Letecia Foster used to weigh 230 pounds. She knew she had to get healthier for her own lifestyle, as well as to inspire the kids at her elementary school, Hungerford Elementary in Eatonville, Florida, one of the nation’s first black-governed towns.
Principal Foster’s personal transformation is helping spur on a wellness revolution in this historic town. Each year, the elementary kids now line up for the school’s 5K around Eatonville, the town immortalized by its most famous daughter, Zora Neale Hurston.
Join the children for one of their favorite mornings of the year and see how the power of healthy adult can not only inspire younger generations, it can change a community forever.
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