WOMAN Challenge
Join the Belmont Parish Nurse Ministry’s team Amazing Pace for the 2007 WOMAN challenge (Women and girls Out Moving Across the Nation).
Sponsored by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health, this free eight week challenge encourages women and girls to walk 10,000 steps or get 30 minutes of exercise every day. The WOMAN Challenge begins on Mother’s Day, May 13, and ends on July 8, 2007. Register for our "Amazing Pace" team by following this link to the WOMAN Challenge Web Site . . . Join our team AMAZING PACE!



National Employee Health & Fitness Day
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 is National Employee Health and Fitness Day.
This national health observance promotes the benefits of physical activity for individuals through their work site health promotion activities. The Gaston County Fitness and Nutrition Council, in collaboration with the Stowe Family YMCA and the Belmont Parish Nurse Ministry, is planning a lunchtime walk from 12:15 to 12:45pm beginning at the Belmont City Hall. Businesses are asked to encourage their employees to join in a 30-minute walk through downtown Belmont. Please RSVP on or before Friday, May 11 by calling the YMCA at 704-822-9622, or register online . . . or E-mail us with your name and contact information


The first 50 registered employees will receive goody bags filled with healthy snacks, bottled water, and other fun incentives.