{"id":4628,"date":"2024-03-26T10:27:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T14:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=4628"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:28:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T19:28:51","slug":"pef-gears-up-for-wellness-fair-and-book-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-42-no-3\/pef-gears-up-for-wellness-fair-and-book-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"PEF gears up for Wellness Fair and book giveaway\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4784 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Wellness-Flyer-Web.jpg\" alt=\"PEF gears up for Wellness Fair and book giveaway\u00a0\" width=\"500\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Wellness-Flyer-Web.jpg 500w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Wellness-Flyer-Web-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>April 3, 2024 &#8212;<\/em> Health and wellness resources? 20,000 free books? What more could you ask for?! <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There will be all that and more at the second annual PEF Community Wellness Fair and Reading Opens the World Book Giveaway, returning to the Washington Avenue Armory from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 27.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe event is very special in that it helps to solidify our commitment to serve all New Yorkers on and off the job,\u201d said Stephanie Mclean-Beathley, administrator for the PEF Membership Benefits Program. \u201cPEF members work in communities across New York State, and this is just one way we can support members and local communities alike.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The PEF Membership Benefits Program, in partnership with PEF, is spearheading the event aimed at promoting health awareness and a healthy lifestyle by bringing the local community together with PEF, its members, and the vendors who have the resources to foster a healthier you.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cOur 2023 vendors were extremely pleased with the turnout, the location, and the opportunity to connect with the community,\u201d McLean-Beathley said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Last year, all 20,000 books provided by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) were gone by the end of the day. Kids and adults of all ages browsed the titles, broken into reading levels. Families could take away up to 10 books and area educators up to 40. Some carried armloads, others brought along wagons.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cFamilies found the atmosphere very welcoming for children who attended, and everyone present took great delight from the expressions of joy on the children\u2019s faces as they selected their free books,\u201d McLean-Beathley said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PEF is ready to go full speed ahead on the venture.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe hope to continue to grow this community event,\u201d said PEF President Wayne Spence. \u201cThose who enter public service care about their fellow New Yorkers, and this is a great way to continue to support them outside the workplace.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 3, 2024 &#8212; Health and wellness resources? 20,000 free books? 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