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First Lady Michelle Obama Visits New Hampshire

First Lady Michelle Obama Visits Penacook Community Center
Josh Rogers, NHPR
First Lady Michelle Obama Visits Penacook Community Center

First Lady Michelle Obama brought her "Let's Move!'' health and fitness initiative to New Hampshire on Friday.

Mrs. Obama visited the Penacook Community Center, a neighborhood nonprofit group in Concord.

It has a child care center that helps children exercise before and after school and teaches them about healthy eating through the use of a garden.     

Mrs. Obama was joined by New Hampshire First Lady Susan Lynch, a pediatrician who has worked to increase awareness about childhood obesity.

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