Active SWV would like to welcome the new 2019 Community Captains. We are so thankful and honored that each and every one of you decided to choose our organization as a way to give back to your community. It is because of generous folks like that that we ...
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Active SWV’s Kids Run Club program is designed to target kids at a young age, teaching them the value of exercise before they’ve identified themselves as ‘athletic’ or not The program gives kids confidence in their ability to ...
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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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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 ...
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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You can improve your path to a successful active lifestyle by assessing the barriers you face on a daily level. This assessment can also be applied to family and friends whom you ...
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A new year is a time to try new things…like volunteering with an Active SWV Kids Run Club! The program saw great things in 2018 with total youth participation at 1,638 kids, total volunteer participation at 190 coaches, and a total of 20 Kids Run Clubs ...
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Community Captians are ...
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The Active SWV’s Kids Run Club program works with elementary schools throughout Raleigh, Summers, Nicholas, and Fayette counties, striving to remove barriers to living healthy lifestyles, and enabling kids to lead active lives. The program provides solutions to challenges that keep children from being active by providing ...
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