Hey Everyone!
It’s Bucky here. If you’ve been keeping up then you might have an idea of who I am, but if not then I’m part of the Fit Club team. Things are going amazingly well with Fit Club 2.0. Recently, we had TrySports down at Mitchell to help fit our kids with “top of the line” athletic shoes! 27 pairs to be exact!! Of course, it is because of the generous support of people who have donated time and money that helped put this together for our kids. It really is amazing how a small group of people can make a difference. I feel that it is our job to give an opportunity for a change to our kids, and it definitely helps when we have people like TrySports who are willing to share in this responsibility.
Let me give you the update on all that has been happening at Fit Club. First, we have just about tripled in our size since our pilot launch. We have three schools participating. We are still meeting at Mitchell, but with the help of Durham and the Charleston County School Disctrict we have been able to get transportation to and from Fit Club. Piggly Wiggly, again has been so wonderful to us. They are donating 30 pieces of fruit and another low fat, high fiber snack. The kids seem to love the FiberOne bars.
The kids are all working well together. It’s been a great adjustment from our pilot launch. In the physical activity side of things, we are having a blast. We’ve done lost of walking (my personal favorite is walking backwards), laughing, some karate, and of course BALLOONS! We still have a lot in store for the Fit Clubbers as well. We are hoping to start some swimming in the coming weeks. We’ve been waiting on our local pool to get prepared for the winter before we ventured to start swimming. Our nutritional segment has been wonderful this time too. We have a great RD that is lending a hand in all this. She provides some great visual examples and does some great team building activities with our kids.
The group therapy seems to be right on target. The kids are responding very well. I’m not allowed to be around the group therapy stuff, but I can see and hear the difference in our kids voices and attitudes. We’ve been losing weight too. Over 60 pounds I believe. So, as you can see we are movng along nicely. It has been such an unbelieveable experience to watch and grow with this group and the program with louieskids.org. It helps to be surrounded by the right people!
We’ve certainly been blessed this Holiday Season. From the staff, to the children, and to the wonderful volunteers who are so key in making this program successful. I really just want to say Thank You to everyone involved. I hope you will keep reading, and I will keep writing so that everyone who has lent their helping hand can really see the difference we are making.
Have a great Christmas everyone!
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