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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Healthy Hornets will get families out and about
Edina, Minn., May 23, 2005 – A local clinic is teaming up with the City of Edina to help build strong, healthy
families with this summer’s Healthy Hornets program.
France Avenue Family Physicians, 7250 France Ave. S., Suite 410, and the Edina Park and Recreation Department
are encouraging parents and children to explore Edina’s parks by bringing back “Healthy Hornets” for a third year.
Healthy Hornets invites participants to visit the City of Edina website, www.CityofEdina.com, and answer trivia
questions. Correct answers reveal clues about where to find Healthy Hornet signs in Edina’s parks. Once participants
find 10 hidden signs, they can return to the website and enter the locations where they spotted the Healthy Hornets.
Families that correctly report all the signs will receive a certificate of participation and an invitation to a Healthy Hornets
event at the end of the summer.
“Edina prides itself in its premier parks,” said Recreation Supervisor Donna Tilsner. “This is a way for families to get to
know various parks in Edina on their own time.” Tilsner said that many families get in a habit of exploring only their
neighborhood park, and forget about the other outdoor spaces Edina has to offer.
By encouraging people to spend their free time walking outside instead of watching television, Tilsner said she thinks
the Healthy Hornets program will help fight obesity among Edina’s families and promote active lifestyles.
City of Edina City of Edina
4801 West 50th Street
Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Lelan Bosch
Communications Intern
Phone 952-833-9537
Fax 952-826-0390
www.CityofEdina.com
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This is the first year the Healthy Hornets program has been cosponsored. France Avenue Family
Physicians is offering participants free pedometers to track how far they walk to find the Healthy Hornet
signs. Registered participants can pick up their pedometer at the clinic office where they will also
receive a free packet of nutrition and health information.
For more information, contact Tilsner, 952-826-0432, or Recreation Supervisor Susie Miller, 952-826-
0433 or visit www.CityofEdina.com.
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