Local children ages 4 to 12 are invited to socialize and exercise with current and former Mountaineer student-athletes while learning about the importance of health and fitness from 10 a.m. to noon April 26 at Kendrick Family Ballpark at the Monongalia County Baseball Complex.
The event aims to get the idea of being active in kids’ heads at an early age and show them it’s fun to be fit.
The Get Moving! Day of Play is a two-stage campaign that brings the NFL Play 60 ideology back home to our children in the state of West Virginia as the Day of Play.
According to The State of Obesity Report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, if the current trend continues, West Virginia’s adult obesity rate will rise to reach above 60% by 2030.
Because of this, it is our mission to reverse the trend in the children’s generation, and to start it right now through the inspirations of their athletic heroes.
Check-in will begin at 9 a.m., and there will be a silent auction at the event to benefit Get Moving!