Get ready to show off your Healthy Selfie

Healthy West Orange is hosting a social-media campaign on Friday, Sept. 15, called Healthy Selfie Day

By Brittany Gaines
| 10:09 a.m. September 14, 2017

West Orange Times & Observer
Neighborhood

WEST ORANGE Get your selfie smiles ready, because Healthy Selfie Day is coming to West Orange.

Hosted by Healthy West Orange, the social media event is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 15, and participating is easy. Just take a selfie and post it on social media with the tag #HealthyWestOrange.

“The idea is to have a call to action - to have everybody engaging in the community,” said Tracy Swanson, executive director of West Orange Healthcare District, one of the founding organizations of Healthy West Orange.

Healthy Selfie Day

WHEN: Friday, Sept. 15

INSTRUCTIONS: To participate, take a selfie and post it to social media, such as Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, with the tag #HealthyWestOrange. Participants will be entered to win a YMCA annual membership. Anyone who posts a selfie from now until Saturday, Sept. 23, will be entered once, and anyone who posts on Friday, Sept. 15, will be entered twice.

WHERE'S WESTLY

The Healthy West Orange mascot, Westly, has been spotted in several locations around West Orange. Here’s where you can find him:

WINTER GARDEN

Observer Media Group, 720 S. Dillard St., Winter Garden

Roper Family YMCA,100 Windermere Rd., Winter Garden

Winter Garden Village, Fowler Grove Blvd, Winter Garden

OCOEE

Health Central Hospital, 10000 W. Colonial Dr., Ocoee

Withers-Maguire House, 16 E. Oakland Ave., Ocoee

Ocoee Town Hall, 150 North Lakeshore Dr., Ocoee

WINDERMERE

Downtown Windermere, Main Street

DR. PHILLIPS

Dr. Phillips YMCA, 7000 Dr. Phillips Blvd., Orlando

The idea for Healthy Selfie Day came after the organization went through a website revitalization.

“We redid our website and made it more interactive,” Swanson said. “So we wanted to create an opportunity for everybody to engage. (Healthy Selfie Day) is a fun way for the community to become aware of the Healthy West Orange movement and to join.”

Healthy West Orange was launched nearly two years ago with the goal of promoting a healthier lifestyle for West Orange residents.

“We want everyone in the community to have the same goal - to be the healthiest community in the nation,” Swanson said.

Healthy West Orange provides participants with a variety of tools - from recipes to tips to stay active - to help them live a healthier lifestyle.

Already there is talk of making Healthy Selfie Day an annual event, and anyone who participates on Friday will be entered to win a YMCA annual membership for the entire family.

Hundreds of Healthy Selfie Day buttons have been handed out to spread the word about the event. Even the Healthy West Orange mascot, Westly, has been spotted at several locations around West Orange and featured in several #HealthySelfie photos on social media.

For those who want to get in an extra entry for the YMCA membership, post a selfie anytime before Friday, Sept. 15, and don’t forget to add the tag #HealthyWestOrange.

“If people post from now until the 14th, they get one entry,” Swanson said about the YMCA contest. “If they post on Healthy Selfie Day, they get two entries.”

Due to Hurricane Irma, Healthy West Orange has extended its Healthy Selfie contest until Saturday, Sept. 23. Winners will be announced after the contest closes on Sept. 23.

Contact Brittany Gaines at [email protected].