Chattanooga's Kids on the Block will perform an educational puppetry program addressing childhood obesity and healthy snacking at Earth Fare on Gunbarrel Road on Monday, Feb. 15, and Saturday, Feb. 20, at 2 p.m. each day.

Customers will have the opportunity to meet the puppet “kids” Brenda Dubrowski and Zach Jones.

Officials said, "Brenda and Zach will be motivating people to include 60 minutes of physical activity every day and encouraging people to try new fruits and vegetables that they have never tried before.

Following the performance all children in attendance will have the opportunity to participate in a free art activity focusing on healthy eating.

Brenda and Zach are featured in the Chattanooga's Kids on the Block “Kids on the Move” addressing childhood obesity and healthy snacking.

“What a fun and entertaining way to educate and motivate children to live a healthier lifestyle,” said Kelly Williams, executive director.

In January Chattanooga's Kids on the Block and Earth Fare joined forces in an effort to eliminate childhood obesity.

Chattanooga's Kids on the Block is the first “Friend of Earth Fare” in the Chattanooga area. As a friend, CKOB is the beneficiary of the Earth Fare recycling program from January through March. For each bag reused, CKOB receives five cents.

Donations received help Chattanooga's Kids on the Block continue providing educational programming in the Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia, giving children the skills to stay safe and healthy.

For the past 30 years, Chattanooga's Kids on the Block has featured, through the art of Bunraku puppetry, life-size puppets designed to teach children and adults about social concerns and differences in a non-threatening manner giving them the skills to stay safe and healthy.

Chattanooga's Kids on the Block, one of the most active troupes in the country, serves 12 counties in Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia. Last year, CKOB performed over 400 programs serving over 54,000 children and adults in our community. Chattanooga's Kids on the Block continues to educate children about many social concerns and differences such as child abuse prevention, stranger/danger, autism and childhood obesity, to name a few.

Chattanooga's Kids on the Block receives funding from the United Way, Big River Grille and Brewing Works,Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, Mental Health Association of Middle Tennessee, , Chattanooga Area Brain Injury Association, Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, Tennessee Donor Services, individual donors and fundraising events.

For more information, visit www.kidsontheblock.net or call the CKOB office at 423 757-5259.