Posted on: Sunday, August 18th, 2019
Join us at Patriot Place for Healthy Kids Day
Our annual event promoting healthy lifestyles–Healthy Kids Day®–is returning for a great day of fit family fun on Saturday, Sept. 28th.
The Hockomock Area YMCA really is WHERE FAMILIES CONNECT. Don’t miss our largest community event focused on healthy living. Enjoy all the creative, challenging, smart, and healthy fun for all ages. For the first time, our Foxboro YMCA 5K and Kids Fun Run presented by Six String Grill & Stage will take place simultaneously (there is a charge for the running events, below). We look forward to sharing this unique chance to race at the same place as so many championships!
Healthy Kids Day will take place:
Saturday, September 28, 2019 from 10am-1pm
at Patriot Place in Foxborough
Find us on the Patriot Place Plaza, located outside Patriots Hall of Fame presented by Raytheon. In addition to our Presenting Sponsor Patriot Place, the day is supported by these generous sponsors: Live Nation New England and Xfinity Center, Norwood Hospital, and Sturdy Memorial Medical Staff, as well as Goody Bag Sponsors Nature’s Path and Stop & Shop.
Healthy Kids Day is a free community event that encourages kids to be active and provides families with options and methods for living healthier lives. Enjoy:
- inflatable gaga ball pit
- photo booth (Every Photo Tells a Story, presented by Patriot Place)
- giveaways
- car seat safety checks (presented by Dorel Juvenile Group)
- gymnastics obstacle course
- nutrition demos
- visit with Pat Patriot & New England Patriots cheerleaders
- hands on STEM (science, tech, engineering & math) activities
- fitness obstacle course
- vision checks (presented by Lions District 33 Eye Mobile)
- and much more!
Don’t miss The Foxboro YMCA 5K at Patriot Place — Here are the Details:
- Our start and finish lines are at same spot at Healthy Kid Day!
- Onsite Registration opens at 7:30 a.m.
- 5K starts at 9:00 a.m. (run or walk)
- Kids Run starts at 11:00 a.m.
- Cost: $30 (5K) and $15 (Kids Run)
- All Kids Fun Runners will be awarded a medal!
- Join us as we run in memory of Michael Baker, Linda Cavossa and Jackie Thomas
- Early bib pickup (optional) will be available 9/26 (12pm-9:30pm) and 9/27 (5:15am-9:30pm) at The Foxboro Y (67 Mechanic Street, Foxborough)
Be sure to visit all the great vendors who will be onsite to share their Healthy Kids Day tips, games and prizes:
American Cancer Society, Bass Pro Shops, BBS Energy Works, LLC, Bellingham Senior Center, Brigham & Womens/Mass General Health Care Center, Children’s Advocacy Center of Bristol County, Children’s Melanoma Prevention Foundation, District 33K Lions, Dorel Juvenile, Every Photo Tells a Story PhotoBooth, Foxboro Rotary Club, Fuel Up To Play 60, Jennifer Rose Art, Kennedy Donovan Center, Malco Art Center, Mass Dept of Children and Families, New England Frozen Ventures, Inc, New England Revolution, Norwood Hospital – Sponsor, Patriot Place, Pediatric Dental Healthcare, Project Bread, WIC Nutrition Program.
Connect with us on our #HealthyKidsDay2019 facebook event
