Team For Kids
My beautiful and talented sister Ashley is running in the ING New York City marathon with Team For Kids and could use your help.
These programs combat childhood obesity and empower youth development via running and character-building programs in low-income schools and community centers throughout the country, and in South Africa.
New York Road Runners Youth Programs:
This is an excellent cause and with the state many youth programs are in, every bit matters. If you have any to spare, it would go a long way to helping out a lot of kids.
More information can be found here.
These programs combat childhood obesity and empower youth development via running and character-building programs in low-income schools and community centers throughout the country, and in South Africa.
New York Road Runners Youth Programs:
- Serve over 85,000 children in more than 400 schools and community centers with FREE programs.
- Reach children of all fitness levels and athleticism, with a heightened focus on reaching out-of-shape and overweight kids with little or no athletic experience.
- Prevent overweight or obese children from eventually suffering heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses that lead to health-care costs in excess of $100 billion annually.
This is an excellent cause and with the state many youth programs are in, every bit matters. If you have any to spare, it would go a long way to helping out a lot of kids.
More information can be found here.