The Beach Cities Healthways | Blue Zones Vitality City™ initiative is looking for your input in a series of focus groups that will help plan programs and events to help improve the well-being of the beach cities over the next three years. The focus groups are designed to identify great programs organizations doing work related to the Vitality City initiative, and people who want to get involved.

Several Vitality City Focus Groups are taking place this week, with two sessions in Manhattan Beach on Wednesday, January 26th. If you have not participated in a Vitality City Focus Group, and are interested in finding out what this initiative is all about, please visit the Registration website and RSVP.

You are also all invited (and encouraged!) to attend the sessions in the other beach cities. Please refer to the schedule below and on the Registration website to sign up for any focus groups that you are interested in. (You can read about all the programs being offered on the Vitality City Program Description page.)

Here is a listing of the sessions taking place this week:

• Tuesday, January 25, 2011
  • Social Physical Activity: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, North Redondo Library Community Room
  • Walking Groups: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM, North Redondo Library Community Room
  • Employers & Businesses: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM, Beach Cities Health District, Beach Cities Room, Redondo Beach
• Wednesday, January 26, 2011: Manhattan Beach Police and Fire Community Room
  • Substance Abuse Policy: 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Seniors: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM  
• Thursday, January 27, 2011
  • Restaurants: 9:00 - 11:00 AM, Hermosa Rotary Hall, 2515 Valley Drive
  • Faith Groups: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, Hermosa Rotary Hall

You can learn more about the City's involvement in the Vitality City initiative by visiting the Going Green website. If you have any questions, please contact Sona Kalapura at (310) 802-5058.