Combs Magnet Elementary Wants Families to Get Real, Get Healthy

Combs Magnet Elementary will hold a Get Real, Get Healthy event at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 24 at the school. Parents and their children will be encouraged to eat healthy and move. Families will hear from Bon Apetit Executive Chef Eric Foster and 2008 US Olympian Michelle Lewis Freeman in the first hour.  Then they will be able to visit a variety of exhibits in the cafeteria featuring organic food and gardening, opportunities to have blood pressure and blood sugar checked, Zumba and Yoga exhibits and the Natural Learning Initiative, which plans outdoor play space. You will find healthy snacks and hear about scholarships for students to participate in city recreation leagues. Combs used the Bodies and Brain Award grant it earned last year to fund the event while the Combs PTA planned the event and will staff it with parent volunteers. For more information, contact Combs PE teacher Debbie Powell at dbpowell@wcpss.net