AHL Manchester Monarchs

Monarchs Introduce Winning With Wellness Program

January 30, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release


MANCHESTER, NH - The Monarchs Care Foundation, the charitable arm of the Manchester Monarchs, have joined with the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation and the Foundation for Healthy Communities to introduce the Winning With Wellness program that teaches children the importance of eating healthy and staying fit.

The Winning With Wellness program will be visiting schools throughout New Hampshire sharing their message with third, fourth and fifth graders. The program will feature two Monarchs players talking with students and teaching them the 5-2-1-0 Healthy NH guidelines through the Winning With Wellness program.

5 - Eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day.

2 - Cut back watching television and playing video games to two hours or less a day.

1 - Participate in at least one hour of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day.

0 - Restrict soda and sugar-sweetened sports and fruit drinks. Instead, drink water and 3-4 servings of fat-free, skim or 1% milk per day.

The Monarchs have also put together a video that will be shown to the students with additional players talking about eating and exercising.

"We are proud to bring awareness to students with the 5-2-1-0 program through Winning With Wellness and to have the opportunity to spread these important guidelines to children across the state," said Monarchs Senior Vice President Cheryl Abbott. "Through Winning With Wellness, we are able to utilize our players as role models to assist children in learning how to lead a healthier lifestyle."

"We're happy to be partnering with the Manchester Monarchs in this initiative, as it is our goal to demonstrate to all children that eating well and exercising can be fun and educational at the same time," added Executive Director of the Harvard Pilgrim Foundation Karen Voci. "The support of great local organizations like the Monarchs and the Foundation for Healthy Communities helps us to spread the word about the importance of nutrition and overall health, and that it should start at a young age and continue through adulthood."

The students will not only walk away with the knowledge of leading a healthy lifestyle but will also be given a complimentary ticket voucher to an upcoming Monarchs game, a goal tracker handout to show their progress of eating and exercising, as well as a jump rope.

To bring Winning With Wellness to your school or for more information on the program, please contact Cheryl Abbott at (603) 626-7825 ext. 6102 or by email at cabbott@manchestermonarchs.com.



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