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Heart Fair 2007 - Event info
Fri, Sep 28, 2007
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Organiser: Singapore Heart Foundation
Supported By: World Heart Federation
Date: 29 and 30 September 2007 (Saturday & Sunday)
Time: 11.00 am to 8.00 pm
Venue: VivoCity, 1 HarbourFront Walk, Level 3 (Sky Park)
Theme: "Team Up for Healthy Hearts!"

Highlights

10,000 Steps Heart Challenge

Teams of 3 members compete to clock 10,000 steps by walking around VivoCity.

All participants will each receive a Heart Fair goodie bag and 10,000 Steps T-shirt. The 3 teams with the fastest times will walk away with attractive prizes, such as the OMRON Basic Pedometer, OSIM uPapa and iLogic Scale worth $500.

Registration is FREE. Email Jia Ying (jiaying@heart.org.sg) or Muhammad (muhammad@heart.org.sg) for registration and details.

Supermarket Tour@Giant Hypermarket

Are you confused by terms like "25% less sugar", "97% less fat", and "high fibre"? What do all those food labels mean?

Learn how to make sense of food labels and understand nutrition panels in this tour.

Registration is FREE. Email Jamie (jamie@heart.org.sg) or Muhammad (muhammad@heart.org.sg) today for registration and details.

Heart health screenings

The first step to a healthy lifestyle is to be aware of your health condition. Have a health check by Alexandra Hospital for just $5, which will measure BMI, blood pressure, glucose & cholesterol levels. Nurses will be on hand to explain the results of your health screening report.

My Happy Healthy Family Poster Competition

The competition aims to get Primary school children involved in National Heart Week / World Heart Day.

The theme of the competition is "My Happy Healthy Family Celebrates World Heart Day". The top 10 designs will be displayed during the Heart Fair at VivoCity, while the four best designs will win cash prizes and be featured on ZoCards.

Pop and Talent Hub Arts Market

As the first social entrepreneurial arts market in Singapore, Pop and Talent Hub aims to provide equal opportunity for all creative individuals, especially the traditionally marginalised groups - be they the hearing or visually impaired, chronically depressed, youths at risk, etc.

For more details, visit www.socialinnovationpark.org.

 

 
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