Healthy Kids Day 2025
Venue: Lancaster House, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Event Types: Food, Sports, Miscellaneous, Family Friendly
Cost: Free
Description:
The YMCA at Virginia Tech presents Healthy Kids Day 2025 on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at the YMCA Lancaster House.
Schedule of Events:
• 10:30 AM: One-Mile Fun Run
• 11:30 AM: Healthy Snack Pass-Off
• 1:00 PM: Sack Race
This year the YMCA at Virginia Tech will celebrate the 33rd anniversary of Healthy Kids Day®, a national initiative to improve the health and well-being of kids.
Healthy Kids Day® is a free "Summer Kick-off" event including a one-mile fun run, enrichment activities, fun filled games, interactive demonstrations and a healthy focus on family life! The event will also be promoting local summer programs and activities for children, encouraging them to remain active throughout the summer months. The YMCA Food Truck will also be on site.
Bring out the family and take a walk, run, skip, hop, jog or dance along our One Mile Fun Run route starting and finishing outside the YMCA Lancaster House on Washington Street in Blacksburg. The route meanders through beautiful Stadium Woods and around Lane Stadium and Cassel Coliseum. The race is open to all ages and fitness levels.
The One Mile Fun Run is free however a suggested donation of $5.00 per person is greatly appreciated to help with event costs and our Y program for kids in our community. Donations can be made at:
https://vtymca.org/support-the-y/.
To register for the race, visit:
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=hGiVYK0Q-kCGPU8yweOjehRFC8CachdPjfyuyiKqDBxUN1BROUxLWUowQjM0SkwyUDAzTjlNU1VBMiQlQCN0PWcu.
After the run, snacks and shirts will be distributed to the participants in the race.
Volunteers are needed to help with event logistics, games, activities, registration & more. Volunteers can register at:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090449AFA929AAFA7-48663935-healthy.
Free public parking will be available at Lots 1, 2, 3, 5 & 8.
The YMCA Lancaster House is located at 403 Washington Street in Blacksburg, VA near the campus of Virginia Tech.
To view the event flyer, visit:
https://i.postimg.cc/xCjFqk0F/image.png.
For more information, visit:
https://vtymca.org/healthy-kids-day/ or
https://www.facebook.com/vtymca or
https://www.instagram.com/vtymca/ or call 540-961-9622.