Upcoming Events 2016
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Past Events 2015
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July 23rd
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Johnson City Public Library Summer Reading Finale: Super Hero Celebration
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9-11:30
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Johnson City
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July 31st
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Big Latch on & World Breastfeeding Week
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10-12pm
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Medical Care Eliza-bethton
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August 1st
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Big Latch on & World Breastfeeding Week Best for Baby Health Fair |
10-12pm 10-2pm |
The Village- Elizabethton Johnson County Health Dept. |
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August 6th |
World Breastfeeding Event |
11-2pm |
Washington County Health Department |
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November 7th
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Scarecrow Skedaddle
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TBA
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ETSU Mini dome -Johnson City
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Past Events 2015 Mommy and Me Support Groups: Health Resources Center Annex, Mall
at Johnson City, 10-11:30 AM. Email hitecm@msha.com for further details. Breastfeeding support and children's activities always provided.
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July 27
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Sharing Stories
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August 10
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Growing a Garden/ Eating locally
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August 24
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Development by age
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September 14
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Development by age
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September 28
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Starting Solids
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Past Community Events
April 12, 2014
1st annual Prince and Princess Celebration. 9:30am-12pm @ Mountain Home VA Campus. This was a free and fun event for families with children up to age 12. Featured a themed Prince and Princess Parade, a physical activity Quest, and health and safety King's Court with around 150 children with their families in attendance.
March 28, 2014
Tea for Expectant and New Mothers and Grandmothers. 10am-2pm at Memorial Park Community Center.
March 1, 2014
Infant/Toddler Free Family Event. 9am-11:15am @ Northeast State, Locke Humanities Building. Come spend the morning with your child an dpratcipate in hands-on experiences offered by local experts and organizations! Please register by Feb. 24. Click here for details and a registration form.
November 23, 2013
Daddy Day Camp: Educational event for expectant and new fathers.at Calvary Baptist Church, 225 Holly Lane, Elizabethton, TN. This event included educational speakers geared towards new dads, as well as various educational displays presented by different community organizations.
November 15, 2013
11am-12pm: To-be Tea for Expectant Mothers and Grandmothers with BABE Breastfeeding Coalition and Carter County Health Department. Provided a variety of information for expectant or nursing mothers and grandmothers, including car seat safety, sleep safety, and nutrition.
November 8, 2013
Fuel to Play Infant Nutrition Forum entailed collaborative discussion of stakeholders from multiple professions involved in regional infant care.
September 21, 2013
ReadNPlay cosponsored a Walk N' Roll, Kids Run, and Family Activity Day with Niswonger
Children's Hospital on the ETSU Campus. For more information please go to www.msha.com/kidsrun
June 23, 2013
Free 1-mile Walk n' Roll for families to walk/stroll together, Kids fun run, car seat
safety checks, and health/safety fair with Baby Rest Stop
Veteran's Administration Campus, Johnson City, TN (meet in parking lot between JCMC
and Stanton Gerber)
Sunday, June 23, 2-4 pm
Sponsored by ReadNPlay for a Bright Future, ETSU Department of Pediatrics, Niswonger Children's Hospital with support from: Earthfare, Hands On Museum, Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium, students & staff from the ETSU College of Medicine & students from Public Health, Pharmacy, Nursing, & Psychology.
July 13, 2013
ReadNPlay hosted a family activity booth at the Jonesborough Farmer's Market from 8-12: http://jonesborough.locallygrown.net
September 22, 2012
ReadNPlay cosponsored the Walk N' Roll in conjunction with the September 22, 2012 1.1 mile Niswonger Kids Run on the campus of ETSU. Faculty and residents from the ETSU Department of Pediatrics,Quillen medical students, and students from the ETSU Department of Psychology CLIFFS lab passed out ReadNPlay badges to 37 WalkNRollers (walking/stroller with their young children), distributed over 75 children's books and Chop Chop magazines, and had 35 families take our sugar quiz during Family Activity Day. Six faculty/nurses from ETSU Pediatrics ran the Blue Grass Half Marathon the following day!
