Water is Fuel for Your Body

Let’s Go! launches its water campaign just in time for summer!

Ever wonder why you need water? It is the most important nutrient for active people. Plus water has no sugar, no calories and can be found almost anywhere for FREE! In June, Let’s Go! is kicking off a new educational campaign promoting water as the #1 thirst quencher. Learn more…

Three Portland Schools Are Drinking More H2O

Supported by a Let’s Go! community mini-grant, Healthy Portland, a local Healthy Maine Partnership and a program of the City of Portland’s Health & Human Service Department, Public Health Division, was able to install new water fountains at King Middle, Riverton Elementary and Nathan Clifford. As part of the 5-2-1-0 message, the City of Portland, Portland Public Schools and Let’s Go! are encouraging children to drink more water and less sugary drinks.

Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Maine Promotes Healthy Eating

Let’s Go! and Healthy Portland, a local Healthy Maine Partnership and a program of the City of Portland’s Health & Human Service Department, Public Health Division, would like to congratulate the staff and youth of Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Maine for raising and educating a healthier generation of children!

BGCSM understands the significant role that their after school environment can play in developing positive health behaviors in youth. In recent months they decided to take this role one step further and developed a set of nutrition guidelines that apply to food served / offered at the club and what is sold the vending machines. Click here to view the guidelines in full. Learn more...

Where in the Region is Redy?

 Redy is a native Mainer and has lived in the Portland area all his life. He does travel around the state quite often. Can you guess where this photo was taken from one of the many places Redy has recently visited?

The first person to guess correctly will receive a jump rope.

Answer to our last E-News WITRIR? Mackworth Island. Congratulations to those in the know!

Congratulations to our two most recent Redy Award winners:      Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Maine for their new nutrition guidelines and their commitment to offering healthy choices at their clubs (see story above,) and Judy Goodenow, Freeport's School Nutrition Director, for a great year as 2008-2009 School Nutrition Directors' Work Group Co-Chair. Good job. For more information on the Redy Awards and a list of recipients, click here...