“Mattapan Moving for Life”, the power of movement, meditation and mindful eating. will be held at the Audubon’s Boston Nature Center 500 Walk Hill Street, Mattapan, MA 02126 on Saturday June 22, and runs between 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. It features yogalates, Afro socadance, scavenger hunt, Birds of Prey, Chair massages, meditation, WIC, DJ, Smoothie Demonstration and conversation on Mindful Eating.
The featured speaker is Christine Rose of 4 Corners Yoga. This free event will be held rain or shine.
Other activities of this Coalition are the opening of the Mattapan Farmers Market at the corner of Cummings Highway and Fairway Street on Saturday July 13, and Mattapan on Wheels at Norfolk Playground on Saturday July 20, 2019.
The Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition meets once monthly on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 7-8:30 pm at the Mildred Avenue Community Center at 5 Mildred Avenue in Mattapan and welcomes new members.
Other Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition programs include Vigorous Youth aimed at students, the Fairmount Greenway/Kennedy Playground, the Neponset River Greenway and a series of fall cooking classes designed for school aged children.
As you can see this volunteer Coalition has great programming and many on going programs and would like to get larger participation at their events, more people to attend their monthly meetings as well as potential funders or grants.