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LOCAL THE CHAMPION, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 - 14, 2019 • Page 7 DECATUR Parents, children line up for giveaway BY HORACE HOLLOMAN horace@dekalbchamp.com Approximately 1,600 DeKalb County residents and children gathered for the annual Let’s Move DeKalb back-to-school expo event July 27 at the Intergenerational Center at Exchange Park in Decatur. Let’s Move is an initiative launched by former first lady Michelle Obama. The initiative is meant to address childhood obesity and provides parents with information about healthy lifestyle choices and snack options. The initiative is also sponsored by The Center Helping Obesity in Children End Successfully (C.H.O.I.C.E.S), a grassroots organization formed in April 2002 to join the fight against childhood obesity, according to organization officials. Vanetta Keyes, founder and executive director of C.H.O.I.C.E.S, said the event in Decatur gave away approximately 1,300 backpacks. According to Keyes, the first Let’s Move DeKalb event nine years ago helped approximately 500 DeKalb students by providing them with backpacks. “It has really been a joy and fulfillment to partner with DeKalb and watch this event grow year after year,” Keyes said. Two years ago, C.H.O.I.C.E.S partnered with the Atlanta Community Food Bank to provide Let’s Move participants with fresh food during the event, Keyes said. “It’s fulfilling to know we’re helping provide parents with groceries for SEE EXPO ON PAGE 11 The journey to exceptional health care begins here. Learn more at emoryhealthcare.org/hillandaleorthopedics. EMORY HEALTHCARE Get Back to Living Your Best Life. Whether your joint and muscle pain is the result of “wear and tear,” an injury, or something more serious, like rheumatoid arthritis, our physicians at Emory Decatur Hospital and Emory Hillandale Hospital offer surgical and nonsurgical options that restore joint function to get you back to living again. Treatments and Services: • Neck and back pain • Shoulder pain • Elbow pain • Knee pain Hip pain Ankle and foot pain Hand and wrist pain Physical therapy
