Congratulations to….
Mr. Orton Anderson
Ms. Sherrill-Lee Hyra
Ms. Anne MacNeil
This initiative involves the solicitation of nominations for individuals who have made a personal commitment to healthy living and inspired others to make positive changes in their own lives in the areas of Mind, Body & Spirit. This award program seeks to promote the great work that people in our own neighborhoods are doing to help make a “Healthier Brandon”.
Now in its 5th year, the program has gained much popularity and we continue to see a large volume of nominations.
All three individuals, who had strong recommendations from their peers for the award, have been recognized for their personal commitment to healthy living and ability to inspire others to make positive and healthy changes in their own lives.
The accolades and descriptions of the efforts made to model, demonstrate and teach others how to ensure a healthy lifestyle by the above noted individuals were outstanding.
It is encouraging to know that there are so many dedicated and hard working individuals in our community, who take the time to make their health and the health of others a priority.
We know that this makes a difference!!
Award recipients have been publicly presented with an award package and plaque, as well as a personalized photo shoot to share and highlight their “inspiration”.
We continue to encourage all of the diligent efforts in our community that support and promote a healthy mind, body and spirit for all!!
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Having trouble staying awake at work or falling asleep at night? Join Healthy Brandon on May 23, from 12-1:00pm at the Riverbank Discovery Center for a Fatigue Prevention Lunch & Learn information session!
“Fatigue Prevention” will be presented by Registered Dietitian and healthy living facilitator Vanessa Hamilton. Vanessa will be giving useful dietary tips to help fight fatigue in the workplace.
To attend please complete the Registration Form and email to greg.brown@brandon.ca or fax to 729-1904. For more information you can contact Greg Brown at 729-2293.
This year, total weight lost was 1956.6 pounds, 226 pounds more than last year. Assiniboine Kiwanis and Healthy Brandon want to congratulate everyone who took part in this years challenge. All 97 teams deserve kudos for taking steps towards a healthier lifestyle, even if there was no weight lost. There were many inspiring teams and individuals who have made healthy lifestyle choices starting with this challenge and who will continue beyond.
This year’s winning team the “Porkers” shed 17.7% of their total body weight and claimed grand prize of $3300.00.
- 1st Prize Winners Team Porkers – Kevin Wood, Kelvin Lavasseur, Paul Neufeld and Doug Nicol show with Assiniboine Kiwanis members Bev Monk and Hillary Baker
2nd place went to Team 3mc who shed a total of 17% of their combined body weight.
- 2nd Prize Winners Team 3MC – Craig Berry, Mila Berry, Meagan Berry and Melissa Cowan shown with Assiniboine Kiwanis member Hillary Baker and Youth Revolution Coordinator Lili Jardine
The Assiniboine Kiwanis and Healthy Brandon want to thank all the sponsors who helped make Biggest Loser Challenge 2012 a success.
On February 29, 2012, Youth Revolution partners and sponsors, Healthy Brandon and Assiniboine Kiwanis volunteered at the Youth Revolution Drum Cafe that took place at the WMCA, in conjunction with Y-R members from the three Brandon High Schools (Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School, Neelin High School and Vincent Massey High School).
Drum Cafe is a Winnipeg based group that promotes healthy lifestyle choices through inclusion and music, which is the universal language. Drumming also promotes good mental health. Students learned what was needed to create a community rhythm in cooperation with each other, by using the power of listening and demonstrating respect through teamwork. This interactive session included approximately 1500 students from grade 5-12 from 17schools in the Brandon School Division. During the morning and afternoon sessions, all the students got to play the drums and watched videos about service leadership, volunteering, giving back to the community and promoting healthy life choices. In order to give back to the community, students were given the option to bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the Samaritan House, as well as pledge to adopt a village in Ecuador, through the organization Free the Children.
Students from Brandon School Division onstage with members of the Drum CafeStudents at the Drum CafeGetting into the rhythm
Students at the Drum Cafe
Getting into the rhythm
Can you imagine 800 drums?
Healthy Brandon members L-R: Heather Woychyshyn, Melanie Hellyer, Vanessa Hamilton, Mari Kitching, Lili Jardine (Y-R Co-ordinator)
Biggest Loser Challenge Opening Night January 12, 2012
Y – Revolution is a student leadership group that creates programs to promote healthy life choices in order to minimize the use of drugs and alcohol among youth. Students within the Brandon School Division from grades six to twelve develop leadership, communication, and organizational skills while influencing others in a positive way. Y – Revolution has grown in the last year from 150 students to over 230 students representing 18 of the 22 schools in the School Division.
Lili Jardine, Coordinator of Youth Revolution is also Co Chair of Healthy Brandon.
For more information visit http://daeducation.wordpress.com
2011 was a soggy start but that didn’t scare away gardening enthusiasts. Gardeners patiently waited and planted their favorite seeds. As a finale to the gardening season and to enjoy all the hard work of weeding and watering, gardeners held a “Stone Soup” on September 25th, 2011. Each gardener was encouraged to add a vegetable from their garden to the soup. A story was told about the Stone Soup as they passed out “magic” rocks to the children.
Longtime volunteer for the Hummingbird Garden, Brian Fowell mixes up the "Stone Soup" on September 25, 2011
With summer fast approaching the heat will soon be on! Staying hydrated is important, but with so many drinks available how do you know which is best to meet your needs?
For regular summer activities water is the best way to satisfy your thirst. Other beverages like sodas and slurpees are loaded with sugar and calories and should only be an occasional treat. For sports that are short-duration (less than one hour) and low-intensity water is still the best option.
How Much Water Do You Need?
It is not always easy to know how much water you need. It is best to always have water on hand and drink throughout the day. Keep in mind that the more active you are, the more you sweat, the hotter and more humid the temperature gets, the more water you will need.
Sports Drinks
During intense and/or long periods of physical activity, such as endurance or team sports, water alone may not be enough. Sports drinks help replace lost minerals from sweat and are a source of energy for our muscles and brain.
What About Energy Drinks?
Energy drinks make a poor choice for hydration during physical activity or even daily living. Energy drinks contain a lot of sugar and caffeine. For example, a 250ml can may have twelve teaspoons of sugar and double the caffeine of soda.
Staying Hydrated
Early signs of dehydration are feeling irritable, tired, dizzy and headache. A tip is not waiting to feel thirsty before drinking fluids, as by then you may already be dehydrated. Light color urine is a sign of good hydration.
By Eniko Kersz, Dietetic Intern
Our Home is Smoke-Free!
Whether you smoke or not you can protect your health and your family, including children and pets, by making your home smoke-free. Second-hand smoke is harmful to everyone, especially children.
Healthy Brandon invites everyone to join the Blue Lights project – a new project to protect people from second-hand smoke. To get more information or to register your home as smoke free go to the Tobacco Free page.
