Supported by the Statewide Health Improvement Program, Minnesota Department of Health.

"The mission of Live Wright is to partner with Wright County citizens to increase physical activity, healthy eating and reduce tobacco use by changing behaviors in the environment where we live, learn and work."




Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Open Streets Buffalo!

Open Streets Buffalo is just around the corner! Saturday, July 11th from 10 AM until 2 PM, residents will have a chance to see their streets from a new perspective when the third annual even is hosted. Open Streets Buffalo will be held on 1st Avenue NE, start at Division Street and ending at the corner of 1st Avenue NE and Hwy 25 (in front of Lillian's). The event is being organized by Buffalo Community Education, Buffalo Parks & Recreation, Allina Health, and Wright County Public Health/Live Wright.
The mission of Open Streets Buffalo is to foster individual and community health through creative use of public space. Open Streets Buffalo is an event the encourages recreation, community activities, and fun in Buffalo, MN. The Open Streets event closes stretches of city streets to automobile traffic, and opens them to people for several hours to enjoy a large, temporary, public space where they can bike, walk, run, dance, do yoga, or any other physical activity. Non-profit and health organizations offer a variety of free activities and share information about their services during the event.


Join your community for fun, food, and physical activity on the Open Streets of downtown Buffalo! Visit us online at http://www.openstreetsbuffalo.org/ for more information regarding Open Streets Buffalo!

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Garden of Dreams featured on Grow with KARE

Live Wright has been interacting with school gardens all around the county for quite some time now. Recently, the Monticello Middle School garden had the pleasure of being featured on Kare 11's Grow with KARE. Belinda and Bobby Jensen made their way out to the Garden of Dreams to do a short story on the flourishing garden. Click here to watch the story!

Photo by: Lawrence J. Gantner