Marathon in the halls at DVMS

Students and staff at the Delaware Valley Middle School posed for a photograph before going on a jog through the school hallways. The staff and students are running the Delaware Valley Middle School Principal Peter Ioppolo’s Mini Marathon, a nine-week program, which they are tracking with the use of pedometers donated to the school by the Pike County Health Fund. More than 40 students are participating. Research shows daily exercise among youngsters and teenagers reduces the likelihood of them experimenting with cigarette smoking or drug use. The Pike County Health Fund was created in 2003 to offer health care screenings and tests at the Milford Health & Wellness Center to Pike County residents who were under-insured or uninsured. The Pike County Health Fund has expanded over the last six years, creating additional services such as the Pike County Teen Alcohol and Drug Resource Center. It also has developed a partnership with Safe Haven Inc., of Pike County, through which the Health Fund provides interim health care services for victims of domestic violence who reside in a “safe house” environment. All services are provided at Milford Health & Wellness Center. To learn more about the Pike County Health Fund or to volunteer, call 570-775-7288.