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Home > Search results for: New brunswick Search Results for: New brunswick New Brunswick Ciclovia Returns for Spring on April 23! May 1, 2017 Originally posted on thecityofnewbrunswick.org by Jennifer Bradshaw on April 10, 2017 Spring has sprung! Dust off your running shoes, bicycle or skates and join the community for New Brunswick Ciclovia on April 23! New Brunswick Ciclovia is a familyfriendly event that emphasizes healthy living and community bonding by making City streets open for all to enjoy. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., more than three miles of roads throughout New Brunswick will become temporarily car free for five hours on a threemile route without a beginning or an end. Participants are free to travel in any way they choose, whether it be walking, running, biking, skateboarding or dancing. More than 15 FREE activity stations will be set up along the way, including inflatables, an obstacle course, live music, art activities and games. Group fitness classes including Zumba, Crossfit and yoga will have participants READ MORE New Brunswick’s Ciclovia Kicks Oᔸ Summer with Healthy Activities May 1, 2017 It’s that time of year again! New Brunswick Tomorrow (NBT) hosted the first Ciclovia of the year on Saturday, April 23. From 11 am to 4 pm, hundreds of New Brunswick residents took to the streets to walk, ride bikes, and play. Originating in Bogotá, Colombia, Ciclovias have become a community event that helps promote healthy living where people are encouraged to get up and get moving. Since 2013, the New Brunswick Ciclovia has had thousands of residents come out and enjoy fun activities with their families and neighbors. This free event, sponsored by the City of New Brunswick, NBT, Rutgers University and Johnson & Johnson, covered about three miles and included various physical activities for attendees to enjoy. Live music, a water slide, popup skate park, and group fitness classes were a few of the fun activities residents participated in. NBT also announced additional READ MORE Contact Us: 6092789622

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New Brunswick Ciclovia Returns forSpring on April 23!May 1, 2017

Originally posted on thecityofnewbrunswick.org by Jennifer Bradshaw

on April 10, 2017 Spring has sprung! Dust off your running shoes,

bicycle or skates and join the community for New Brunswick Ciclovia

on April 23! New Brunswick Ciclovia is a family­friendly event that

emphasizes healthy living and community bonding by making City

streets open for all to enjoy. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., more than three

miles of roads throughout New Brunswick will become temporarily car­

free for five hours on a three­mile route without a beginning or an end.

Participants are free to travel in any way they choose, whether it be

walking, running, biking, skateboarding or dancing. More than 15 FREE

activity stations will be set up along the way, including inflatables, an

obstacle course, live music, art activities and games. Group fitness

classes including Zumba, Crossfit and yoga will have participants

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New Brunswick’s Ciclovia Kicks OᔸSummer with Healthy ActivitiesMay 1, 2017

It’s that time of year again! New Brunswick Tomorrow (NBT) hosted the

first Ciclovia of the year on Saturday, April 23. From 11 am to 4 pm,

hundreds of New Brunswick residents took to the streets to walk, ride

bikes, and play. Originating in Bogotá, Colombia, Ciclovias have

become a community event that helps promote healthy living where

people are encouraged to get up and get moving. Since 2013, the New

Brunswick Ciclovia has had thousands of residents come out and

enjoy fun activities with their families and neighbors.  This free event,

sponsored by the City of New Brunswick, NBT, Rutgers University and

Johnson & Johnson, covered about three miles and included various

physical activities for attendees to enjoy. Live music, a water slide,

pop­up skate park, and group fitness classes were a few of the fun

activities residents participated in.  NBT also announced additional

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Contact Us: 609­278­9622

New Brunswick’s ‘MarchSnackness’ Gives Healthy Snacks aCompetitive EdgeApril 3, 2017

      “As the NCAA tournament (March Madness) began last year, I

thought to myself, how can I tie this awesome event into our PE/Health

curriculum in 2017?” That was the question educator Steven Louka

wanted to answer to help his students find a creative way to eat

healthy foods and exercise. As the supervisor of the physical

education, health, and wellness department for New Brunswick

schools, Louka began to share his tournament­style competition with

others and received positive feedback and encouragement to move

forward with the program. “The premise of this competition is to get our

students to realize how easy and fun eating healthy can be. There’s a

wide variety of healthy and affordable snack options,” Louka said.

Louka worked with FoodCorps service member Hayley Klein to develop

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Soccer Academy A Win-Win forChildren and New BrunswickCommunityFebruary 20, 2016

Youth Coach Captain Mike Bobadilla doesn’t hold back in expressing

his passion about the Soccer Academy he leads in New Brunswick.

Back in 2000, a friend asked him to assist him with a summer youth

soccer team and, since that time, it’s been a major part of his DNA.

The program started with 30 kids a few times a week in Archibald Park.

By the end of the season, the program had grown to nearly 100 kids.

Unfortunately, due to lack of funding and resources, the program was

discontinued. “In the back of my mind, I knew how vital the program

had been in keeping kids off the street and decided to create a

summer academy in 2008,” said Captain Bobadilla, who worked on the

local police department’s night shift. Called the Bobadilla Soccer

Academy, 125 kids were initially recruited for a six­week summer

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New Brunswick Youth Get Physicalat Healthy Kids CampNovember 10, 2015

New Brunswick TomorrowWelcomes New Director ofCommunity Health

November 10, 2015

This summer 17 New Brunswick children had fun and learned valuable

swim skills through the Raritan Valley YMCA. The one­week Healthy

Kids Camp for children ages five to 12 taught healthy eating and

physical activity concepts through various fun activities. Campers

enjoyed daily swim lessons, nutrition and cooking classes, creative

arts and lots of physical activity, gardening, first aid and water safety.

The free program addressed a major need for New Brunswick children:

increasing access to recreational facilities and programs that

contribute to healthy lifestyles. The campers were referred by various

social services agencies in the city and were transported to the YMCA.

“Without the provision of these services most would not have access

due to a lack of financial resources and transportation,” said Gina

Stravic, executive director of the Raritan Valley YMCA. The YMCA has

been a local and national leader in aquatics and camping for over 100

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Community HealthNovember 10, 2015

New Brunswick Tomorrow (NBT) embraces ideas, partnerships and

initiatives that move New Brunswick’s people forward. From supporting

community development efforts to healthier living initiatives, NBT has

made significant strides in changing the way residents think about and

engage in a healthier lifestyle. This fall, NBT welcomes Manuel (Manny)

Castaneda as its Director of Community Health. In this new role,

Manny will handle the management and implementation of health and

social initiatives of Healthier New Brunswick, a collective impact

approach, which includes the Live Well­Vivir Bien New Brunswick

campaign. The campaign is designed to unify, promote and encourage

participation in community efforts that foster a culture of health and

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New Brunswick Welcomes SecondCiclovia of the YearJuly 9, 2015

On Sunday, June 14, 2015 the residents of New Brunswick came

together once again for the second Ciclovia event of the year. This

free event, sponsored by New Brunswick Tomorrow, the City of New

Brunswick, Johnson & Johnson and Rutgers University, closed the city

streets from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. so that residents and visitors

could participate in over a dozen activities spanning over a three mile

route. The purpose of Ciclovia is to promote a community of health and

wellbeing through a multitude of physical activities and health

awareness initiatives. Healthy activities included group fitness

classes, a pop­up skate park, an inflatable water slide, a splash zone

to cool down, live music, health screenings and more. Attendees were

encouraged to visit and participate in each activity – making their way

by walking, running, biking or skating along the course. Ciclovias

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Residents Live Well this Summerwith the Start of the NewBrunswick Community FarmersMarketJuly 9, 2015

A spirit of health and well­being is alive and well in New Brunswick this

summer with the return of the New Brunswick Community Farmers

Market. The market, a project in partnership with the City of New

Brunswick, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, and Johnson & Johnson,

now has a bigger presence than ever with three locations throughout

the city, each opening on a different day during the week. All three

locations are open from June through November and had their official

grand opening the week of June 14, 2015. The farmers market brings

fresh, local and healthy food directly to the residents of New

Brunswick and supports the city’s mission to give them access to

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407 Greenwood Ave, Trenton, NJ 08609 

[email protected]: 609­278­9622 Fax: 609­278­9678

NJPHK is a statewide program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with technical assistance and direction provided by theNew Jersey YMCA State Alliance

Ciclovia Returns to New BrunswickApril 19, 2015

Once again thousands of New Brunswick residents took to the streets

for the Ciclovia event held on Sunday, April 19th. The free, citywide

initiative closed the streets to cars and opened them to people to

promote healthy active living, with more than 15 activity stations on a

three­mile route. The event was sponsored by New Brunswick

Tomorrow, the City of New Brunswick, Johnson & Johnson and Rutgers

University. Volunteers from more than two dozen other community

organizations, including NJPHK­New Brunswick also participated. As

part of the event, residents could walk, run, bike or skateboard in the

streets. There was also a pop­up skate park, a rock climbing wall, a

Fun Bus, a bike rodeo, music and art activities, and group fitness

classes, including yoga and Crossfit. In Spanish, Ciclovia means bike

path. In Bogota, Colombia, where Ciclovia began, streets are closed

every Sunday. Similar events are now held in more […]READ MORE

Meet Jaymie Santiago, ProjectManager, NJPHK-New BrunswickNovember 11, 2014

Jaymie Santiago lives in New Brunswick, works in New Brunswick, and

says New Brunswick is a big part of who he is. He has been working

with and for New Brunswick’s communities and their residents for the

past 12 years. Santiago has a Master of Public Affairs and Policy from

Rutgers. He was drawn to issues of food security while working with NJ

SNAP­Ed (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). “Being young

and enthusiastic and wanting to teach, I landed in the field of nutrition

education, facilitating classes to underserved populations,” he says.

“When I learned the stories of why a person eats unhealthily or

overeats, I saw the need went beyond nutrition education. For some, it

was about the inability to afford healthy food, while others experienced

issues around obesity and overeating because it was their way of

coping with domestic violence at home. So, there’s a theme of

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