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Save the Date! Healthy Melrose Family Wellness and Fitness Fair, April 28!

SAVE THE DATE... Healthy Melrose Family Wellness and Fitness Fair and Healthy Melrose 5K and Kids Run on Saturday April 28, 10:00 to 2:00 PM at the Melrose Middle School.

It’s hard to believe it’s still only February, what with our New England winter having been nothing like winter at all…. (Thus far!). 

While mother nature can certainly turn the winds, cold and snow back in our direction in a moment’s notice, all these unseasonably warm days have done nothing if not turn our eyes longingly toward Spring’s inevitable arrival and with it the arrival of what has now become the official kick-off of Spring in Melrose, the Healthy Melrose Family Wellness and Fitness Fair.

The Healthy Melrose Committee promises that this year’s fair, the fourth in as many years, will be bigger and better than ever. Lofty goals without a doubt, as the Fair have enjoyed unprecedented success in each of its first three years.   Attendance has grown tremendously each year; in large part because the Fair is always jam packed with wellness and fitness-centered education, innovation and activities for the entire family.

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The Fair provides a unique opportunity for attendees to experience first-hand the breadth and depth of outstanding professionals in the field of Health, Fitness and Wellness that Melrose and its neighboring towns have to offer. In addition, the professionals who participate as vendors at the Fair have an opportunity to meet and greet thousands of members of the community, all of whom have an interest in hearing how each vendor may be able to help their family to achieve optimal health and wellness. 

The Healthy Melrose Family Wellness and Fitness Fair will once again be held at the on Saturday, April 28, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The Fair’s major co-sponsors, The City of Melrose along with Hallmark Health/, have been leaders, committee members and key contributors to the Fair’s phenomenal success since its inception in 2009.

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And what would the Healthy Melrose Family Wellness and Fitness Fair be without the 3rd Annual Healthy Melrose 5K Road Race and Kid’s Run! The 5K race course is said to be one of the most challenging 5K courses in the area and runners can already find the race on Coolrunning.com. The 5K starting gun goes off at Noon and, as always, proceeds from the race go to support Healthy Melrose.

This year’s Fair will once again have no shortage of healthy food samples from a variety of Healthy Food Purveyors like Trader Joe’s,  B.Good and Kind Bars with many more to be confirmed soon. In addition, the Committee for Healthy Melrose is hinting at a major surprise addition to this year’s list of activities so stay tuned for updates! 

Save the Date… April 28, 2012… Healthy Melrose Day!

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