WAHOO (Working to Achieve Healthy Outcomes and Opportunities)
Community partnership aimed at increasing area youths’ physical activity and assisting in maintaining good habits and weight through a variety of self-directed activities.
Project WAHOO
The Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth grant for Healthy Community Action Teams has been awarded to the Warren Coalition’s Project WAHOO for the last 8 years.
The list of accomplishments and contributions has grown quite long over the years and includes the following:
- Basketball court at SMS
- Basketball hoops at WCMS, EWM
- Blacktop painted at EWM, HJB
- Two-piece playground equipment HJB
- Trikes for HJB
- SPARK obesity prevention program and equipment at HJB, EWM, SMS, WCMS
- Heartrate monitors at SMS
- Exercise equipment at SMS, WCMS
- Basketball court at Rockland Park
- Contributed to the Frisbee Golf at Rockland Park
- 10-piece Exercise Equipment at Rockland Park
- Contributed to the Splash Pad
- Swing set at Thompson’s Park and Ride
- $18,000 to support Linda G Kroll Family Feeding Program
- Vouchers for fresh fruit/vegetables at the Farmer’s Markets for families who participate in the backpack program
- Prizes for youth who participate in the 95210 exercise program
- Contests for youth to create videos to encourage their peers to exercise, eat fruits/vegetables, drink a lot of water, and get plenty of sleep
- Portable frisbee golf course for the 4-H Center
- Clearing trails and mapping them at the 4-H Center
- Tools for gardening, gardening books and cooking classes at Samuels Library
- Prizes for youth at the Wellness Festival