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November 2, 1983 Park Board Minutes Page 3 B. Wellness Program Anderson commented that he keeps hearing about the wellness concept and although the. department provides many of the wellness-type activities, the effort is uncoordinated. We have hired a part-time consultant jointly with Mounds View. We are trying to find a way to have a community based wellness program for the whole family. We are not aware of any program like this in Minnesota. LeAnn Linder, our consultant, has extensive experience in wellness programming and has taught at St. Olaf. We are. expecting programs to start in December and January and they-will be self supporting. Van Hatten suggested contacting Control Data or other organizations that are working on this type of program. Anderson said she has contacted a good deal of them already and she has contacted many of the local. pastors and city residents and they are all very excited about the program. Gunderman said it sounds like an excellent program. C. Halloween Activity 1984 Anderson said the department wanted to work with three elementary schools to plan. Halloween activities but got. started too-late. Would like the Park Board's comments about this idea for next year. Olson said some kind of program had been: held at Har Mar, perhaps they could be contacted for ideas and suggestions. Van Hatten-said the activities would-have to start very early, about 5:00 p.m. because as soon as it gets-dark, the kids are ready to go out, He enjoys having the kids come to the door. Anderson said this would be an alternative for the parents that did not want their children to go door to door. Van Hatten suggested doing it as a fund raiser for Camp Courage or another charitable institution.. Grimshaw felt there should be something but maybe not at three schools. Dahl said she shares Van. Hatten's feelings - the activities at the school should. include a costume party. Gunderman asked what age group this would be for. Anderson said KT6. Carlson said.'it is difficult to plan-for kids with such an age span. Maybe have younger age kids at one school and-alder kids at another..