Let’s Move! Blue Springs Activities

Using the four national Let’s Move! goals, Let’s Move! Blue Springs citizen committees are presently focused on the following projects:

Create healthy schools

· Healthy Schools: Examining school policies and programs to suggest enhanced healthy eating choices and physical activities.

Provide access to healthy, affordable food

· Community Garden (see above)

· Backpack food outreach program for children in need: development of a food distribution site in Blue Springs; expand program to additional BSSD elementary and middle schools; include nutritional handouts.

Promote physical activity

· Kids Triathlon: Plan the 1st Blue Springs kids triathlon for June 16, 2012, for tots through age 14.

· Support Girls on the Run (GOTR) in Blue Springs: Support the GOTR 5K event in Nov 2011 and local program in 2012.

· Community 5K and Kids Triathlon trainings: Coordinate community trainings with the Blue Springs Y.

· Let’s Move! Saturdays: Free or low cost structured movement opportunities at locations throughout Blue Springs with local businesses.

· Livable Streets: City Council adopted Livable Streets Resolution; enhancing active transportation options, and walking and bicycling trail system for residents.

· Meet Me for a Mile: Promotes any activity that can be measured in mile increments; and provides information, resources and motivational support.