On Friday, Feb. 13, the second annual Kimball/Walker Health Fair was held at the Concord Boys and Girls Club. Stephanie Celestin, RN, BSN, school nurse for the two schools, organized the event to promote increasing activity and healthy living. About 450 children in kindergarten through fifth grade attended the event.
The annual health fair is made possible by the generous donations and participation of the Concord Fire and Police Departments, Center for Health Promotion, Local Government Center, Capital Area Public Health Network, Brain Injury Association, Cardiac Associates, American Red Cross, Balance Chiropractic, Breathe NH, Germ City, Concord Hospital Rehab Services, Concord Cooperative Market, Concord Regional VNA, Egan’s Karate Academy, Everett Sports Center, Concord Family Vision Center, Dental and Hearing Booths, Healthy NH, Hannaford Healthy Stars Program, Healthy Buffalo, Jazzercise, Quality Orthopedics, Poison Control, YMCA, Boys and Girls Club, Concord High School students from the Health Science Tech Program, The Concord Trust, CSD Transportation, Lemay and Sons, Hannaford Supermarkets, Shaws, Market Basket, Outback, Olive Garden, Constantly Pizza, Imagination Village, Panera, Einstein Bagels, Bagel Works and all the parent volunteers. A very special thank you to the staff at the Boys and Girls Club for all their help and use of their facilities in making this such a school and community success.
Stephanie Celestin
