Run with the Oakhurst Women's Walking & Running Group!

Hello Friends & Neighbors,

We are excited to inform you that the Oakhurst Women's Group is participating in the 13.1 Miles ING Georgia Half Marathon on March 21st. Please mark your calendar, be sure to come out, and cheer for us!

Please visit the ING Marathon website for more details: http://www.inggeorgiamarathon.com/Marathon/ING_Georgia_Marathon.htm.

Reminder: The Oakhurst Women's Walking & Running Group, for Beginners and Advanced Walkers & Runners gets together every Tuesday and Thursday at 6:45 to 8:00 pm at the One Step At A Time Running Store, located at 650 E Lake Dr # B in Decatur (404-377-1030).

Sherina Clough, President , Oakhurst Neighborhood Association

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email: ona@oakhurstga.org

web: http://www.OakhurstGA.org

Saturday Rec. Center Update: 11:30 am Event Canceled/6:30 pm Event on as Scheduled

TODAY'S 11: 30 AM Annual 1st - 3rd Graders Valentine's Luncheon HAS BEEN CANCELED.

TODAY'S 6:30 PM Annual 4th & 5th Graders Valentine's Dance IS ON AS SCHEDULED. The rec. center will open at 6 pm for the dance.

FOR MORE INFO., PLEASE CALL LEE WILLIAMS AT 404-425-4262.
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The Annual 4th & 5th Graders Valentine's Dance

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, Saturday, February 13th

Decatur Recreation Center, 231 Sycamore Street

Let's Dance! City of Decatur 4th and 5th graders, please join us for an evening of music, food, fun and friends. Come out and get your dance on at Decatur Recreation Center. Celebrate your Valentine's Day among friends. Doors open at 6:30pm. Participants will receive a free 4x6 photo. All photos will be printed on the spot. Participants must RSVP in advance by signing-up at DRC by February 6, 2010. This event will be supervised by Decatur Active Living Staff members.

Cost: $5.00 per participant (chaperons free). For more information, please contact Lee Williams at 678-553-6551.

Feb 16 - "Growing Specialty Vegetables", DeKalb County Extension Service

http://www.ugaextension.com/dekalb/

DeKalb County Extension Service

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"Growing Specialty Vegetables"

A Homeowner Gardening Series Class

7 - 8:30 pm, Tuesday, Feb 16th (Registration begins at 6:30 PM)

4380 Memorial Drive, Decatur, GA 30032

Topic: Growing Specialty Vegetables – some from South America etc. that are adapted here

Cost: $10 per person at the door

To hold a seat, please register ahead by calling 404-298-4080.

Saturday - Fun Valentine's Events for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th & 5th Graders!

The Annual 1st - 3rd Graders Valentine's Luncheon

11:30 am to 1:30 pm, Saturday, February 13th

Decatur Recreation Center, 231 Sycamore Street

Hey Decatur First, Second and Third Graders and parents:

Come celebrate Valentine's Day with Decatur Active Living. Join us for an afternoon of good food and fun as we celebrate Valentine's Day. Participants will receive a free 4x6 photo of them and their parent(s). Photo will be taken promptly at 11:30am, and lunch will be served at 12:15pm. Entertainment will include audience participation, poems, reading, songs, etc., as well as scheduled events. Participants must RSVP in advance by signing-up at Decatur Recreation Center by February 6, 2010.

Cost: $10.00 per participant (parents free). For more information, please contact Lee Williams at 678-553-6551.

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The Annual 4th & 5th Graders Valentine's Dance

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, Saturday, February 13th

Decatur Recreation Center, 231 Sycamore Street

Let's Dance! City of Decatur 4th and 5th graders, please join us for an evening of music, food, fun and friends. Come out and get your dance on at Decatur Recreation Center. Celebrate your Valentine's Day among friends. Doors open at 6:30pm. Participants will receive a free 4x6 photo. All photos will be printed on the spot. Participants must RSVP in advance by signing-up at DRC by February 6, 2010. This event will be supervised by Decatur Active Living Staff members.

Cost: $5.00 per participant (chaperons free). For more information, please contact Lee Williams at 678-553-6551.

Safe Routes - Georgie's Paws (Click on to enlarge)

The Heart Truth Campaign/Heart Disease Prevention

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/educational/hearttruth/
To make women more aware of the danger of heart disease, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and partner organizations are sponsoring a national campaign called The Heart Truth^®. The campaign's goal is to give women a personal and urgent wakeup call about their risk of heart disease.


Even With Heart Disease Awareness on the Rise, Prevention Remains Critically Important for American Women

Women can prevent heart disease by reducing their risk, and following a heart-healthy lifestyle. An annual physical can provide a risk factor numbers check — blood pressure, cholesterol, body mass index, and, if appropriate, blood glucose — and the opportunity to start a discussion about physical activity levels and smoking to develop a personal plan to reduce their risk. Such a plan would incorporate heart healthy eating, getting regular physical activity, maintaining a healthy weight, and not smoking. Regardless of a woman's age, NHLBI research shows that it's never too early or too late to take action.

Heart Health: Diet, exercise are key
There are numerous aspects to personal living that help create a healthy heart, and over the past 30 years a tremendous amount of research has been dedicated to finding the ideal combination of diet, lifestyle, and physical fitness that will elicit positive heart health benefits.
Eating a balanced, well-rounded diet, low in saturated fats is known to be integral in decreasing the risk of blockages in blood vessels. Avoidance or cessation of smoking cigarettes decreases the risk of hardening of the arteries known as atherosclerosis. Living a more relaxed, less stressful lifestyle decreases the amount of stress hormones released that can negatively affect vascular tone and normal cardiac rhythm. Physical fitness, specifically cardiovascular training, improves all of those three aspects in and of itself.
Regular exercise performed at a moderate intensity has been shown to raise HDL (good cholesterol), decrease total triglycerides (fat) in the blood, decrease blood pressure, and decrease resting heart rate. Yet, a large portion of the population still avoids any significant daily activity.

Oakhurst Women Walking & Running Group Note

Oakhurst Women Walking & Running Group
Hi Everyone, Thank you participants! Your efforts made the Oakhurst Women Group a huge success!

The Oakhurst Women Walking & Running Group gets together every Tuesday and Thursday
at One Step At A Time, 650 E Lake Dr # B, in Decatur, 404-377-1030.

Meeting Time Tuesdays & Thursdays
6:45 pm - 8:00 pm

Thank you again for supporting this community!

Sherina Clough, President ONA
Oakhurst Neighborhood Association email:
ona@oakhurstga.org
web: http://www.OakhurstGA.org