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YMCA of Reading & Berks County Announce Healthy Kids Day 2019

by YMCA of Reading & Berks County

Apr 03, 2019

Held in conjunction with the County’s “Let’s Go Fly a Kite Day”!

Reading Every April, the Y celebrates Healthy Kids Day, our national initiative to improve the health and well-being of kids. April is also National Kite Month, when the Berks County Parks and Recreation Department hosts “Let’s Go Fly a Kite! Day.” The YMCA of Reading & Berks County and the County of Berks have created one fantastic event combining healthy activities & information for kids and their families with kite-flying fun!

Mark your calendars now to attend this FREE family event presented by Tower Health UPMC Health Plan, Partners in Delivering Quality, Affordable Health Care, on Saturday, April 27, from 10 am to 4 pm at the Youth Recreation Facility, 1098 County Road, Bern Township.

This event brings families together from all over Berks County for a fun filled free day of activities aimed to get kids moving, think healthy and be inspired. Over 2500 people attended last year’s event and visited with our sponsors and vendors.

This free fun active event will have something for everyone in your family! Parents can check out what programs are planned for when school is out this summer. Kids can come fly a kite, plant a garden, experience the YMCA’s Summer Day Camp program, get some great health and wellness information, taste test foods, and read with local law enforcement personnel. New for 2019 are Sensory Activities.

Together our kids will “Awaken the Summer Imagination!”  For more information on the local initiative, visit www.ymca-berkscounty.org/healthy-kids-day or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Berks-County-YMCA-Healthy-Kids-Day-211394762547898/

All ages and levels of kite-flying enthusiasts will display their colorful creations in the air and on the ground as part of the festival. Bring a homemade kite, newspaper kite, or a store-bought kite to fly in the Open-Fly Zones.  Visit www.countyofberks.com/parks for some homemade kite templates. Children can make a kite in our Sled-Kite Workshop, and later fly them in one of the contests. Professional kiters will be showing off their kite creations and flying skills throughout the day, and during the kite contests.

Additional activities include but are not limited to:

  • A Home Run Derby
  • Read with an Officer
  • Meet Smokey the Bear
  • Vote for your favorite Emergency Service Vehicle Competition
  • New Sensory Activities Field
  • Raptor program with Red Creek Wildlife Center
  • Hot Air Balloon demos
  • Bring a canned food donation for the Greater Berks Food Bank
  • YMCA Summer Day Camp activities
  • Bring a store-bought kite, or “homemade” kite, or make one in the Kite Workshop tent
  • Professional Kite demos, and kite art exhibit around Pro-Kiters field
  • Bring a picnic, and there is food available for purchase

     The mission of the YMCA of Reading & Berks County is to put Judeo-Christian principles into practice     
     through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all. For over 160 years we have been   
     the heart of the community we serve. The Y is a cause-driven organization that is for youth
     development, for healthy living and for social responsibility. That’s because a strong community can
     only be achieved when we invest in our kids, our health and our neighbors. The Y so much more.

     This event is hosted by the YMCA of Reading & Berks County and the Berks County Parks and   
     Recreation Department. The Youth Recreation Facility is located at 1098 County Road in Bern
     Township across from the Berks County Career and Technology Center West, (also known as the Big
     Vision Sports Complex).

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