Well-being is a multi-generational experience, and what better way to connect the family dots than through the interactive Blue Zones Project Virtual Family Summit. The fifth annual summit again invites area schools, students and their families—from grandchildren to grandparents and everyone in between—to log on and experience well-being from wherever they are.

The summit takes place Nov. 14 – Dec 2, 2022, with a variety of videos – from reading to healthier eating to movement – that offer simple ways for kids and adults to stay healthy and exercise their minds and bodies. Video topics this year include:

• Shopping for Healthy, Budget-Friendly Meals
• Kid-Friendly Fall-Inspired Snacks
• 1-Mile at Home Walk
• Youth Soccer and its Many Benefits
• “Funky Cowboy” Country Line Dance
• Balloon Volleyball
• Hand-Eye Coordination Using a Paper Ball
• Indoor/Outdoor Movement Ideas for Kids
• Quick and Easy Full-Body Workout
• Yoga Para Todos (Yoga for Everyone)
• Reading is a Healthy Habit for Everyone
• Kitchen Sink Science: How to Make Shower Gel
• Teens and Sleep: The Cost of Sleep Deprivation

The virtual programs will be available for viewing on the Blue Zones Project Virtual Family Summit website beginning November 14. Schools are invited to show the videos to students during class or as part of a schoolwide event and to share summit information through school newsletters and social media. Families can also watch any or all the videos together at home.

And it pays to join in the fun. Participating Tarrant County schools and families are eligible to win great prizes. Six lucky schools will win $1,000 toward a school well-being project. Ten families will also be randomly selected to win fresh fruit and vegetables. To be eligible for prizes, participating families and schools must view one or more videos and submit post-summit forms, which can be found on the website, by December 2, 2022. Only schools and families residing in Tarrant County are eligible for prizes.

“When people think of improving well-being, they often imagine drastic diets and exercise. The summit will show that making healthy choices can actually be fun,” said Matt Dufrene, vice president of Blue Zones Project, Fort Worth. “The Blue Zones Project Virtual Family Summit is just that---a chance to get the whole family involved---because when students begin good habits early, they’re more likely to keep them up for years to come.”

While prizes are limited to Tarrant County participants, the Blue Zones Project Virtual Family Summit videos are accessible to anyone simply by logging on to the summit website between Nov. 14 and Dec. 2, 2022.