'March Into Health' at the Healthy Me Family Festival March 10

The Hoffman Estates Chapter of The Links Inc. is a proud sponsor of the "Healthy Me Family Interactive Festival" from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 10, at Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave. in downtown Elgin. Youth and their families are invited to attend.

This is one of the many Activate Elgin March into Health 2018 programs taking place during the month of March to promote health and wellness. The afternoon will offer yoga, crafts, stories, healthy snacks and healthy tips for children and their families. Children will learn about healthy living through proper oral care, making healthy food choices and using money wisely.

The Hoffman Estates Chapter of The Links Inc. is committed to increasing awareness and understanding surrounding issues that contribute to obesity and poor oral health in children and their families. This is done through the "Health and Human Services" program facet in partnership with "Services to Youth," "The Arts," "National Trends and Services," and "International Trends and Services."

The Links Inc. is an international, nonprofit corporation, established in 1946. The membership consists of nearly 14,000 professional women of color in 285 chapters located in 41 states, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. It is one of the nation's oldest and largest volunteer service organizations of extraordinary women who are committed to enriching, sustaining and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other people of African ancestry. Visit www.linksinc.org for information.

The Hoffman Estates Chapter of the Links Inc. was chartered on May 12, 1984 as the 189th chapter of The Links Inc. The chapter has provided services to the Elgin/Northwest Chicago suburban communities for almost 30 years. Visit hoffman-estates-links.org to learn more.