Michaela Gagne

2011 Fall River Children’s Healthy Heart Festival a HUGE Success!!

Michaela — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:37:57 +0000

It was so exciting to see so many people at the 2nd annual Fall River Children’s Healthy Heart Festival! We had great entertainment, tons of activities, top of the line prizes, healthy snacks, tremendous local organizations, and more!! It was great to donate an AED to Camp Welch of the Boys and Girls Club as well. Thank you all so much for helping to support this event and Fall River’s heart health!

Model in StyleWeek Providence’s Go Red for Women Fashion Show Fundraiser

Michaela — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 23:09:08 +0000

StyleWeek Providence held an amazing fundraiser featuring heart survivors, including me! We were each paired with a local designer, and I was lucky to have an old friend, Joe Segal, as my designer. We had a wonderful time, from the beginning ideas to the final product on the runway. It was a great experience!!

Photos courtesy of Mickey Johnson

6th Annual Parent Heart Watch National Conference - San Diego!

Michaela — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:09:13 +0000

Another tremendous conference with Parent Heart Watch!

I was very lucky to be able to speak and receive the 2011 Adult Advocacy Champion Award at the conference’s opening dinner, while also hosting a Survivors’ Track throughout the weekend. It was wonderful to meet other young survivors throughout the country and reunite with so many good friends (all while enjoying the beautiful weather and atmosphere of San Diego!)!

2nd Annual Fall River Children’s Healthy Heart Festival…coming soon!!

Michaela — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 02:44:40 +0000

It’s back! The 2011 Fall River Children’s Healthy Heart Festival is around the corner!

On Saturday, February 12, 2011 the 2^nd annual 2011 Fall River Children’s Healthy Heart Festival will be held at CD Recreation on 72 Bank Street, Fall River from 11am - 2pm. The main focus of this free-admission festival will be educating children and their families about holistic and healthy options for life. The last festival gathered over 400 members of the community and donated 2 Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to local youth-serving organizations, and we look forward to an even bigger event this year!!

There will be a health fair featuring different heart-related and health-related groups, both nationally and locally. If you know anyone who is interested in having a table at our event, please do not hesitate to contact me. We are still looking for volunteers, $50 Heart of Silver Sponsors & $100 Heart of Gold Sponsors to be recognized at the event, and most importantly…everyone to come!!

Other plans for the day are in the works, but it promises to have fun activities for the kids (and adults!), offer fantastic prizes (including a Wii & iPods!) and healthy food, and overall provide a great educational community experience. I hope you are interested in being there to support our community’s health!

This event is in partnership with the Fall River Fitness Challenge and The Healthy Heart Foundation, Inc.

For more information, please contact me at michaelagagne@comcast.net or 508-567-4944!

Peaceful Coalition’s Website!

Michaela — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 23:05:55 +0000

Check out Peaceful Coalition’s new website! I’m proud to help oversee this group as an advisor to the Boys and Girls Groups, as well as the Community Coordinator. Our youth are doing amazing work, and I’m so excited for the many activities ahead!

http://www.peacefulcoalition.org

FRYSA Banquet

Michaela — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:02:11 +0000

Another great banquet for Fall River Youth Soccer! I was honored to sing the anthem and have a wonderful night with the two soccer teams I coach and my fellow Board members. It was a fantastic night of soccer and fun!

Walk of Beauty Fashion Show Emcee

Michaela — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 23:56:32 +0000

It took two very motivated, inspiring 8th grade girls to dream up a fashion show that would take on a life of its own…

Khoryn Cote and Elizabeth Kaegael, both 13 years old, were very touched by a video they saw about inclusion and children with disabilities called, “Including Samuel. “ From there, they decided they wanted to put on an event that would make children with and without disabilities feel beautiful inside and out.

I was very proud to emcee such a touching fashion show that included babies through high schoolers, both with and without struggles, who strutted their stuff on the runway. We all had a blast, and all the proceeds went to charities for children with disabilities.

Great job, girls!

Featured in new AHA video for students!

Michaela — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 23:54:31 +0000

Today I filmed a clip that will be featured in local American Heart Association intiatives focused on working with students to understand more about their heart health and get involved in the fight against heart disease. I can’t wait to see what the clip could lead to!

Fall River Youth Soccer Association’s Season Opener

Michaela — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:43:40 +0000

Another fun soccer season has kicked off for FRYSA! My Under6 Ireland and Under8 England teams are excited about the season ahead, and it promises to be a blast for all of our 600+ Fall Season Recreational players!

For more information about FRYSA, please visit: www.fallriveryouthsoccer.com.

ROCK the Fight Against CHD Event!

Michaela — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:39:02 +0000

I was so excited to emcee the ROCK the Fight Against CHD Event held at the Venus DeMilo in Swansea, Massachusetts! It was a fantastic fundraiser with an unbelievable entertainment line-up to raise money for research and support of families with Congenital Heart Defects. We had a rockin’ night that promises to grow over the years and make a huge difference for so many families!!