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Youth
Youth Winter STREAK Wellness Program
We invite you to embrace winter, keep moving and stay healthy! Wellspan Health and its community partners are excited to bring you the Youth Winter STREAK Wellness Program: Boys and Girls Club of Chambersburg and Shippensburg, Chambersburg Cares, Healthy Community Partnerships, NETwork Ministries, and Shippensburg Community Resource Coalition.
Welcome to the Youth Winter STREAK Wellness Program! We invite you and your family to embrace winter, keep moving, and stay healthy! Are you ready to join others in your community, committed to keeping up a “streak” of physical and mental well-being activities through the next few months? You can do it!
"Winter STREAK" stands for
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S - Start: Get motivated, set individual goals, determine your readiness to change and get started.
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T - Trekking: Get active outdoors in the cold weather.
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R - Relax: Practice relaxing, mindful behaviors.
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E - Eat Healthy: Make healthy food and drink choices.
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A - Activity: Commit to increase physical activity.
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K - Keep it Going: Find personal and community resources and supports to help you keep it going.
The Youth Winter STREAK Wellness Program is a FREE 11-week youth program for youth in Chambersburg and Shippensburg. We are encouraging youth to increase their physical activity, eat healthy, and reduce stress. Plus, you can win prizes! It is a fun way to get moving, make healthy choices, and feel better during these cold, long winter months!
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
This challenge is open to youth in Chambersburg and Shippensburg. The following grades are grouped together for Chambersburg and Shippensburg:
Chambersburg
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K-2nd
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3rd-5th
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6th-8th
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9th-12th
Shippensburg
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3rd-5th
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6th-8th
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9th-12th
WHEN DO WE START?!
The Winter STREAK runs Monday, January 11, 2021 through Friday, March 26, 2021. But you can join at any time to qualify for weekly prizes and the grand prize.
WHAT IS THE GOAL?
Be healthy this winter! Complete a STREAK of healthy choices and activities to be healthy today, and tomorrow! WellSpan Health and its community partners have created bingo cards, movement snack cards, workout videos and a resource library to support you on this journey. We want you to STREAK through the winter months with healthy choices!
WINTER STREAK REGISTRATION
If you want to win prizes, you have to register! Otherwise, where will you send you your prize if you win? If you are the adult in the household, you can register HERE.
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HOW DO I WIN PRIZES?
Participate in the following activities for a chance to win a $5 gift card every week and a grand prize at the end Winter STREAK on March 26, 2021. Each of these activities will enter your name in our weekly drawing and our grand prize drawing! The more you do, the more your name will be entered in our drawings!
Be sure to take a screenshot or picture of the activity you completed and email it to youth.winter.streak@gmail.com Include your name, school district, and grade in the email.
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Complete “BINGO” on a Bingo Card or Movement Snack Card
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Movement Snack YouTube (to use with Movement Snack Wellness Bingo)​
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Circle the items you complete that make BINGO and email a picture of your "BINGO" to youth.winter.streak@gmail.com
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Include your name, school district, and grade in your email!
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Watch and do a Workout
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Chambersburg YMCA - Youth Fit Program
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Chambersburg YMCA - ZOOM Classes
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Chambersburg YMCA - Classes on YouTube
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Send a screenshot or picture of the workout you did to youth.winter.streak@gmail.com​
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Include your name, school district, and grade in the email!
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Attend a Workshop - these are geared for adults but they have useful info even for youth!
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Do any of the activities in the "Community Resources"
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Take a picture of you doing the activity and email it to youth.winter.streak@gmail.com
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Include your name, school district, and grade in the email!
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Complete the monthly survey
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WHAT ARE THE PRIZES?
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Weekly $5 Gift Card
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Grand Prize...To Be Announced!
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To win prizes, you must be registered. Register HERE. You only need to register once.
At the end of each week, we will draw a name for each Chambersburg and Shippensburg grade group. The winners will be announced on our social media pages and the winner will be contacted. On March 29th, we will draw a name for the grand prize winner for each Chambersburg and Shippensburg grade group. Remember, the more activities you do, the more chances to win!
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QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, IDEAS, SUGGESTIONS?
Please email youth.winter.streak@gmail.com or call 717-264-1470 x116. We are here to help any way we can!
FREE COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Please use the resources below as you embark on your winter STREAK journey.
Bingo Cards
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Movement Snack YouTube (to use with Movement Snack Wellness Bingo)​
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Resources Library
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Chambersburg YMCA - Youth Fit Program
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Chambersburg YMCA - ZOOM Classes
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Chambersburg YMCA - Classes on YouTube
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Community Wellness Connections (Adams County)
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My Strength App - is open to the community (7th grade and up) - for free. Use the code "START" to use.
WORKSHOPS ON THE INDIVIDUAL STREAK CONCEPTS
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Workshop 1 - Start (Nickie Fickel, Community Health Coordinator) Wed Jan 6th
Register for Lunchtime Workshop and Evening Workshop.
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Workshop 2 - Trekking (Linda Huber, Health Educator and Dr. Fawcett, MD) Wed Jan 20th
Register for Lunchtime Workshop and Evening Workshop.
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Workshop 3 - Relax (Kim Crider, Community Health Coordinator and Daphne Hathaway, Grant Evaluator CCBHC) Wed Feb 3rd
Register for Lunchtime Workshop and Evening Workshop.
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Workshop 4 - Eating Healthy (Fran Hadley, RDN) Wed Feb 17th
Register for Lunchtime Workshop and Evening Workshop.
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Workshop 5 - Activity (Melanie Wells, Community Wellness Coordinator) Wed Mar 3rd
Register for Lunchtime Workshop and Evening Workshop.
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Workshop 6 - Keep It Going (Sandy Gladfelter, Health Educator) Wed Mar 17th
Register for Lunchtime Workshop and Evening Workshop
