Stop & Shop Block Party Will Celebrate New Blue Hill Ave. Store

BOSTON, MA — Stop & Shop will host a community block party Friday to celebrate the reopening of a store along the Roxbury-Dorchester line that will focus on community wellness.

Here's more from a Stop & Shop news release:

Stop & Shop is deeply committed to supporting the health and wellness of the communities it serves. As a part of this commitment, Stop & Shop is unveiling its newly refreshed store located at 460 Blue Hill Avenue in the Grove Hall neighborhood of Boston on Friday, August 19. The store now includes a dedicated in-store dietitian and a Community Wellness Space for robust programming centered around health.

Stop & Shop is also hosting a Community Day Block Party on August 19 next to the store at 48 Geneva Avenue. The free event is open to all and will include a packed day of engaging programming centered on promoting wellness in all forms.

The day will begin with a ribbon cutting outside of the store at 10:30 am, followed by a full schedule of events which community members are invited to, including:

• 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Food trucks serving healthy & fresh foods
• 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Photo opportunities with a Red Sox World Series trophy
• 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.: Story time with the Grove Hall & Roxbury branches of the Boston Public Library
• 11:30 a.m. – noon: Cardio dance fitness class presented by TRILLFIT
• 12:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Healthy eating cooking demonstration presented by Stop & Shop Nutrition Partners
• 2 pm – 4:45 p.m.: Hip hop, Latin, and Caribbean dance classes presented by A Trike Called Funk
• 2:30 pm – 4:30 p.m.: Interactive graffiti workshop with TakeOne of the GN Crew Boston

WHY: As a neighborhood grocer for more than 100 years, Stop & Shop is doing its part to ensure the communities it serves have access to the resources and support needed to live a healthful life.

Stop & Shop selected the Grove Hall store location for this neighborhood health improvement program because high rates of nutrition-related chronic conditions among those in the surrounding area, coupled with higher rates of food insecurity and lower income, create an opportunity for the grocer to play an active role in driving healthier outcomes via food-driven wellness initiatives.

NOTABLE ATTENDEES:

• Gordon Reid, Stop & Shop President
• Jennifer Brogan, Stop & Shop Director of Community Relations
• Christine Sinclair, Stop & Shop Nutrition Partners, Registered Dietitian at Grove Hall Store
• Ed Flynn, President, Boston City Council
• Brian Worrell, City Councilor, District 4
• Jim Rooney, President & CEO, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
• Andrea Swain, Executive Director, Yawkey Boys & Girls Club of Roxbury