“Books” and “fitness” were the words of the day for many Richmond families Saturday afternoon as they strolled a sunny Civic Center plaza learning about both. While children combed vendor tents for new and exciting books to take home, and exercised in a play station provided by Kaiser Permanente, parents had the opportunity to measure their blood pressure and gain new information about diabetes. The outdoor activities and information sharing was part of the fifth annual Richmond Tales Fest: An Afternoon of Family Literacy and Healthy Living.
Kevin Hufferd, event coordinator and chair of West County Reads said the idea was to create a fun festival around the theme of Richmond Tales—a book that has caught the imagination of local young people, he said.
Glenda Monterroza, a community benefit specialist at Kaiser Permanente, said the event last year drew about 1,000 people and distributed 3,000 books. This year the local hospital wanted to introduce the concept of a Screen-Free Week—seven days of unplugging from TVs, DVDs, video and mobile games and only using computers for work, she said.
I think to arrange a health checkup camp for all ages are very essential because every age needs the routine checkup. It prevents the future disease.