Merrick Kiwanis is holding their 5th Annual "Merr-Olympics" Sunday, June 12, 2011!
Chairing the event for the Kiwanis Club is Dr. Richard Seibert and co chair James Carroll. Gold, Silver, Bronze medals will be awarded to the top 3 boys and girls in each grade level. The competition is open to all Merrick and North Merrick students currently in grades 1 through 6 and middle school.
Events will include the standing long jump, vertical leap, 50 meter dash, medicine ball throw, sit and reach and sit-ups. All children should be accompanied by a parent. It will take each child a total of approxiomately 15-20 minutes to participate in all the events. Families are welcome to stay and watch the entire event.
The purpose of Merr-Olympics is to bring awareness to your children's strengths and weaknesses. As we are all aware, childhood obesity is now a nationwide problem. The New York District Kiwanis Governor's Project has asked Kiwanis Clubs to promote physical fitness in our children. With that in mind, Dr. Seibert has developed a program for healthy competition for our Merrick/North Merrick youngsters, that will hopefully help bring about awareness for fitness and good health, along with a lifetime commitment of exercise and healthy living.
For more information, please call Dr. Seibert at 867-8585.
Event takes place from 9:00am to 12:00pm at the Chatterton Elementary School. Located on Merrick Avenue and Smith Street, on the South field behind the school.
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