Winning with Wellness Partners with Get Moving Manchester
January 17, 2012 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
MANCHESTER, NH - The Monarchs Care Foundation, the charitable arm of the Manchester Monarchs, in partnership with the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation and the Foundation for Healthy Communities have partnered with Get Moving Manchester and Catholic Medical Center to teach Manchester students the importance of eating healthy and staying fit with the Winning With Wellness program.
The Winning With Wellness program will be visiting schools throughout the Manchester School District sharing their message with fourth, fifth and sixth graders. The four-week 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.
In addition, an interactive video is shown to the students with additional players talking about eating healthy and exercising.
"We are proud to be able to continue our partnership with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation and excited to join efforts with Get Moving Manchester to bring awareness to Manchester students with the 5-2-1-0 program through Winning With Wellness," said Monarchs Vice President of Public Affairs Kimberly Mueller. "We are able to utilize our players as role models to assist children in learning how to lead a healthier lifestyle through Winning With Wellness."
"The Harvard Pilgrim Foundation is thrilled to work with the Monarchs Care Foundation and the Manchester Monarchs, whose players consistently serve as positive role models for the young people of New Hampshire-teaching kids how small steps, such as swapping soda for water and limiting screen time, can make a big difference in a their health," said Karen Voci, Executive Director of the Harvard Pilgrim Foundation.
The Monarchs Care Foundation and Harvard Pilgrim Foundation have brought the Winning With Wellness message to schools throughout New Hampshire for several seasons. This is the first season that the program has partnered with Get Moving Manchester and Catholic Medical Center to focus on educating students in the Manchester School District on eating healthy and exercising.
"Joining the Winning With Wellness program and Get Moving Manchester demonstrates how physical activity and eating habits impact not only overall health but also academic and athletic success. The Monarch players are perfect examples of how healthy lifestyle habits can pay off!" Sue Sheehy, Dietitian for the Manchester School District and Manchester Health Department.
"Catholic Medical Center is happy to support this important initiative that promotes physical activity, healthy eating and a reduction in screen time for our youth," Jean Langone Jacques, Community Health Services, Catholic Medical Center.
The students will not only walk away with the knowledge of leading a healthy lifestyle but will also be given goal trackers to show their progress of eating and exercising over the four weeks of the program, incentives each week and a jump rope. Those students that complete the four week program will be rewarded with a complimentary ticket to the Monarchs game on Sunday, March 11.
The school that has the most students participate in the program will receive a trophy and be recognized at the game.
The Winning With Wellness/Get Moving Manchester will visit 11 school in the Manchester School District. The schools participating are Smyth Road School, Northwest Elementary School, Bakersville School, Parker-Varney School, Henry H. McLaughlin Middle School, Gossler Park School, Middle School at Parkside, Wilson School, McDonough School, Webster School and Highland-Goffe's Falls School.
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