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Active Kids Powered by Volunteers

The Active SWV Kids Run Club program teaches kids the skills and confidence they need to lead healthy, physically active lives beyond their time in the program. This free, 6-8-week club creates a supportive, inclusive, and non-competitive environment for children to learn about running and develop a love of being physically active. Through hands on instruction from trained volunteer ‘Coaches’, kids learn how to properly warm up, cool down, stretch, run, and fuel their bodies while building both teamwork ...

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Meet the Rangers and Trails

We know you love those iconic trails, but in the spirit of the Love Your Park Campagin, Active SWV and the Park Rangers of New River Gorge want to show you some of the trails that we love. Consider it kind of like speed dating, trail style. Who knows? Maybe you’ll find the trail for you.

~~Trail Maps~~

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March Participants of the Month

Active SWV would like to introduce our March Participants of the Month, BFF’s Violet Carte and Bea Morris. Violet and Bea attend multiple Active SWV free physical activity programs.

Violet and Bea both attend the Active SWV Water Aerobics program at Holiday ...

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March Community Captain of the Month

Active SWV is very excited to highlight Community Captain of the Month, Crysty Linkenhoker. Crysty is a dedicated Community Captain that has recently expanded her her programs to six a week.

Crysty was born in Pikeville KY, but has lived in Hico since she was 5 years old. She ...

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10 Reasons to start a Kids Run Club at your school

The Kids Run Club program has been steadily growing since it ran its pilot Club at Valley Elementary School in 2015. Now, 29 schools and community groups have hosted Kids Run Clubs all across Raleigh, Summers, Fayette, and Nicholas Counties. Join Fayetteville Elementary, Valley Elementary, New River ...

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Fuel Your Fitness: Nutrition Tidbits To Boost Your Workout

It’s National Nutrition Month, a campaign each year in March to celebrate and highlight the importance of making informed food choices, develop healthy eating patterns and physical activity habits. Today, I want to give you some insight into properly fueling your body to move more. ...

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February Participant of the Month

Active SWV would like to highlight Rick Accord as February Paricipant of the Month. Rick participates in the Active SWV Water Aerobics program with his wife Barbra.

Rick and his wife participated in a hike last year and started receiving the Active SWV Newsletter. He had previously ...

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Achievements In Youth Leadership

Achievements in Youth Leadership

Success of India Krawczyk, AmeriCorps VISTA Member

Mission of Active SWV Youth Programming

The Active Southern West Virginia Kids Run Club is a powerful program within the Active SWV non-profit organization. Active SWV develops activities and programming to ...

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Love Your Heart

February is here, and we’re often surrounded by candy hearts, heart chocolates and the words love at every corner. This Valentine’s day don’t forget to not only show love to that special someone, but also show your heart some love by indulging in some of our heart healthy ...

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February Community Captain of the Month

Active SWV would like to introduce Darla Keenan, February Community Captain of the Month. Darla is Active SWV’s first Community Captain of 2019. Darla will be starting a brand new walking group in Gauley Bridge at the Ruby Winebrenner ...

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Active SWV Blog

We know you love those iconic trails, but in the spirit of the Love Your Park Campagin, Active SWV and the Park Rangers of New River Gorge want to show you some of the trails that we love. Consider it kind of like speed dating, trail style. Who knows? Maybe you’ll find the trail for you.

Active SWV would like to introduce our March Participants of the Month, BFF’s Violet Carte and Bea Morris. Violet and Bea attend multiple Active SWV free physical activity programs.

Active SWV is very excited to highlight Community Captain of the Month, Crysty Linkenhoker. Crysty is a dedicated Community Captain that has recently expanded her her programs to six a week.

Active SWV would like to highlight Rick Accord as February Paricipant of the Month. Rick participates in the Active SWV Water Aerobics program with his wife Barbra.