The RMEK is gearing up for a fall session and your help is needed!! Several thousand fliers are going home with elementary school children throughout the Rocky Mount area and registration is going live online shortly. There have been many requests from parents and students to offer this program in the fall and I am thrilled to be able to offer it again. Please help spread the word and encourage kids to participate. In the spring we had around 100 children participate, for those of you who helped volunteer you got to experience the excitement in the children and see first hand the impact of the program.
The RMEK is looking for volunteers to help support the weekly training session for the fall. You do not have to commit to every week. We already have some head coaches lined up, so you are coming to support them, and follow the plan that Tracy has created for the program. There is no planning on your part. We need a smiling face, and a person to help motivate and encourage. You can post here, and/or email Tracy directly.
Each session starts at 5:30 pm and lasts an hour. Here are the dates of the sessions:
Tuesdays - Sports Complex Trail (beside the YMCA)
- September 29
- October 6, 13, 20, 27
- November 3, 10, 17
Thursdays - Red Oak Park Trail (by Red Oak School)
- October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
- November 5, 12, 19
Lets help make this program a great success for Rocky Mount. Everyone should try to volunteer at least 2-3 times. This is only 2-3 hours of your time over the next 8 weeks. We can all try to find that time! Bring your running gear. . . 'cause we will be running!
Thank you.
Tracy Proctor - RMEK Program Coordinator
I want to be the first to post and strongly encourage people to volunteer. Tracy has put together a great program, and it is just beginning to have an impact on the Rocky Mount community.
ReplyDeleteKids want and need a program like this. We live in the two most obese counties in North Carolina. We need to set the example of a healthy active lifestyle and encourage children to do the same.
Even with perfect planning, a program like this will not succeed without enthusiastic volunteers. You DO NOT need to be an expert. You DO need to be motivating and encouraging.
Please help Tracy out!
Tracy, Is there a race goal for the kids? kp
ReplyDeleteI am so excited about this. Tracy, thank you for all of your hard work to put this together. Elaine and I had a blast last Spring and this Fall will be even better!
ReplyDeleteMisty
Yes there is a goal race I have in mind locally. I am getting more info before I announce it
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