Previous Community Events
Let’s Go! Gulf Coast is all about healthy eating and active living for our Mississippi Gulf Coast children, their families, and the communities in which they live, learn, work, and play! Being able to spend time out in our local communities is what we value, and enjoy, the most! Through our partnerships with early child care centers, schools, after-school programs, workplaces, healthcare facilities, and community partners we are able to meet thousands of children, teens, parents, grandparents, caregivers, aunts, uncles, friends, and families. It is such an honor to meet all of you and be able to work with you on building healthier lifestyles together.
Below is a very small overview of some of the hundreds of events we’ve attended or organized since launching Let’s Go! Gulf Coast in 2014. We have had the privilege of serving our communities for several years now and we are so excited to see what the future holds as we continue to grow, expand, and serve!
Ingalls 5k on the Causeway
September 2019
For several years, we’ve had the privilege of hosting our Let’s Go! Gulf Coast booth at this event. This provides us the opportunity to talk to hundreds of adults, children, and families about the 5-2-1-0 message and how important it is to make healthy choices every day. We emphasis the importance of eating fruits and vegetables, reducing recreational screen time, and choosing water over sugary drinks.
Jackson County Head Start Pre-Service
July 2019
Let’s Go! Gulf Coast hosted a one-hour educational session to all Head Start teachers and staff. We discussed topics including a program overview, the 5-2-1-0 message, importance of being a role model to young children, phrases that help versus hinder, ways to promote fruit and veggie consumption among children, and so much more. We also incorporated a 'stretch break' and taught breathing techniques, stretches, and yoga postures - all of which can be easily implemented at Head Start Centers.
Be Fit Bash
February 2019
Let’s Go! Gulf Coast partnered with Singing River Health System and Ingalls to co-host interactive health fairs at Trent Lott Academy and Singing River Academy for 6th grade students. We provided a morning full of educational and interactive health booths from various local vendors, fitness games, endless health educational materials, fresh fruit, infused fruit water, health promotion giveaways, and physical activities!
MS Gulf Coast Kids Marathon
December 2018
We were proud to partner once again partner with the MS Gulf Coast Marathon in regards to the Kids Marathon! We helped deliver flyers to local schools and after-school programs to encourage children being active - and most importantly, assisted in distributing sponsorship opportunities to children so they could participate for free!
DMR Health Fair
August 2018
We’ve been invited to attend the DMR Employee Health Fair for several years and it’s a privilege to attend! We cherish this opportunity to speak with their employees one-on-one and answer any questions they have. We always have such a great time emphasizing the importance of health and wellness not only in the workplace, but also back at home!
March Into Fitness
March 2018
Through a partnership with Ingalls and Singing River Health System, we developed this amazing event that we brought to both Eastlawn Elementary and Cherokee Elementary! We provide health education, a fun Zumba fitness activity, and health giveaways to the students! We would love to bring this amazing fun, interactive, and educational session to other elementary schools - simply contact us if you’re interested!
Moss Point Healthy Hometown Self Care Expo
October 2017
The Moss Point Healthy Hometown Committee was created in 2012 to improve community health and encourage healthier lifestyles and was instrumental in securing for the City of Moss Point a Healthy Hometown designation. Moss Point was named Mississippi’s Healthiest Hometown for 2017 by the Blue Cross & Blue Shield Foundation of Mississippi and received $50,000 for the honor and plans to spend it on the Sue Ellen Recreation Center off Martin Luther King Jr. Street. Let’s Go! Gulf Coast was honored to join in the celebration and attend this wonderful event!
Ocean Springs Upper Elementary
September 2017
Let’s Go! Gulf Coast partners with Ocean Springs Upper Elementary and regularly attends their health and family events. We have been able to attend, and even organize, their annual Health Fairs! We are able to directly meet with families and provide health education and answer any questions that parents and students have. We are able to bring lots of fun activities that engage students, and even parents, to get active and distribute endless health education materials.
Just Walk Initiative
June 2017
Through a partnership with the YMCA and Singing River Health System, we were able to develop an amazing initiative to challenge employees at Singing River Hospital to walk a mile during their lunch break and launch a month-long walking initiative. Employees were encouraged to utilize the Let’s Go! Gulf Coast ‘One Mile Walk’ implemented with the Singing River Hospital and Ocean Spring Hospital - or to simply walk more at home! We were able to give away T-shirts to the first 50 walkers and provided water, healthy snacks, and educational materials on how easy and important it is to incorporate physical activity into your daily routine!
YMCA Healthy Kids Day
April 2016
The Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA celebrated Healthy Kids Day at Fort Maurepas, as part of the national initiative to improve the health and well-being of kids. We were happy to assist with making the event more interactive by providing fun and active games and activities for kids! We loved speaking with families on ways to easily add healthier behaviors into their daily routines.
