The Huntington Council on Aging will be sponsoring a Free Nutrition Education program on Friday, September 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Stanton Hall located at 26 Russell Road in Huntington. A Heart Healthy Eating Cooking Demo will be presented by Amber Letourneau, Nutrition Coordinator at The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. Participants will learn about reading nutrition labels; heart healthy, delicious meal and snack ideas; reducing sodium in cooking without losing flavor: and choosing healthier types of fats and carbohydrates. Please call 413-512-5205 by Friday, September 6 to reserve a space.

The Huntington Council on Aging will be sponsoring a Health Fair on Saturday, October 5 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Stanton Hall located at 26 Russell Road in Huntington. Vendors will include Commonwealth Care Alliance, Cooley Dickinson VNA & Hospice, Diabetes Prevention Program, Edward Jones Financial Planning, FRTA Van Service, Highland Valley Elder Services, Hilltown Community Health Centers, Huntington Food Pantry, Massachusetts Senior Medicare Patrol Program, Southern Hilltown Adult Education Center, Southern Hilltown COA Consortium, TRIAD, The United Arc Grandparent & Kinship Care, and WestMass ElderCare, Inc. Free hearing tests will be provided by Earmasters which will enable participants to save 20% off a future hearing aid purchase. Walgreens will provide a Flu, Pneumonia, & Whooping Cough Clinic from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Participants are reminded to bring their Medicare and other insurance cards so Walgreens can bill them for the shots. Please call 413-512-5205 to reserve your shots by Friday, September 27. The COA needs at least 25 people to sign up to hold the clinic. Light Refreshments will be served.

The Huntington Council on Aging is sponsoring a Go4Life Family Fun Walk on Saturday, October 19 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Stanton Hall located at 26 Russell Road in Huntington. All ages are encouraged to participate as they celebrate and encourage each other to live an active, healthy, independent lifestyle. Walking is directly linked with good health and sustained independence. The Huntington COA has been working with Healthy Hampshire on a Town Walking Map. There will be several routes of various difficulties. Participants will collect raffle tickets for each route or each time a route is completed. The drawing for raffle prizes will be held at the end of the walk. Prizes include 2 Fitbits, windchimes, and Pyrex storage containers donated by Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association. There are designated 1-mile loops on several locations on the map. Some loops are easier than others and to achieve the 1-mile goal, the number of repeated circuits will be indicated. Participants are encouraged to take as long as they need to finish walking 1 mile. Those who complete a 1 mile walk will have their name submitted to MCOA for a statewide raffle. All walkers with varying speeds and abilities are welcome to participate in the walk. Check in and pick up of walking maps and bottled water will be at 10:30 a.m. Entertainment will be at 11:00 a.m. featuring Country, Crossover, & Originals by David Housman & Ed Bentley. Free food (Chicken and Salad with Pita Bread or Hot Chili if a cold day) will be served at 12:30 p.m. The raffle prize drawing will be held at 1:00 p.m. and participants must be present to win. Please register in advance by calling the Huntington COA office at 413-512-5205. The deadline to sign up is Saturday, October 12. Participants are asked to park in the municipal parking lot behind the liquor store on Route 20.