Page 12 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2020 Barn Babies warms students’ hearts; promotes self-care, stress relief By Tara Vocino T he Barn Babies Traveling Petting Zoo was a favorite during the Third Annual Revere High School Self-Care Fair last Thursday. Approximately 400 students approached 13 vendors throughout the twohour fair. “For this event, we invite different organizations and individuals to host a table and give students information that promotes their well-being and cover areas of interest – identifi ed by our youth members,” Event Organizer Viviana Cataño wrote in an email. “Our areas of focus are nutrition, job and career opportunities, fi tness, stress relief or mental health, and healthy relationships.” Youth Health Leadership Council members provided students with activities around selfcare that included nail painting, hand massage, and body scrubs. Other vendors included Year UP, MGH Tobacco Cessation and Education Program, MGH HAVEN, NAN Project, Seeking Om, MGH School Base Health Center, MGH Community Health Associates, Aramark, DJ Jim Hiplo and Union Capital. — Tara Vocino may be reached at printjournalist1@gmail.com. Friends Keneisha Germain, Emilie Curtin and Briana Vilme hold up their PopInBooth photos. Event organizer Viviana Cataño, who is the Revere CARES Program/Communications Manager, embraces a kitten during last Thursday afternoon’s Third Annual Self-Care Fair at Revere High School in the gymnasium. Jesse So guides a puppy playing with a plastic bone to promote mental health checks. Friends Jeremy Castillo, Junior Figueroa and Nezar Zaatri hold a seven-week-old Vietnamese pot-bellied pig, which will grow to average around a hundred pounds. Relieving stress, Selvin Cruz holds a bunny while Stephanie Bothechia cuddles a sleeping kitten wrapped inside a blanket. Student Ademola Fetuga pats a therapeutic bunny from Barn Animals Traveling Petting Zoo, which is based in Lakeville, Mass. Revere CARES Youth Health Leadership Council Member Kyra Delaney manicures Karl Eugene – a self-care activity. Fahad Alom and Abderrahmane El Aroussi smell essential oils from North Suff olk Mental Health. Lucas Hurtado fi lls out a raffl e ticket in hopes of winning a Bluetooth speaker. Student Vivian Le paints her American fl ag to promote stress relief. (Advocate Photos by Tara Vocino)
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