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Join us! 2nd Annual Spring Into Health 5K / 1M
It may be winter, but the Brunswick WellnessCoalition (BWC) is already gearing up for Spring 2019! BWC will hold its 2ndannual Spring Into Health 5K/1M event on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 9 a.m.Race starting line is at Dosher Memorial Hospital in Southport, NC. This eventis NOT a fundraiser, it’s a healthraiser. It is for…
Read More2nd Lunch & Learn scheduled with area food pantries
In October 2018, 20 people representing 8 area food pantries attended BWC’s first Lunch & Learn to discuss ways to promote and encourage healthy eating among clients. Since then, the food pantries have banded together to launch the “Give Healthy” campaign. On March 4, 2019, BWC is hosting a second lunch and learn to share…
Read MoreMatthew’s Ministry partners with BWC to host first “Give Healthy” Food Drive
Matthew’s Ministry Give Healthy Food Drivebrought in nearly 500 pounds of nutritious food for the children the agencyserves. The food drive is part of a larger campaign the Brunswick WellnessCoalition (BWC) has launched called the Give Healthy campaign. The purposeof the campaign is to increase access to healthy, nutritious food for thosethat are food insecure.…
Read MoreBWC launches ‘Give Healthy’ campaign
The Brunswick Wellness Coalition (BWC) launched the Give Healthy campaign on November 1, 2018, to increase access to healthy, nutritious food for those that are food insecure. Food insecurity is defined as a lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life. Children and adults suffering from food insecurity report poor physical…
Read MoreChurch Congregation gets ready to walk to Bethlehem!
Brunswick Wellness Coalition (BWC) hasstarted its first community program, a four-week walking challenge for congregantsof Ocean View United Methodist Church on Oak Island. The Bethlehem WalkingChallenge gives church members the opportunity to walk a collective 6,160miles. “It’s the distance from Oak Island toBethlehem, commemorating the journey Joseph and Mary made more than 2,000 yearsago,” Dr.…
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