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A+ Healthy Child Celebration at Mattie Rhodes

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October 5, 2011

October 5, 2011

mattierhodes1.tif — Performers from the Marshmallow Show lead a parachute game. Leslie Collins

To promote leading a healthy lifestyle, Mattie Rhodes Center, 148 N. Topping Ave., hosts A+ Healthy Child Celebration Sept. 29 as part of National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. In addition to children’s activities, the day also included a free meal and expanded farmers market.

mattierhodes2.tif — Twins Curtis and Cortez Saldano of Kansas City show off their matching set of ducky slippers. Leslie Collins

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