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Community Health Team Team Up With Norwich Tech Students

Blender Bike hits the road

Several residents for Elisha Brook were on hand for the demonstration, as well as Matt Kaufman and the Norwich Tech students.
Several residents for Elisha Brook were on hand for the demonstration, as well as Matt Kaufman and the Norwich Tech students.

What started as an idea for a fun way to bring healthy, nutritious information to communities in eastern Connecticut came to fruition Wednesday, June 1, when the Hartford HealthCare East Region Community Health team brought their inaugural “blender bike” to the Elisha Brook Senior Living complex in Franklin.

Under the direction of East Region Director Joseph Zuzel, nurse Michele Brezniak, BSN, RN, and dietitian Shannon Haynes, the Community Health team partnered with a group of Norwich Tech students including juniors Will Gifford, David Clang and Hunter Frechette. Together, they spun the idea for the bike and the students put the pedal to the metal and came up with a modified exercise bike complete with a working blender and new paint job.

Gen Schies, Backus Development program manager, was able to provide needed funding for extra parts and other necessities.

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