West Vincent Wellness Committee

Go for the Greens Celebration

WV PTA wellness parents helped to prepare and serve broccoli soup tastings on Tuesday, March 16. They helped to prepare and serve rqw broccoli tastings.on Wednesday, March 17.
Veronica Cousens, instructional aid, met the children as they got off the bus on Tuesday in the broccoli costume and Mrs. Guy visited the cafeteria in the broccoli costume inorder to encourage children to eat more broccoli or other fruits and vegetables.

If children returns the fruit and vegetable diary, provided in the colorful food pyramid lunch bag on Monday, they will get a green bracelet from Mrs. Swink that says "Eating Smart is Cool". Diary should be turned in March 22 or 23.

West Vincent Blood Drive

The WV Wellness committee is proud to inform you of our very successful Blood Drive yesterday, in honor of 3^rd grade student Reagan Amand!

We had 52 registered, 43 eligible and we collected 44 units of blood. If you read that carefully, you are probably wondering how we collected more units and persons eligible. It is possible to donate a double, if additional requirements are met and the process takes a bit longer.

Thank you to EVERYONE who was interested in donating as well as those who were actually able to donate. Please share your positive stories of donating with others. I really thought the Coach Van was a lovely environment to donate, especially for first time donors. You will receive a card in the mail with your blood type and cholesterol level in several weeks.

The Amand family was very grateful to all of you and others who donated blood in honor of their daughter Reagan.

We hope to plan other blood drives in the future.

Thank you again for your gracious gift of life!!

Tammy Swink R.N., M. Ed.

What is GOTR?

Girls on the Run is a life-changing after school program. The 11-week program
for girls in 4th to 6th grade meets twice a week for 90 minutes and uses the power
of running to help prepare girls for a lifetime of self respect and healthy living.
Throughout the program, volunteer female coaches weave lessons about body
image, peer pressure and healthy choices among running sessions that steadily
increase toward the length of a 5K. The spring Girls on the Run program
culminates with the Kennett Run on May 15. The program runs the week of March 1 through May 15. For more information, please visit www.ymcabwv.org

How do I Register?

To register, call or go to any branch of the Freedom Valley YMCA. The Phoenixville Branch is located at 400 East Pothouse Rd., Phoenixville PA 19460. The number for registration is 610-933-5861. YMCA members ONLY can register on line at www.fvymca.org. For questions about the registration process, please contact Deirdre Wood at 610-933-5861.

Registration Fee: $140 YMCA members • $160 non-members
Financial assistance is available
REGISTRATION IS FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED. TEAM SIZE LIMITED TO 18 GIRLS.
For questions about the program, please contact Heather Connolly at girlsontherun.org or Jo An Rechtin at jrechtin@ojrsd.com

BLOOD DRIVE
sponsored by the WV Wellness Committee and Miller-Keystone Blood Center

March 4, 2010 from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
WVES Parking lot

The Blood Drive is to honor our 3rd grade student Reagen Amand. She has received over 40 transfusions over the past 5 years , and is still currently needing transfusions to sustain her cells in order to continue her chemotherapy treatments.

The Miller-Keystone Blood Center mobile donation center will be in the parking lot and provide a donation facility. Our goal is to receive 60 units in 10 hours from parents, community and teachers.

To signup for a time please email or phone the school nurse, Tammy Swink at tswink@ojrsd.com or 610-469-1403. If you have questions, look for Mrs. Swink at upcoming PTA events. She will gladly answer any questions about donating blood.

The Wellness committee is sponsoring Apple Crunch Day on Wednesday October 28th to commemorate National Apple Month.

This is to remind kids that there are healthy choices available as an alternative to all the candy they will be receiving for Halloween. Every student and faculty member will receive a apple on Apple Crunch Day from the Wellness Committee.

Here are a few snack ideas to have as a break from all the candy...
*Make "apple-pops" by freezing apple juice in small paper cups with popsicle sticks (spray cups with vegetable oil spray)
*Make a cheesy smile by melting a piece of cheese on an apple slice
*Freeze applesauce, then whip it up in the blender for an apple "slushie"
*Add sliced apples instead of jelly on a PBJ

There are lots of apple recipes at www.usapple.org

-- Healthy eating from Your Wellness Committee!