Healthy Eating Active Living Learning Circle: Active Living in Natural Spaces- ENC
Date and time
Location
Cliffs of the Neuse State Park
240 Park Entrance Road Seven Springs, NC 28578Description
Register NOW for Healthy Eating Active Living: Active Living in Natural Spaces.
We hope you’ll join us for a lunch-and-learn focused on free resources to strengthen active living programming. We’ll host this learning circle on October 18 at Cliffs of the Neuse State Park just outside of Goldsboro. See link below for registration.
This gathering is ideal for community and church groups working to get people moving!
There is no fee to participate, but *registration is required*. Registrations are limited to *three participants per group*.
These events are open to the first 25 registrants at each location!!
Healthy Eating Active Living Learning Circle:
Active Living in Natural Spaces
October 4, 2017 – Lake Norman State Park
759 State Park Rd.
Troutman, NC
704-528-6350
http://www.ncparks.gov/lake-norman-state-park
*To register for Western NC workshop*, visit https://picnicintheparkwnc.eventbrite.com by September 22th at 11:00pm.
October 18, 2017 - Cliffs of the Neuse State Park
240 Park Entrance Rd.
Seven Springs, NC
*To register for Eastern NC workshop*, visit https://picnicintheparkenc.eventbrite.com by October 6th at 11:00pm.
Participants will:
- Enjoy an easy walk with a Park Ranger and learn how to schedule a visit.
- Explore easy-to-access outdoor resources in your community.
- Explore benefits of and barriers to spending time in nature.
- Learn simple strategies to bring the outdoors to your programs.
AGENDA
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM Registration
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM Welcome and Introductions
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Guided walk with Ranger
Join Park Rangers as they discuss park resources and how to get moving!
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Barriers and Benefits of Getting Outside and Being Active
Explore a brief overview of park access, how that’s changing and how the outdoors can strengthen your active living efforts.
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Lunch and Learn – Presentation about State Park Resources
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM What if you’re not near a State Park?
Find out where to go and what to do.
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Capacity Building Exercise
Learn how to build potential partnerships and incorporate active living into your existing programs.
This workshop was made possible through the generous support from
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC Foundation.
We hope you can attend and *please share this information with others*.
Questions? Give us a call!
919-951-0116 – Donna Pratt
919-951-0111 – Kathleen Marks
919-951-0114 – Ricky Bratz
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