YMCA of Greater Salt Lake

We have a lot of exciting events coming up for the month of April. The first thing we are all looking forward to is our Healthy Kids Day event being held on April 12th 10am to 2pm at Valley Park (near the Taylorsville Recreation Center). We are teaming up with the University of Utah students and inviting the community (and especially YMCA kids and their families) to join in a festival of fun activities, healthy snacks, games, and lots of information. It is a free event for all participants with cool prizes being given away and should be a ton of fun.

Studies show that the average child gets less than 15 minutes of vigorous activity a day and that the average child spends 20% of their time watching TV. Our goal of our Healthy Kids Day is to change these numbers. We want to show kids how to “put play into their day”.

The Programming and Leadership class at the U of U are coordinating the event and have planned some wonderful activities such as a soccer shoot out, a Frisbee toss, a tire run and a healthy food challenge. These activities will teach the kids how to be active and healthy while still having fun.

Our next event we are all very excited for is our annual Sports Night on April 17. This year our honorees include the Jazz Bear, The Late Bill Daniels and Kyle Whittingham, Elaine Elliot, Eric Heiden, and Chris Waddell. Sports Night is a dinner and silent auction which is held in order to raise money for YMCA programs including after school and Camp Roger. Get more information here.

As you can see , April is looking very busy but very exciting. We look forward to seeing you all at Healthy Kids Day.

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