Knox County Tennessee

Let's Move! event aims to get kids active, healthy

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The third annual Knoxville Let’s Move! event will be held on Saturday, May 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Victor Ashe Park, located 4901 Bradshaw Road. The event is free to the public and will feature a greenway of activities aimed at getting youth eating healthier and moving more outside.

Children and their families will use an adventure map to guide them along a trail of activities that will include: water sports, recipe demonstrations, seed planting, sports and games. At the event, families will use Walk with Walgreens pedometers to measure the number of steps taken that day, and students will lead a Let’s Move! Flash Mob at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Door prizes will be given throughout the day and Home Depot will hold a grand prize drawing for a new grill.

Event sponsors and community organizers of Let’s Move! Knoxville include: Knox County Schools Coordinated School Health, City of Knoxville Parks & Recreation, Knox County Health Department, Knox County Parks & Recreation, Knox Area Coalition on Childhood Obesity, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee Community Trust, Home Depot, Walgreens, B97.5, Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, Walmart, Subway, River Sports, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, Mary Beth West Communications and The Zone Sports Complex.

For more information visit www.letsmoveknoxville.com.

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