Batavia fest puts focus on health and wellness resources- Aurora Beacon News

“Laura Steele of Batavia came to the WellBatavia Festival Saturday morning to learn more about heath and wellness resources available in her community.

“I’ve come to this event before. I live just about five blocks from here, and so it’s easy to just walk over,” Steele said as she stood outside a vendor’s booth at the wellness event put on by the WellBatavia Initiative at the Peg Bond Center in Batavia. “I’m just looking to see about the different therapeutic options I want to know more about and I just love to see all the providers that are in the area and learn more about what they have to provide.”

Since 2017, the WellBatavia Initiative has been holding wellness fairs that, according to organizers, “try to get all the pillars of health that are within our community – all the different resources and put them on display so the community knows what is out there.”’

To read further click the link for the article by David Sharos a freelance reporter for The Beacon–News.

WellBatavia and Batavia Mainstreet Awarded AARP Grant

WellBatavia has been awarded a grant to document the walkability and accessability of Batavia from the perspective of community members with a variety of mobility levels!

https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/about/info-2017/aarp-community-challenge.html

WellBatavia Speaks in Favor of Pedestrian Crosswalks

Continuing our Initiative to promote the health and wellness of Batavia, the WellBatavia Initiative provided a statement at the Batavia City Council meeting along side Batavia Environmental Commission and Bike Commission urging the city to evaluate the positive impact pedestrian crosswalks have on promoting physical activity and accessibility to our community! 

Check out the article in the Kane County Chronicle: Here

WellBatavia, Farmers Market & 5K to set city in motion

"Making its debut, WellBatavia, which has enfolded Green Fair On the Fox, is the brainchild of physical therapist Sarah Greenhagen of Batavia, who chairs the event’s committee. 'I have a huge passion for making sure the community my patients live in really promotes their health and well-being, so they are able to do everything they love to do,' Greenhagen said."

Article by the Kane County Chronicle detailing the progression of WellBatavia from dream to reality.

Stop by WellBatavia Expo Article by Daily Herald

"The focus of this event is on healthy lifestyle choices and celebrates the organizations in this area that bring wellness to the mind, body, and soul," said event chair Sarah Greenhagen, owner and managing partner of Catalyst Physiotherapy, Performance & Wellness. 

Check out the article here!

Race to Market 5K Article

Check out the Kane County Chronicle's article on our Race to Market 5K! We are opening up the Batavia Farmer's Market for the season in style!