What is Healthy Kid's Day?
Healthy Kids Day is a fun, activity-filled festival that is FREE to the community, celebrating the day’s key call to action, “Put Play in Your Day.”
YMCA Healthy Kids Day is designed to promote healthy kids and families in spirit, mind and body. YMCA Healthy Kids Day celebrates making fitness fun, and introduces parents and kids to an array of YMCA programs and tools that teach healthy behaviors and healthy ways to play-an essential lesson in learning how to take care of themselves throughout their lifetimes.
YMCA Healthy Kids Day is part of YMCA Activate America; a national long-term initiative focused on developing and implementing community-based solution to help all American improve their health and wellness. According to the American Obesity Association, more than 9 million U.S. youth are overweight and obese – more than tripling since 1980.
Serving over 20 million members, including nine million youth under the age of 18, no other organization is better positioned to engage kids and families in fun and healthy physical activities than America’s YMCAs.
Sponsorship
The Northwest YMCA hosts more than 1500 visitors during Healthy Kid's Day. This is a marvelous opportunity that will allow you to promote your company to our employees and the many Northwest YMCA members at this nationally celebrated event designed to promote health and wellness to kids and families.
We offer three sponsorship packages:
Title Sponsorship Package ($2,500)
Entitlement of the Northwest YMCA Healthy Kid's Day - the event will be named the Northwest YMCA (Your Company’s Name) Health Kid's Day and will be advertised as such in all pre and post-event publications. Your company name will also be included on all newspaper advertising, event posters and t-shirts and you may hang two oversized banners. You will also receive three prime vendor spots and twenty guest passes.
Primary Advertising Package ($1,000)
Your company’s name will be included on all newspaper advertising, event posters and t-shirts and you may hang two oversized banners. You will also receive two prime vendor spots and ten guest passes.
Corporate Advertising Package ($250)
You may hang one oversized banner with your company’s name and logo. Your name and logo will also appear on event posters and t-shirt. You will also receive one prime vendor spot and five guest passes.
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What: Fun, non-competitive activity designed to promote a healthy lifestyle for children. The event will include swimming and running/walking. The course will include the Thad Terry Aquatic Center (temperature kept between 80-85 degrees) and the area behind the facility by the patio.
Who: Children 5-12 of all levels and abilities. Children will be grouped in the following age groups: 5-6 yr olds; 7-8 yr olds; 9-10 yr olds; 11-12 yr olds
Why: The YMCA is dedicated to building strong kids, strong families and strong communities. Healthy Kid's Day is a nationwide event offered by the YMCA of the USA and sponsored by the Disney Channel, Kellogg's, Kimberly-Clark and Tropicana.
Where: Northwest YMCA Pima County Community Center
Event Description: Children 5-8 will swim 75 yards (3 lengths of the pool) and run/walk a half mile. Children 9-12 will swim 175 yards (7 lengths of the pool) and run/walk 1 mile.
Contact: For more information or a registration form, contact Ernest Toney, Membership/Marketing Director at the Northwest YMCA (phone: 229-9001; email: ernestt@tucsonymca.org).
Volunteers
Volunteers are the lifeblood of the YMCA movement and are essential to our success in reaching the Tucson Community. There are abundant needs and opportunities to make a difference in the life of a child! Join us on April 12th and donate your time by helping us in the preparing, organizing and running of a safe and friendly event for our neighboring families. Sign-up sheets are available at the Member Services Desk.
