1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Philip Lauter Park
625 Jackson Street
Willimantic, CT06226
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In recognition of Global Youth Service Day, Eastern CT Area Health Education Center (AHEC), Inc. AmeriCorps members will host the 2nd Annual Windham Field Day for elementary aged children and their families at Philip Lauter Park, 625 Jackson Street, Willimantic.
The Field Day will be held on Saturday, April 18, 2015 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. The event will include free food and prizes, fun kids activities, live music and valuable health information and resources! This event is FREE, family friendly, and open to the public.
At Global Youth Service Day, High School students from Windham YHSC programs will facilitate fun field day activities such as water balloon toss, tug of war, face painting and various relay races. CHSC students from UCONN and ECSU will partner with community organizations such as Grow Windham, Generations Family Health Center, Head Start, the Connecticut Food Bank and End Hunger CT, to educate families about childhood obesity, and provide information and resources on healthy eating and exercise.
For more information regarding this event, please contact Eastern AHEC, Inc. AmeriCorps members David Lau, Youth Health Service Corps (YHSC) Coordinator, at lau@easternctahec.org or Gina Lopez, Collegiate Health Service Corps (CHSC) Coordinator, at lopez@easternctahec.org or call 860-465-8281 ext. 105. ### Eastern CT AHEC Inc.’s mission is to enhance access to culturally and linguistically appropriate healthcare education and increase the diversity, quality, and distribution of future healthcare professionals. Refer to http://easternctahec.org/ to learn more about Eastern CT AHEC, Inc.
