The date for the Winter Flakes Run is February 28, 2015. You can register online here, or print the paper below.
Movie Viewing
Happy Thanksgiving!
The Franciscan Sisters invite you to a very special movie showing in De Soto, Missouri this Monday evening at 6:30 PM. We will feature the highly acclaimed film Food, Inc.
You can watch a trailer for this film here.
In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government’s regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, herbicide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won’t go bad, but we also have new strains of E. coli-the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults. Featuring interviews with such experts as Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto) along with forward thinking social entrepreneurs like Stonyfield’s Gary Hirshberg and Polyface Farms’ Joel Salatin, Food, Inc. reveals surprising-and often shocking truths-about what we eat, how it’s produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are going from here.
This free film will be shown upstairs at the De Soto Community Center this Monday evening, November 10th at 6:30 PM. The Sisters will be serving complimentary organic hot apple cider along with Missouri-grown organic popcorn. There is no need to RSVP for this film showing.
The De Soto Community Center is at 400 Boyd Street.
Let us work to ensure abundance and health for many, many Thanksgivings to come.
Save the Date
What: Winter Flakes 10K/5K/1-Mile Run & Walk
When: Saturday, February 28, 2015
Where: Walther Park, 1551 Veterans Dr., DeSoto, MO (South end; parking is available in the SMCI lot)
Who: All abilities and speeds are encouraged to come! Strollers are welcomed!
Cost:
Prior to 1/31/2015
- 10K: $20 per person
- 5K: $15 per person
- 1 mile: $10 per person
- Kids under 12 in any race: $10 per person
After 1/31/2015
- 10K: $25 per person
- 5K: $20 per person
- 1 mile: $15 per person
- Kids under 12 in any race: $15 per person
Look for update here and on the Facebook page.
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Children’s Physical Activity
Everyone knows that physical activity is important for overall health. Children are not excluded either. They benefit from physical activity just as adults do and in other ways that are just being explored by researchers.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, regular exercise helps children form good habits that will carry over into adulthood. In addition, kids who are habitually physically active tend to have
- Stronger bones and joints
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Greater muscle strength
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A decrease in body fat
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Improved flexibility
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A healthier cardiovascular system
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A reduced likelihood of developing diabetes
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More energy
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A greater ability to handle stress
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Improvements in self-confidence and self-esteem
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Greater social acceptance by physically active peers
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Opportunities to make new friends
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Better concentration at school
These are kind of the…yeah, yeah, yeah. Everybody knows this…sort of thing. However, new research is showing that regular exercise also helps kids with ADHD.
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According to Alan Smith from Michigan State University and Betsy Hoza from the University of Vermont, preliminary results show marked improvements in behavior for kids with ADHD who participate in a 20-minute workout before school. For more information about their research, check out MSU’s website and their latest in the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology.
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