Initiatives

	Walk NH Week 2009 sponsored by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation Thanks to all of the communities who participated June 1 – 7 !
	Walk New Hampshire Week 2009 really got people moving! We're still tallying up the walkers and miles, but we can already tell the numbers have surpassed last year. We had beautiful weather for our week-long event. IMPORTANT FOR WALK ORGANIZERS! Please fax or e-mail your Walk Event Report Form. Providing your event’s total number of participants and miles walked will help Walk NH publicize the success of this statewide effort and perhaps “move” other NH residents to start walking regularly! New Hampshire First Lady, Dr. Susan Lynch, is chairwoman and long-time supporter of Walk New Hampshire's efforts to promote physical activity. Read Dr. Lynch's op-ed, urging kids and families to take a healthy step forward. Dr. Susan Lynch, and her golden retriever puppy, Katie, walked at Beech Street School in Manchester on the first day of Walk NH Week. Mayor Frank Guinta was there, too, along with Manchester Monarchs mascot Max, who led the group of children, teachers and City Year service volunteers on the 1-mile route. Photos are below, and you can check out our Walk NH Week 2009 photo album of other events during the week!
		Monarchs Max was the walk leader for kids at Beech Street Elementary School
	Walk NH chairwoman Dr. Susan Lynch walked with Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta
		Harvard Pilgrim Health Care CEO Charlie Baker walked with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation Executive Director Karen Voci
	Manchester Police Dept.'s mounted patrol unit escorted the walkers on their one-mile route
	Walk New Hampshire Week is an exciting statewide event, in addition to our on-going Walk NH program, designed to encourage people to participate in an organized community walk -- and inspire them to continue walking as part of a healthy lifestyle long after the event ends. Governor John Lynch has proclaim June 1-7, 2009 Walk New Hampshire Week. Sponsored by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation, walks will take place at various times across the state during those seven days, some simultaneously. See the schedule of walks for more details on walk locations, dates and times. HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN A WALK: Look at our SCHEDULE OF WALKS by town or date, and choose the one you want to do. Contact information and details for each walk are listed for each event, including whether it is open to the public. INFORMATION FOR WALK NH WEEK EVENT ORGANIZERS: Register your walk here. Those registered after May 1 are not eligible to receive Walk NH promotional items. Related materials for event organizers are available here Event photo: If you would like a photo of your walk to appear on this web site, please e-mail a copy to info@walknh.org as soon as possible after your event. We’d love to include a picture of your event! For more information: Contact Andrea Alley at the Foundation for Healthy Communities: 225-0900 or info@WalkNH.org.
	Walk NH was created by the Foundation for Healthy Communities, a statewide non-profit organization that works to improve health and health care delivery in New Hampshire. Walk NH Week 2009 is generously sponsored by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation.