
When you arrive, each Senior will receive a BINGO card.  For each half lap you walk around the track, 10 BINGO numbers will be pulled. Mark your BINGO cards with pulled numbers.  Each 5 in a row (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal), you get to choose a prize from our Prize Table including household goods & healthy living items.

Pittsburgh’s Healthy Ride Bike Share System To Start May 31

Pittsburgh’s bike share system will begin May 31, organizers announced Monday.

The rental network of 50 stations across 11 neighborhoods will provide access to 500 bikes. Dubbed Healthy Ride, the system will be operated by Pittsburgh Bike Share, which was established in 2012 with the goal of starting a public bike sharing system.

“We are excited to bring bike share to the city of Pittsburgh,” said a statement from Executive Director David White. “Residents, businesses and community groups have all shown tremendous support and enthusiasm for the launch. Healthy Ride will provide the city of Pittsburgh with an active transportation choice for locals and visitors.”

Rentals will be available for $2 per half hour. Monthly membership plans will cost $12 a month for unlimited 30-minute rides and $20 for unlimited 60-minute rides. Users can pre-register for free on the program’s website or at the rental kiosks at stations.

Read more: http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/8393723-74/bike-share-pittsburgh#ixzz3aavvY4hv
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2014 Senior Health Expo

Senior Health Expo To Be Held At Sunnybrook Ballroom In Pottstown, November 14th

On Thursday, November 14th a Senior Health Expo will be held at the Sunnybrook Ballroom in Pottstown from 9:00am until 1:00pm.

The Expo will be free to all attendees and provide information and resources on healthy living for seniors. Educational workshops will be offered by the TriCounty Community Network.  Attendees will receive lunch and enjoy musical performances by Pottsgrove and Spring-Ford choral groups.

If you are interested in being a vendor for this event click here http://www.tcnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Senior-Health-Fair.pdf

You must return the registration form with payment by Wednesday, October 23rd.