The 2011 YMCA Healthy Kids Day is a national event being held on April 16; locally, the Skagit Valley Family YMCA will host Healthy Kids Day at the YMCA Sports Center in Bakerview Park, 10am-1pm. We are inviting local businesses/organizations that promote healthy lifestyles in one or another to set up displays and provide activities at Healthy Kids Day. All we ask is that they provide an interactive activity; it is free for all vendors. In the past we’ve had businesses like Jamba Juice serving smoothies, Mount Youth Soccer Association doing an obstacle course on the indoor field, Mount Vernon Fire Department teaching about fire alarms, Wholesale Sports provided camping activities, simple coloring activities, and some of our own instructors getting the kids to do Yoga! Having a healthy lifestyle can mean lots of different things for kids, so this is great opportunity for many businesses/organizations.
We’ve had more than 500 kids (does not include their parent or other relatives) attend Healthy Kids Day the past couple years, so this is a great free marketing opportunity for businesses/organizations and for them to also show that they care about community. Anyone who is interested should contact Fitness Director Stefanie Ash at s.ash@skagitymca.org or 360-336-9622 by Friday, March 25.
