Interrupt Hunger, Boerne, TX (2026)

04/21/2026

Part 3: Why to start a at your school?

Curt G. Campbell, P.E., LEED AP ND, CFM mentioned he & Colleen (middle school) turned evening TV time into a stretching & mobility session!

👏 Daddy-daughter bonding & much needed mobility work!

Curt got into Triathlon in a big way ( Texas last week was his 3rd) & Colleen’s become use to making the podium in local races, so he invited her to stretch while watching TV

Colleen liked it so much she asked if she could start picking their routines!

I loved what Curt & Colleen were doing so much I’ve started asking Ens (8) to leave time before bed to get 10-15 min of stretching in -after reading & before brushing teeth

*Great wind-down time too!

Ens scrolls YouTube & finds a yoga / stretching / mobility video that looks fun

I have No IDEA what I’m doing, so I get laughed at by Ens A LOT, but that’s part of the fun AND I’m getting better!

When I started, I could barely touch my toes.

Now, I can put my knuckles flat on the floor while bending over & really close to getting my palms flat!
(I’m 54 😉)

After a fun night of running, laughing & meeting neighbors, I invited Colleen to close us out with a favorite stretching routine & had Curt & Colleen share why they enjoy it so much.

Hopefully, you can see a trend developing.

Nothing we’re working on in Boerne requires major funding

HealthiestSmallTowns is about activating your entire community, looking at the resources you already have and getting folks to think (and act) differently.

The Four Pillars Driving a Healthier Boerne:

*Design daily movement into everyday life
*Build practical cooking skills
*Grow food locally, at home and together
*Foster social connection and mutual support

I’d love to help you bring or to your community too!

Next post?
How to publicize FamilyFitnessNight at your school to get a great turn out.

Keep spreading joy!
-Jollie

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Making Boerne the HealthiestSmallTown in Texas by making movement, healthy food & human connection the easy, default choices in daily life.

🎙️ MOVE•EAT•GIVE Podcast
🍎

InterruptHunger. org

04/21/2026

Part 3: Why to start a at your school?

Curt G. Campbell, P.E., LEED AP ND, CFM mentioned he & Colleen (middle school) turned evening TV time into a stretching & mobility session!

👏 - bonding & much needed mobility work!

Curt got into in a big way ( Texas last week was his 3rd) & Colleen’s become use to making the podium in local races, so he invited her to stretch while watching TV

Colleen liked it so much she asked if she could start picking their routines!

I loved what Curt & Colleen were doing so much I’ve started asking Ens (8) to leave time before bed to get 10-15 min of stretching in -after reading & before brushing teeth

*Great wind-down time too!

Ens scrolls YouTube & finds a yoga / stretching / mobility video that looks fun

I have No IDEA what I’m doing, so I get laughed at by Ens A LOT, but that’s part of the fun AND I’m getting better!

When I started, I could barely touch my toes.

Now, I can put my knuckles flat on the floor while bending over & really close to getting my palms flat!
(I’m 54 😉)

After a fun night of running, laughing & meeting neighbors, I invited Colleen to close us out with a favorite stretching routine & had Curt & Colleen share why they enjoy it so much.

Hopefully, you can see a trend developing.

Nothing we’re working on in Boerne requires major funding

HealthiestSmallTowns is about activating your entire community, looking at the resources you already have and getting folks to think (and act) differently.

The Four Pillars Driving a Healthier Boerne:

*Design daily movement into everyday life
*Build practical cooking skills
*Grow food locally, at home and together
*Foster social connection and mutual support

I’d love to help you bring FamilyFitnessNight or HealthiestSmallTowns to your community too!

Next post?
How to publicize FamilyFitnessNight at your school to get a great turn out.

Keep spreading joy!
-Jollie

***
Making Boerne the HealthiestSmallTown in Texas by making movement, healthy food & human connection the easy, default choices in daily life.

🎙️ MOVE•EAT•GIVE Podcast
🍎 DonateYourWeight

InterruptHunger. org

04/16/2026

This is how you build !
And, it’s ! 😉

Well, free thanks to Coach Clark (PE) donating his time along with Principal Hammond’s support!

But other than that, it’s free!

Our last of the year at Herff Elementary!

It’s like, “PE for families”!
•Have fun
•Create healthy habits
•Get to know your neighbors

Coach set up Backyard Game Stations in less than 10 min
(Everyone helps clean up)

This is how we build movement into daily living & begin changing built environments.

We have to change the way we look at health and begin to change the built environments where we live, work, play & pray.

DM me if you’d like to bring to your school or if you’re curious about

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Making Boerne the HealthiestSmallTown in Texas by making movement, healthy food & human connection the easy, default choices in daily life.

🎙️ MOVE•EAT•GIVE Podcast
🍎 DonateYourWeight

InterruptHunger. org

04/15/2026

Look what you missed at last night at !

It’s like, “PE for families”!
And, it doesn’t cost a thing!

This is how we build movement into daily living & begin changing built environments.

Special thanks to Coach Clark, Principal Hammond & the Herff PTO!

DM me if you’d like to bring to your school!

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Making Boerne the in Texas by making movement, healthy food & human connection the easy, default choices in daily life.

🎙️ MOVE•EAT•GIVE Podcast
🍎 Donate Your Weight

InterruptHunger. org

03/06/2026

Biggest takeaway from last night’s Kickoff meeting:

As Michael G Ethridge pointed out, you can’t call Boerne the in Texas if you’re not measuring what it means to be a Healthiest Small Town.

I’ve been mulling over this, but getting instant feedback & ideas from the group brought this framework to life.

SPECIAL THANKS to & Dinna Hopkins & Michelle Guyer for hosting us!! 🙏

I don’t think anyone’s measuring Institutional & Behavior Culture Change.

I want to show whether a town is building a culture of health, not just measuring disease.

The signature metric?

*Percent of residents participating in at least one healthy community activity each year.

3 main categories:
1) Leadership
2) Participation
3) Outcomes

1) COMMUNITY HEALTH LEADERSHIP
(Percent of each category who have committed to adopting healthy behaviors in each category -I’ll list behaviors In each category next week)
Healthiest Small Town (HST)
HST Household Index
HST Business Index
HST School Index
HST Faith Community Index
HST Medical Practice Index

2) HEALTHY LIVING PARTICIPATION
Movement Nudges Installed
-Elevator/Stairs
-Parking (designate parking spots at a distance)

Cooking Workshops
-Number of workshops
-Number of attendees

Food Growing ( #):
-Households
-Employee
-School
-Faith Community
-Foodscapes

Gardening Workshops
-Number of workshops
-Number of attendees

Community
-besides pounds of produced donated to food pantries from gardens & foodscapes
***Not sure how to measure community-building behavior yet. Thoughts???

3) Health Outcomes
(TBD) Not sure if we need this. Plus, health statistics are usually county level

This is how we spread joy!

-Jollie

03/05/2026

Kickoff meeting TONIGHT to make Boerne, the in Texas!!

Can we make folks healthier just by living & working in Boerne?

Join us tonight, Thursday, March 5th, 6:00-7:30 pm at the Cibolo Center for Conservation to learn how you can engage.

We’re making Boerne, the in Texas, by making movement, healthy food, and human connection the easy, default choices in daily life.

We’re doing this by activating the entire community — schools, city government, medical and wellness partners, faith communities, local businesses, and families — to redesign the environments where daily life happens.

By changing the places we learn, work, worship, and gather, we make healthy living more normal, social, and accessible.

The problem…
🚫 8 out of 10 of the leading causes of death in America are due to poor nutrition
🚫 73% of Americans have overweight or obesity
🚫 12% of Americans struggle with hunger
🚫 30% of Americans feel socially isolated

The solution…
✅ Make exercise easy
✅ Teach people to cook
✅ Teach people to garden
✅ Build community

🎙️ MOVE•EAT•GIVE Podcast
🍎 Donate Your Weight

InterruptHunger. org

DM me to spread some joy!

02/27/2026

Had fun presenting to yesterday!

“What Cancer Taught Me About Fixing America’s Health: From personal recovery to building the in Texas”

Folks are , so let me know if you’re looking for a speaker!

*Happy to present to any audience, but to avoid a COI, I can’t get paid for speaking to oncology-themed meetings/conferences!

*I try to keep completely separate from my day job at AbbVie to avoid any resemblance of a conflict of interest, so getting to present to my fellow AbbVie peers was a special treat!

***
Our kickoff meeting is March 5th 6-7:30pm at The Cibolo Center for Conservation if you’re local!

Making Boerne the in Texas
by making movement, healthy food & human connection the easy, default choices in daily life.

🎙️ MOVE•EAT•GIVE Podcast
🍎 Donate Your Weight

InterruptHunger(.)org

02/26/2026

Gathering allies to make Boerne, the in Texas!
*Link to 3/5 kickoff meeting in comments

Face-to-face conversations is the key to activating the entire town, building momentum & creating lasting bonds!

Conversations with two more inspiring leaders in :

1) Sr. Pastor, Rev. Kim Burke,
First United Methodist Church - Boerne

Beautiful magic happens when motivated minds come together!! 👇

Rev. Burke,
“Every church in town has a bus! We should find a way to come together to address the transportation needs of our seniors & others in who need help!”

YES!!!
THIS IS WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT!!

Would you rather spend $$$ or bring folks together to solve problems with resources WE ALREADY HAVE???

2) General Manager, Raymond Philyaw Jr
D1 Training Boerne

These folks are motivated to get you moving with a sweet facility & dedicated staff!

Great thing I learned is D1 isn’t just for athletes, but ANYONE who wants to get stronger, faster & healthier!

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Our kickoff meeting is March 5th 6-7:30pm at The Cibolo Center for Conservation if you’re local!

Making Boerne the in Texas
by making movement, healthy food & human connection the easy, default choices in daily life.

🎙️ MOVE•EAT•GIVE Podcast
🍎 Donate Your Weight

InterruptHunger. org

02/25/2026

Got to ask our City Council to help make Boerne the in Texas tonight!

Scan the QR code to register.

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Our meeting is March 5th 6-7:30pm at The Cibolo Center for Conservation if you’re local!

Making Boerne the in Texas
by making movement, healthy food & human connection the easy, default choices in daily life.

🎙️ MOVE•EAT•GIVE Podcast
🍎 Donate Your Weight

InterruptHunger. org

02/09/2026

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