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September
26, 2004
Family fun Day
at Mckinney Roughs Nature Park
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Click
for printable version of our Healthy Children's
Day 9-26-04 flyer
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To
highlight the Biennial Symposium on Children's Health
As Impacted By Environmental Contaminants that occurred
on September 24-25 and offer free events for the public
at McKinney Roughs Nature Park including family hiking
and presentations on keeping your children safe from
environmental toxins in your home, schools and communities.
Learn about FRESH
CHOICES.
Sponsors
Children's Environmental Health Institute and the Lower
Colorado River Authority
Location
McKinney Roughs Nature Park located 13 miles east of
Austin Bergstrom International Airport on Highway 71.
(Address is 1884 State Hwy 71 West, Cedar Creek, TX
78612. Phone at the park is 512/303-5073. To learn more
about this 1,100-acre preserve, visit the website at
http://www.lcra.org/community/mckinney_roughs.html
Park
phone number: 512-303-5073.
Schedule
of Events
9:00
a.m. - Park Opens
9:00-5:00
- Enjoy free hiking for the family (sponsored
by the Lower Colorado River Authority)
12:00-3:00
p.m. - Supervised activities for children: Yoga Yoga,
Cooking Demonstrations, Dancing Demonstrations and Music
12:00
- Presentation: The Green Flag Program. Stacey
Gonzalez, Center for Health, Environment and Justice,
Falls Church, Virginia
The
Green Flag Program helps schools become healthier
places for kids, and teaches students about the school's
environment. In the program, parents, teachers, and
kids work together to investigate environmental issues
in your school, identify problems, create solutions,
and improve your school environment. When a school
makes these improvements, it wins the Green Flag Award
for Environmental Leadership.
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Visit
the Fresh Choices website!
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1:00
p.m - Presentation: Fresh Choices: More than 100
Easy Recipes for Pure Food When You Can't Buy 100% Organic.
Rochelle Davis, Author, Executive Director of Generations
Green, Chicago, IL. Rochelle will explain the impact
of toxins on our health and wellness and how to prevent
children from exposure through food.
2:00
p.m. - Presentation: Protecting Your Children from
Environmental Health Risks in Your Home and Community.
Martin Lorin, M.D., Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
An introduction to children's environmental health will
be presented by Children's Environmental Health Institute
board member and Pediatric Residency Director for Baylor
College of Medicine.
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