Summer Slam

We recently concluded our Summer Slam program for Bridges Outreach. We had an awesome time with our students and were able to give them some very valuable information. The theme for summer slam this year was health and fitness. So we were able to talk to our students about how important it is to partner healthy eating habits with regular exercise. We partnered with some fantastic people and groups that really came along side us and gave us some great resources. Thanks to Janet Yoder we were able to take our students to a gym called "Curves" a few times and give them an opportunity to work out. Mrs. Fruth, a teacher from Central, came in a few days and talked to the students about making smart, healthy food choices. The program also included 30 - 40 minutes of exercise everyday for the students. They had the option of walking or playing whatever sport was on the schedule that day. We had a great response from the students and they had super attitudes. We even had a few students lose over 10 lbs. in the four weeks we met. There were 29 different students that attended Summer Slam for a total of 247 students. 48 students went on the field trips with us and we had five different volunteers. We concluded the program with four days of community service and then a trip to Indiana Beach.