Dr. Lesly Kernisant, CEO, Preferred Health Partners; Deputy Borough President Sandra Chapman; Ben Vereen; BP Markowitz; George Hulse, vice president of External Affairs, Healthfirst; Brooklyn Parks Commissioner Kevin Jeffrey Photo

From: Photo Flash: Ben Vereen Joins BP Markowitz at LIGHTEN UP BROOKLYN

Today, July 19, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz welcomed Tony-winning and Emmy-nominated entertainer Ben Vereen (performing at 54 Below, July 10-21), the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to a day of events at Borough Hall as part of the 2012 "Lighten Up Brooklyn" campaign, an anti-obesity and healthy lifestyle initiative launched by BP Markowitz eleven years ago. Check out photos of the pair participating in the day's events below!