News

Parents Pursuing Safe Ped/Cycling to 2 New FMSD Schools

by Liz Duda Jan. 9, 2021 (Fort Mill, SC) Fort Mill residents worry about unsafe pedestrian and cycling access between the Catawba Ridge High School (CRHS) (opened 2019), adjacent Forest Creek Middle School (FCMS) (opening 2021) and two subdivisions: Waterstone at the...

ESMMYC 2020 in Review, & Look Forward

By Elizabeth W. Duda, Chair Dec. 31, 2020 (York County, SC) The year was not what anyone planned. But Eat Smart Move More York County (ESMMYC) did our best to support our community. As a coalition, ESMMYC communicated with our partners, members and the public. We...

Tega Cay Planning for Changing Mobility Patterns

Dec. 21 2020 (Tega Cay, SC) Eat Smart Move More York County (ESMMYC) was glad to be part of Tega Cay’s Health and Active Living focus group for the Comprehensive Plan update. ESMMYC chair Elizabeth (Liz) Duda, a Tega Cay resident, is very familiar with the city’s...

Twelve Days of Joy, Christmasville 2020

By Elizabeth (Liz) Duda, ESMMYC Chair Twelve Days of Joy - Community - Caring - Neighbors - Love - Giving Dec. 6, 2020 (Rock Hill, SC) The 2020 holiday season would be like none before - with many people having to forego traditional holiday plans due to Covid. This...

Pennies for Progress Aims to Keep York County Moving

By Elizabeth (Liz) Duda Nov. 11, 2020 (York County, SC) York County residents can thank the Pennies for Progress program for ongoing road improvements. We all know that York County has high growth in some areas and need across all areas! Yet state, federal and local...

ESMMYC Meeting Featured Muni Parks & Rec Leaders – Notes

Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 (York County, SC) Meeting summary: Eat Smart Move More York County (ESMMYC) hosted our general membership meeting on Tuesday, October 13, at noon virtually (via Microsoft Teams). We were excited to welcome leaders of Parks and Recreation...

Catawba Riversweep 2020

by Elizabeth W. Duda Volunteer check-in at Tega Cay Marina Oct. 4, 2020 (Tega Cay, SC) The Catawba River flows a little cleaner today thanks to the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation’s 1,300+ volunteers who headed outside to collect trash - by land and by river! For 17...

Revitalizing Opportunities in Paradise, Fort Mill

By Jennifer Dawkins, Upper Palmetto YMCA, ESMMYC Leadership Team Aug. 14, 2020 (York County, SC) If you have lived in the Fort Mill area for awhile, you likely have heard of the Paradise community. It has called Fort Mill home since 1895. Lore states the community was...

Charlotte Metro Region Rises in American Fitness Index Rankings

By Janet R. Wojcik, Ph.D., FACSM Aug. 5, 2020, (Charlotte Metro Region, NC & SC) The American Fitness Index report ranking the 100 Fittest Cities in America was released on July 14, 2020. The rankings are compiled through a partnership with the American College of...