City of Omaha Mayor’s Office

January 19, 2012 - Movin’ After School is hosting its fourth free family event called "Get Your Family Movin" on Saturday, February 18, 2012, from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the University of Nebraska at Omaha - School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) Building.

Exhibitors from local organizations including the Omaha Bike Project, Omaha Police Department Crime Prevention, All Play, Blue Planet Natural Grill, Motto McLean Ice Arena, Befriending Your Body, and others will be at the event.

The UNO Men’s Soccer and UNL Women’s Volleyball teams will provide fun physical activities and exercises for children. Former Nebraska Cornhuskers, Zach Potter, Todd Peterson, Ty Steinkuhler, Tyler Wortman, and Nate Swift, will also be there to play games with the kids and support healthy living. An inflatable obstacle course will be available for children to enjoy. Raffle prizes will be given away during the event.

Movin’ After School holds family events to encourage families to incorporate healthy practices into their every day living. The first family event was in December, 2010, the second in April, 2011, and the third in September, 2011.

The UNO HPER building is located south of the UNO bell tower and north of the Elmwood Park golf course at 6001 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68182.

Click here for a copy of the event flyer.

Movin’ After School is a collaborative initiative with a purpose of encouraging and supporting policy change in after school programs related to increasing physical activity participation and decreasing sugar sweetened beverage consumption among youth. This initiative is a partnership with the City of Omaha Office of the Mayor, the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and the Douglas County Department of Health. For more information, visit, www.omahaafterschool.org .

January 6, 2012 – Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle reached out to Superintendents from several area school districts and the Mayor of Ralston today. The goal was to have an open dialogue on strengthening partnerships between neighboring communities and the city’s school districts. “We serve many of the same people and face many of the same issues on a daily basis,” said Mayor Suttle. “I thought it was important to have a discussion about building partnerships, exchanging ideas, and sharing resources so we can effectively improve the quality of life for our children and community as a whole.”

The participants in today’s meeting include: Don Groesser, Mayor of Ralston, John Mackiel, Omaha Public Schools, Keith Lutz, Millard Public Schools, Stephen Baker, Elkhorn Public Schools, Jacquie Estee, Westside Community Schools and Jerald Riibe, Ralston Public Schools. Mayor Suttle and his staff discussed issues facing youth, truancy prevention programs, after school resources, use of the Civic Auditorium, and the City’s Small and Emerging Businesses program. Mayor Suttle offered his support and assistance to collectively work together to solve issues within our community.