Monday, May 6, 2013

Ciclovia Family Fit Day

The HOPE-K Trinational Health Council successfully carried out another Ciclovia event on Saturday, May 4th at Maverick County Lake.  Ciclovia events encourage physical activity through walking, running, cycling, Zumba, sports and other types of recreational activity.  Ciclovia events would not be possible without the collaboration of community agencies.  Volunteering their services this past Saturday were the Boy's and Girl's Club, Zumbatomics from A Tu Salud Fitness, Letty's Dance Studio, Sul Ross State University Student Council members, Maverick Ambulance EMS, Texas DSHS, the Mexican Consulate-Ventanillas de Salud, Molina Healthcare, CC Winn High School National Honor Society, Eagle Pass 411 and PonyTail for Love volunteers. 

Boy's and Girl's Club 5K Fun Run/Walk

Ballet Dancing with Letty's Dance Studio


 
Zumbatomics with Laura Moreno















Dr. Cleo from Molina Healthcare


Skateboarding Fun

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Saturday, May 4th at Maverick County Lake: Ciclovia Family Fit Day


The HOPE-K Tri-National Health Council invites you to join us for a fun family day at Maverick County Lake.  Check out all the great activities planned:

8:00am – 4:00pm
(lake is closed to vehicular traffic/el lago estará cerrado al tráfico vehicular)
All day/ Todo el día:  Walk, bike, skate, run or play with family (INDIVIDUALLY) /Camina, pasea en bicicleta, patina, corre o juega con tu familia (all levels/todos niveles) (INDIVIDUALMENTE)
9:00 am
Meet at the lake entrance for a fun walk with the Boys and Girls Club/Reunirse a la entrada del lago para una caminata con el Boys and Girls Club
10:00am-2:00pm

*Don’t forget your bikes!
*Traigan sus bicicletas

Many Activities available during this 4 hour period/ Variedad de actividades durante este periodo de 4 horas
·         Zumbatonic Zumba for Kids by “A Tu Salud Fitness”
·         Zumba by “Letty’s Dance Studio”
·         Breakdance by “MC Crew”
·         Hula-hoop, tug of war, volleyball, sack races, 3-legged races, bike races
·         Jumping Castle! / Brincolín!

4:00pm
Bike Raffle/Rifa de bicicletas (must be present to win/debe estar presente para ganar)
*Blood pressure checks and glucose checks will be done by Maverick Ambulance EMT’s/ se harán chequeos de presión y glucosa por el personal de Maverick Ambulance

Friday, April 12, 2013

WellnessWorks at Benavides Elementary

Starting the day energized after a Zumba routine, students from Benavides Elementary in Eagle Pass, TX are set for a day at school. Thanks to Letty (Letty's Dance Studio), Monica from TX Ag Extension Office, DSHS staff and community health workers from the Mexican Consulate VDS for volunteering their time to teach students about nutrition and physical activity. Thanks to these great volunteers 5th and 6th grade students are learning about MyPlate, reading food labels and other essential lessons that will help them adopt healthy habits early in life.

Sunday, April 7, 2013

April 6th Ciclovia: Fun At Maverick County Lake

Yesterday's HOPE-K ciclovia was a great success.  Thanks to all our community partners for supporting us at this event.  And thanks to the community for coming out, enjoying the day and taking part in fun physical activities with us and more importantly with your families. 

La ciclovia de ayer fue un gran exito.  Gracias a todos nuestros socios comunitarios por su apoyo en este evento. Y gracias a la comunidad por venir a acompanarnos, por disfrutar del dia y tomar parte en actividad fisica divertida con nosotros pero mas importante con sus familias.


Yolanda Yzquierdo at Maverick County Lake
Yolanda Yzquierdo, RN: Enjoying a leisurely ride
at Maverick County Lake
Disfrutando de un paseo lijero en el Lagito.

Glenda Garcia leads the TB prevention walk.
Glenda Garcia: Leads off the "A Todo Pulmon" Tuberculosis prevention walk.  Se da cominenzo a la caminata "A Todo Pulomon" para la prevencion contra la Tuberculosis.



Fun activities for the whole family! Actividades divertidas para toda la familia!

Tug of war game
Maverick Ambulance EMS lead a game of
 tug of war.



Zumba Gold with Laura Moreno and Rhonda Rhodes

Break Dancing with Oscar Reyes from MC Crew



Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Performance by David Valdez

 

Thanks to "Los Reguladores" for providing police patrol services and DJ-Horacio Ramos for all their hardwork!

Friday, April 5, 2013

April Ciclovia at Maverick County Lake

Join us on April 6th for our monthly ciclovia. Acompañenos el 6 de abril para la Ciclovia mensual.

Theme/Tema: "A Todo Pulmon"
SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES
April 6, 2013
Maverick County Lake/Lago del Condado
8:00am – 4:00pm
(lake is closed to vehicular traffic/el lago estará cerrado al tráfico vehicular)
All day/ Todo el día:  Walk, bike, skate, run or play with family (INDIVIDUALLY) /Camina, pasea en bicicleta, patina, corre o juega con tu familia(all levels/todos niveles) (INDIVIDUALMENTE)
10:00am
Meet at entrance of lake for a fun Walk/Run for TB awareness-  “A Todo Pulmón”- Stop TB in my Lifetime/ Reunirse en la entrada del lago para la caminata contra la TB – “A Todo Pulmón”
10:30am – 11:30 am
Volleyball / Voleibol
11:00am – 12:00pm
Zumba Gold with Laura Moreno (A Tu Salud Fitness)
*for our older adults/*actividad para nuestros adultos mayores
1:00pm
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Performance
12:00am - 2:00pm
“Got moves”/ “Muévete” with Veronica and Heber –dance and activities for kids/ baile y actividades para niños
2:00pm
Bike Raffle/Rifa de bicicletas
*Blood pressure checks and glucose checks will be done by Maverick Ambulance EMT’s/ se haran chequeos de presion y glucosa por el personal de Maverick Ambulance
*participants in the fun walk/run will receive a t-shirt and goody bag/ participantes en la caminata recibirán una camiseta y bolsita de sorpresas

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Ciclovia Today

We look forward to seeing you today at our monthly ciclovia at Maverick County Lake. Les esperamos hoy en el Lago de Maverick County para nuestra ciclovia mensual. No se lo pierda.
HOPE-K CICLOVIA:
Got Moves, Eagle Pass?
SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES
March 2, 2013
Maverick County Lake/Lago de Maverick County

8:00am – 6:00pm
(lake is closed to vehicular traffic/el lago estara cerrado a trafico vehicular)
All day/ Todo el dia:  Walk, bike, skate, run or play with family/Camina, pasea en bicicleta, patina, corre o juega con tu familia(all levels/todos niveles)

8:00am
Meet at entrance of lake for a fun Walk/Run /Reunirse en la entrada del lago para caminar/correr – Elvia Ledezma
10:00am-11:00am
Zumba Gold - A Tu Salud Fitness
10:00am
All about Cycling/Todo sobre Ciclismo - Saul and Rosantina Fernandez
11:00am-12:00pm
Zumba - Letty’s Dance Studio
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Resistance Band Class by Ana Ortiz
2:00pm-3:00pm
Awesome Athletics Gym - Demonstration by Kevin Pitasi
*Pete Gallegos Elementary, Benavides Heights Elementary, Rosita Valley Elementary and Glass Elementary will be participating in various events throughout the day.*Food items will be available from 11am to 1pm. *Bike raffle for children.





Thursday, January 31, 2013

Monthly Ciclovias at the Lake/Ciclovias Mensuales en el Lago

Come and join us for a day of fun at the Maverick County Lake in Eagle Pass, TX. Ciclovias are held every first Saturday of the month.  During this festival the lake is closed to vehicles for  your enjoyment and recreational activity. 

On Saturday, February 2, 2013 we will meet at 8am at the Pavilion for walking and running....so put on your running shoes and let's get this year started off right!

Other fun events start at 12:30pm and will include soccer, football, walking and Zumba. Don't miss out, come be a part of this exciting event!

Venga y únase a un día de diversión en el Lago del Condado de Maverick en Eagle Pass, TX. Ciclovías se celebran cada primer sábado del mes. Durante este festival el lago está cerrado a vehículos y disponible para que usted lo disfrute en cualquier tipo de actividad recreativa.

 El Sábado, 02 de febrero del 2013 nos reuniremos a las 8 am en el Pabellón para caminar y correr .... así que póngase sus zapatos de correr y demos un buen comienzo a este nuevo año
  

Otros eventos divertidos a partir de las 12:30 incluirán fútbol americano, fútbol, caminata y Zumba. No se lo pierda y sea parte de este emocionante evento.