Step Up, Florida! Clay County
Coordinator: List of County Events (PDF 20 KB)Highlighted EventStep Up, Florida is an annual statewide initiative that happens during the month of February to promote physical activity and healthy lifestyles to all Floridians. The purpose of this event is to highlight local and state opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to be physically active, and to forge partnerships on a local and state level among healthy lifestyle stakeholders. The Clay County Health Department is partnering with the Florida Striders Track Club and the City of Green Cove Springs to highlight "Step Up, Florida" with a 5k and 1 mile Community Fun Run and Walk. This event will be held on Saturday, February 17 at Spring Park in Green Cove Springs. The event will begin at 10:00am, with registration starting at 8:30am. All participants will receive "goodie bags" and the first 900 will receive t-shirts. Some local sports celebrities have also indicated interest in being part of the event. This event will also coordinate with the Kids Running program that is promoted through the Clay County Schools and the Florida Striders Track Club. Kids bring their numbers from events back to their teacher or coach and get credit for miles they ran or walked. When they reach 26 miles they get a "marathon medal" from the Striders to recognize their accomplishment. We hope to have high participation from this group. We are also proud that this event is FREE to all participants, a rarity today when entry fees can be costly. This is going to be a fun, safe, and organized event and will provide people with resources within our community to access fitness and healthy lifestyle opportunities. Throughout the month of February other Step Up activities will be going on within our community in local schools, health clubs and senior centers to name a few. We would personally like to invite you, your family and friends to join with us on Saturday, February 17, 2007 as we STEP UP and celebrate a healthy and active lifestyle! |
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