March for Change

“Working together to create powerful changes towards healthier living” is the goal of March for Change. It’s a platform that was brought to Georgetown for the first time Saturday to educate residents about leading healthier lives.   

Veronica Villegas, the coordinator of March for Change says, “Food affects us emotionally, mentally, physically and I don’t think people are aware of that.”

Villegas is a member of the “Something Art Coalition,” a local group of artists, who along with “The Shauna Rose Kaufman Foundation” brought March for Change to Georgetown.

Amelia Adkins with the Parents as Teachers Program says, “Change is very difficult. We want people to do it in a very slow goal oriented way. If you’re taking a small napkin full of chips rather than the whole bag to watch TV, that’s going to make a huge difference.”

We’re told March for Change is aimed at providing nutritional education, access to natural foods, and promoting healthy habits. It starts with basics like understanding food labels.

Dr. Debra Laino says, “If you can’t pronounce it don’t buy it, because most likely it’s a chemical. The chemicals are going to have a long term effect in your system.”

Dr. Laino is a nutritional therapist who spoke passionately to the crowd at March for Change regarding health issues in a rather unique way.

She had a Spanish speaking translator which helped several members of the community. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Hispanic population makes up the largest group in Georgetown which is about forty seven percent.

Dr. Laino continues, “It’s something like this where there is a translator that the message starts to get out.”

The coordinators of March for Change tell us their hope is to create powerful changes towards healthier living. If you would like to learn some of the nutritional facts that were shared at March for Change you check them out on their Facebook.