Jill's Journal: Let’s get healthy, Brandon!

Next week is the second annual Brandon Community Wellness Week. Celebrated May 1-7, the community is encouraged to come together to support wellness and they’re excited to grow the enthusiasm and opportunities again this year. 

The week highlights and encourages wellness in the Brandon community by working with area businesses, organizations and schools to promote community awareness, getting families more involved in the kitchen, engaging in activities for physical health, and mental and spiritual health.

The community wellness week will be filled with  tips, recipes, contests and much more promoting health and wellness throughout the greater Brandon community. 

But the small-in-number committee can’t do it alone. The week needs you and your participation.

Each day of Brandon Wellness Week is a theme: Spirited Sunday, Mindfulness Monday, Tasty Tuesday, Wellness Wednesday, Thankful Thursday, Fit ‘n Fun Friday, and Soulcial Saturday. 

Monday’s event is a Mats & Mindfulness at 6 p.m. at the BrandonGolf Course.

Tuesday’s event is Meal Prep Solutions presentation at 6 p.m. at Sunshine Foods.

Wellness Wednesday is a day kids  are encouraged to ride their bikes to school.

At 2 p.m., Thankful Thursday is a community gardening project at Helping Hands Assisted Living.

Fit ‘n Fun Friday is the due date for the “I Feel Healthy When ...” coloring contest.

Inserted this week in both the Brandon Valley Journal and Brandon Valley Trader is a “I Feel Healthy When ...” coloring contest for the youngsters to enjoy. They can also be picked up at the Brandon Valley Area Chamber of Commerce and can be handed in at Sunshine Foods, where they will be on display for the public to enjoy.

soulcial Saturday presents a 10 a.m. geocaching event at McHardy Park. 

And Sunday is the town’s annual Loyalty Day Parade, which steps off at 1 p.m. from Brandon Valley High School, then makes its way west on Holly Boulevard to Main Avenue, where it ends beyond Brandon Lumber.

Organizers of Brandon Community Wellness Week encourage you to check out the event on Facebook and Instagram. That’s where events and activities will be announced, videos and wellness tips will be shared, and the like.  

The Facebook page is  https://www.facebook.com/groups/brandoncommunitywellnessweek amd Instagram address is IG @brandoncommunitywellnessweek (promoting the hashtag use of #BCWW).

The small-in-number Brandon Community Wellness Week Team includes Tonna Jacobson, Rachael Neiman, Amanda Barton, and Dana Cushing.

Please, thank them for their volunteer efforts in promoting healthy lifestyles for all in our community.