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ONGOING EVENTS...
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[Please see calendar for more info]
Our Whole Community Walking Club - Is on Hiatus until the Fall!
Boost Your Brain Club Meetings - Last Thursday of every month from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at St. Margaret Mary Church. All are welcome! Please join us to learn about ways to stimulate your brain and learn what you need to do everyday to maintain your brain for the long term. Questions? Please contact Joann Ruiz at 407-998-5659 or at joann@stmargaretmary.org. By joining the club, you will become a member of the Winter Park Library's Lifelong Learning Institute that offers many wonderful educational programs.
Support Group for Caregivers of Persons with Memory Loss, Dementia, and Alzheimer's. Meetings the First Tuesday of Every Month from 10:00 am - 11:00 am at Daybreak at the Miller Center, 2010 Mizell Avenue, Winter Park. Call 407-629-4565 if respite care is needed for your loved one while you attend the meetings. This service is offered free of charge.
Brain Fitness Club is a program for persons experiencing early memory loss. It is held from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm on Tuesdays and Fridays with socialization, light physical exercise, mental stimulation and coping strategies all in a relaxed supportive fun environment. Contact Peggy Bargmann at 407-927-4380 or email at brain.fitness@yahoo.com to discuss appropriateness of program and possible enrollment. Each person must be evaluated before enrollment. Sessions are held at First United Methodist Church of Winter Park.
Sit to be Fit, Mondays from 10:15 am - 11:15 am, Azalea Lane Recreation Center, 1045 Azalea Lane, Winter Park. Chair exercises for every fitness level. Offers aerobic benefits, stretching and strengthening. Great for improving balance and just plain fun. Contact Personal Trainer, Many Nice, for more information at 407-754-6190 or email at nicelifenow@gmail.com.
Sit to be Fit, Tuesdays from 10:30 am - 11:30 am, St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Chair exercises for every fitness level. Offers aerobic benefits, stretching and strengthening. Great for improving balance and just plain fun. Contact Personal Trainer, Many Nice, for more information at 407-754-6190 or email at nicelifenow@gamil.com.
Jazzercise, Mon, Wed, Fri, and Sat from 9:30 am - 10:30 am. and Monday through Thursday from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm, First United Methodist Church of Winter Park. Cost is $34/month or $80 for eight weeks of unlimited classes. The joining fee of $35 is waived for church members. There is an additional 30 minute "Personal Touch" class on Saturday using resistance tubes and bands at 10:35 am. Contact Nancy Lowe, certified Jazzercise instructor, at 407-321-7761 with any questions.
Tai Chi, Mondays and Fridays 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Winter Park Presbyterian Church. Classes are offered free of charge to church members. Non-members are charged a $6.00 fee per class. The ongoing class has been held at the church for about the last 5 years and another six years prior at Winter Park Memorial Hospital. Some of the groups 30 or so members started 11 years ago and continue to reap the benefits of the slow and gentle exercises. Most participants feel in increase in range of motion, release of stress, and a general sense of well being and a fun and interesting environment. Any age adult in any type of physical health is invited to watch or participate in a class. Please contact Jim Moltzan at 407-234-0119 or info@mindandbodymartials.com for further details.
Gentle Yoga, Mondays and Fridays 10:30 am -11:30am, First United Methodist Church of Winter Park. Classes are taught by Gwen Burnett, certified Yoga teacher in the integral Hatha Yoga tradition and registered Yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance. Donations are accepted.
Hatha Yoga classes (Level 1) - held on Monday mornings from 9:30 to 10:30 and on Tuesdays from 12:30 to 1:30 at First United Methodist Church of Winter Park in the Family Life Center Room 305. Monday class includes light hand weights. Classes are open to all members of the community and no prior experience is necessary. Beginners learn and improve poses and breathing; experienced students focus on the foundations of their practice. The cost is $14 for single classes, $44 for four classes, and $80 for eight classes. Scholarships are available. Classes are taught by Vickie Reedy, certified instructor in YogaFit and Sign Chi Do (a medically-based Christian relaxation program).
Hatha Yoga classes (Level 2) - held on Wednesday mornings from 9:30 - 10:45 am at First United Methodist Church of Winter Park in the Family Life Center Room 305 from 9:30 to 10:45. More challenging poses are presented by Vickie and poses are held longer than in Level 1.
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A WARM WELCOME TO NEW COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH OF ORLANDO - OUR NEWEST MEMBER OF OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY, INC.
We are very excited to welcome our newest member of Our Whole Community - New Covenant Baptist Church of Orlando. They have a very active Health Ministry program and we are VERY excited about their partnership as we continue to promote health and wellness in our community. Welcome!!
UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
Hope everyone is enjoying their Summer! You can still enjoy the sunshine, nature and the beautiful outdoors; it is beneficial for your positive outlook on life. Be sure to stay hydrated and always use sunscreen. There are many exciting events around town to remind us to to continue to improve our health through mind, body, and spirit activities. Here are a few upcoming offerings in our community:
NEW COMMUNITY GARDEN - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
A new community garden is underway at the Gardens of Depugh Nursing Center in Winter Park at 550 W. Morse Blvd. (property is behind the Center off of Welbourne) and we need your help! We are scheduling work days throughout the summer and through the fall for building the garden boxes and beautifying the garden space. This is a wonderful opportunity to support the community and earn service hours for your community organizations. A portion of the garden vegetables and fruits are donated to local food pantries to help feed the less fortunate. If you have an hour or two to help, the upcoming work days in July are:
Saturday, July 10th - 7:00 am - 10:00 am - We will be raking and general cleanup of debris. We have installed a new fence and we will be painting the fence posts.
Saturday, July 17th - 7:00 am - 10:00 am - We will continue pickup of debris and will rototill a portion of the site. Also, continue to paint the fence posts.
Please wear old clothes and shoes. Please bring rakes, shovels, large plastic tubs (if have them), gloves, water, and don't forget the sunscreen.
If you have any questions or wish to donate labor or construction materials (concrete, concrete blocks, concrete mixers, trenchers, piping, pickup trucks, etc.) for construction of the garden boxes, please contact Joann Ruiz at 321-356-0989.
See article in the current publication of Natural Awakenings about our Community Gardens and other gardens in the Orlando Area. Click Here to read article.
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GET MOVING! TAKE THE 10,000 STEP CHALLENGE OFFERED BY THE WINTER PARK YMCA'S THROUGH JULY 31ST.
Bring your family and friends to register and receive a free pedometer and drawstring bag, plus tips toward making 10,000 steps daily. Not a member? Not a problem - Come in for a trial membership at any of our locations. Registration includes free access to the Winter Park and Crosby YMCA'S throughout the challenge. Go to www.centralfloridaymca.org for more information.
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S.A.F.E. WOMEN'S SELF DEFENSE CLASS
Thursday, July 22 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm at St. Margaret Mary Church 526 N. Park Ave., Winter Park
Open to all women ages 16 and up. Taught by Officer James Whitman from the Winter Park Police Department. Cost is $5.00.
'S.A.F.E.'(an acronym for Self-defense Awareness & Familiarization Exchange) is an unparalleled 2-hour educational awareness, crime-victim prevention program - encompassing Strategies, Techniques, Options, and Prevention - that provides teenaged & adult women with information that may reduce their risk of exposure to violence and introduces them to the physical aspects of self-defense. RSVP to Joann Ruiz at 407-998-5699.
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FLORIDA VEGETABLE GARDENING - TWO CLASSES:
Saturday, July 10 from 9:00 - 10:30 am at Orange County Extension Center, 6021 S. Conway Rd, Orlando
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Thursday, July 22nd from 6:00 - 7:30 pm at Jessie Brock Community Center, 310 N. Dillard Street, Winter Garden
Fall is the beginning of nine months of great gardening in Florida. Learn the basics of vegetable gardening including soil preparation, adjusting soil pH, fertilizing, irrigation, pests, and diseases. Among other benefits, successful vegetable gardens offer nutritious fresh vegetables and economic savings. Call 407-254-9200 to Register which is required. Deadline: Friday before program begins.
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Victory Fitness Challenge Softball Tournament
Join the fun and fellowship as Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church takes on St. Mark AME church in the Victory Fitness Challenge Softball Tournament. The tournament will take place on Saturday, July 17th at 9 am, at the Dr. Dr. Smith Neighborhood Center located at: 1723 Bruton Blvd, Orlando, FL 32805. Spectators are welcome and encouraged to come out to cheer on Team Macedonia!
Admission is FREE. A concession stand will be available during the event. For more information contact Tonja Williams, Parish Nurse at: 407-647-0010 ext. 119.
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ORLANDO NATURAL HEALTH FAIR - SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JULY 24TH AND 25TH FROM 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM AT MAITLAND CIVIC CENTER, 641 S. MAITLAND AVENUE.
SPECTACULAR EVENT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! Goal is to connect people with natural health care professionals who can help guide you to healthier alternatives and life styles for Body, Mind and Spirit. INDOOR AND OUTDOOR EXHIBITS; Presentations from Health Coaches and natural health food cooking classes. Every hour, there will be a featured speaker or class on a subject relating to natural or alternative health. Cost: $7.00 at the door or get 1/2 price discounted tickets from exhibitors in advance. Go to www.orlandonaturalhealthfair.com for more information on how to get discount tickets and detailed list of day's events.
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FITNESS 4 US FORUM - Saturday, August 28th from 8:00 am - 2:00 pm at New Covenant Baptist Church, 2210 S. Rio Grande, Orlando
Join the Fun and Fellowship as we learn about fitness with local physicians, personal trainers, and health and wellness coaches as they provide vital information on how to combat obesity and manage chronic diseases.
This is a FREE Event - Continental Beakfast ,Lunch, Prizes, Healthy Cooking Demonstrations, Breakout Sessions with experts and much more!
For More Information, contact Dr. Kimberly Hicks at 321-689-0396
RSVP: New Covenant Baptist Church (407)-425-3001 ext 10
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WELCOME TO OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY!
Our Whole Community, Inc. is a 501c(3) non-profit faith-based corporation comprised of a group of faith-based organizations collaborating on community health initiatives to produce intergenerational wholeness and healthy lifestyle outcomes in the Eatonville, Maitland and Winter Park communities. Currently, there are four member churches:
First United Methodist Church, Winter Park
Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, Eatonville
St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, Winter Park
Winter Park Presbyterian Church, Winter Park
Warmest Welcome to New Covenant Baptist Church, Orlando- Our newest member of Our Whole Community.
The purpose of Our Whole Community, Incorporated is to: 1) increase understanding of the concept of whole-person health, 2) change the environment and/or culture in ways that encourage healthy behaviors; 3) Serve as a broker of coordinated educational and health initiatives within faith communities which foster wholeness (spiritual, physical, mental, relational and emotional), and 4) Develop increased community awareness through dissemination of information and programs.
If you are interested in becoming a faith-based partner of Our Whole Community, Inc., you must have an established, active Health Ministry program or be committed to forming a Health Ministry Program. Please contact Joann at 407-998-5659 for more information on becoming a faith-based partner in Our Whole Community, Inc.
Our Whole Community is supported by a generous grant from the Winter Park Health Foundation.
Click Here to see our Board of Directors
Please see a feature article on Our Whole Community in the October issue of Faith and Fitness Magazine. Much appreciation to publisher,Brad Bloom, for featuring our story. Go to www.faithandfitness.net for this and much more information on faith and fitness.
Educational
The Orange County Extension Center has an excellent website with information on planting flowers and vegetables. They offer many seminars and classes taught by expert gardeners. Their website address is http://ocextension.ifas.ufl.edu.
Simple Living Institute is a non-profit organization. They reach out to the community by hosting educational programs at community parks and universities. Please visit their website address at www.simplelivinginstitute.org.
Our community libraries offer many wonderful educational programs. Visit the Winter Park library at www.wppl.org; Eatonville Public Library at www.ocls.info/Locations/Eatonville/eatonville.asp and Maitland Library at www.maitlandpubliclibrary.org to view their programs.
The Center for Disease Control website at www.cdc.gov has much information on how to promote good health and updates you on current status of seasonal outbreaks.
As we desire to be holy, let us desire to be healthy in mind, body and spirit.
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 Our Whole Community learns about gardening, healthy cooking, nutrition, and fitness to help you eat and live healthfully. We offer healthy meal preparation classes, cooking demonstrations and fitness presentations.
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 Our Whole Community Gardens - a pilot garden planted at Winter Park Presbyterian Church with more gardens planned at other churches.
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 Our Whole Community provides the tools for a wholesome lifestyle - join us for fitness presentations on exercise, stretching, resistance training, aerobics, easy weightlifting, line dancing, ballroom dancing and more.
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