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June Celebrates the Great Outdoors
Juneteenth, Village Square Celebration, Pop Up Story Time and more
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June Partner Highlight
Malone Community Center
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Celebrate Juneteenth, on June 15, 6 - 11 PM
Since its inception in 1979 in Lincoln, the celebration has become an annual tradition. This event is family-friendly and welcomes all community members to join in the festivities. There will be a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, kids zone, health fair, entertainment from the 402 Band, a family fun walk and more.
A community event that brings together people from all walks of life to celebrate a major historical milestone, the event is free and open to the public. Check out the schedule of events here.
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June Partner Highlight
NeighborWorks Lincoln
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Healthy Food, Healthy Neighborhoods
NeighborWorks Lincoln is a non-profit organization that supports a healthy community by working to revitalize and unite neighborhoods and promote home ownership, making Lincoln a safe and prosperous place to live.
Their May event, Learn and Feast, did just that by bringing together over 100 neighbors to discuss food and culture and plant gardens.
Join them for food and fun at their upcoming Village Square celebration on June 7 that
will recognize those who made Antelope Creek Village, Antelope Square and the Community Build house possible.
Learn more.
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LNKTV HEALTH -
Shape of the City and more
View What's New
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In the first segment, Matt Talbot Kitchen provides an overview of their mission including addressing hunger and their substance abuse counseling programs.
In the second segment, learn about the breastfeeding support services available at Bluestem.
In the final segment, Matt Talbot talks about all the facets of their nutrition services.
Check out the latest in the Simple Eats series: Yogurt and Brown Rice. Tasty things to do with simple foods!
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Farmers Markets
Haymarket: every Sat., 8AM-12PM, now through Oct. 12.
Fallbrook: every Thurs. night from 4-7PM now through Sept.30
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Pop Up Story Time
Tuesday June 18 and June 25, 6:30-7PM, before Jazz in June, north of the Lied Center -
a Community Health Endowment Health 2020 event.
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Food Forest Tour
Southern Heights Food Forrest
at 40th & Old Cheney is offering guided tours of their gardens and Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom on
Sat., June 8, 8 AM-2 PM. The day will include yoga, music, and fun for all ages.
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Thanks for Remembering Us
on Give to Lincoln Day
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Thanks to everyone who supported our infant and child nutrition programs through Give to Lincoln Day on May 30. Your contribution helps give kids the best start in life!
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Health and the City
Good Health and the Great Outdoors
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Let 'em play in the dirt
Did you know that (1) living near a green space or a park is good for your physical and mental health a
nd (2) playing in the dirt actually strengthens children's immune systems?
Check out our latest Health and the City column in the Lincoln Journal Star, co-written with LNKTV Health and learn more.
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Neighborhood, Community Sponsors Celebrate
Streets Alive/Belmont Park Project Completion
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Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 16 to dedicate the first-ever Streets Alive community development project, a covered outdoor shelter in Belmont Park.
Thanks to our many wonderful partners for making this a reality, especially our platinum, gold, and silver sponsors - Lincoln Parks & Recreation and the Lincoln Parks Foundation; Kiwanis NE-IA Foundation and the Sunrise, Cornhusker, Northeast, Capitol City, and Lincoln Center Kiwanis Clubs; Lincoln Concrete Specialists; Realtor Association of Lincoln, and NeighborWorks Lincoln. Watch the dedication.
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Streets Alive! 2019 set for September 22nd
in the Cooper Park Neighborhood. SIGN UP NOW!
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Please join us on
Sunday, September 22, 2019 from 1-4:30 PM for our 9th annual
Streets Alive!
hosted by the South Salt Creek/Cooper Park neighborhood.
Streets Alive! celebrates active living, wellness, and healthy eating in a festival full of entertainment, join-in sports and fitness demonstrations, art, music, and kids activities that welcomes thousands of people each year.
Learn more about Streets Alive!
Sign up or get information about sponsoring, exhibiting, entertaining, or volunteering at Streets Alive!, click at these links:
volunteering
If you're interested in helping to
support the
new Streets Alive!/South Salt Creek community development project, contact
Suzi Stout.
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Lincoln Calling, Lincoln Arts Festival, Catch a Cop fun run
Streets Alive! and a Week of Wellness, Music, and Art
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Streets Alive! part of a great weekend of fun in September
Street Alive! will be part of an active Lincoln week starting off with the LPD Catch a Cop Kids Fun Run on Sept. 21 in Mahoney Park. South central Lincoln will come together to celebrate Streets Alive! on Sept. 22 in the South Salt Creek and South Downtown area, the Lincoln Calling Music Fest from Sept. 18-22, and the Lincoln Arts Festival from Sept. 21-22 in the downtown area. Look for a great mix of fitness, music and art!
We encourage everyone to bike, walk, skate, or trolley between these special events to enjoy a beautiful, active, and festive week. Watch future e-newsletters for more details.
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Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health, wellness, and fitness of Lincoln's children, families, and seniors.
We work to improve wellness policies, conduct community level health research, and collaborate with community partners to promote healthy food and beverage choices, increase fitness, decrease obesity, promote breastfeeding, improve cancer screening and vaccination rates, and improve patient outcomes.
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