Get Fit! Games - Event Details

When: Saturday, November 4, 2006

Where: Home Depot Center

Address: 18400 Avalon Boulevard Carson, California 90746
(Please enter the Home Depot Center at the main gate located at 184th Street and Avalon Boulevard. Get Fit! volunteers will be present to direct you at this entrance only.)

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Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
(subject to change)

Schedule of Events:
Not available at this time.

 

Come Show Your Support!
Lanterman Clients to Compete at the Get Fit! Games on Saturday, November 4, 2006 at the Home Depot Center

On Saturday, November 4, 2006 pack your oversized foam fingers, your hand painted signs and your team spirit, and make your way to the Home Depot Center to show your support for Lanterman’s adult clients, as they compete in the Get Fit! Games against Harbor Regional Center’s clients.

The Get Fit! Games will cap the yearlong Get Fit! Program that was funded by a $300,000 Wellness Initiative grant to Lanterman and Harbor Regional Centers from the Department of Developmental Services.

The Get Fit! Program is a multi-faceted approach designed to improve the health status of adults with developmental disabilities by focusing on nutrition and exercise.

“We want the Get Fit! participants to feel confident about their new fitness levels, to stay motivated, and to continue their commitment to an active and healthy lifestyle,” shares Margarita Blanco, project manager of Lanterman’s Get Fit! Program. “We want our participants to feel like‘superstar athletes’ and ‘champions’ by allowing them to display their new fitness skills and athletic abilities in a world-class venue like the Home Depot Center.”

The Get Fit! Games will recognize participants in Harbor and Lanterman Regional Center’s Get Fit! Programs for their hard work and effort towards improving their health and making better lifestyle choices. Endorsed by the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, the Get Fit! Games are tentatively scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and will offer fun for the whole family.

In a social and supportive atmosphere, Lanterman’s clients will engage in friendly competition with their peers from Harbor in walking races, running relays, basketball, volleyball, tennis and many other activities. All participants will receive a medal, an official Get Fit! t-shirt and a free lunch.

Everyone is invited to participate in a Family Fun Walk. In addition, Harbor Regional Center will be hosting their annual health and resource fair during the morning. The event will also feature music, entertainment and demonstrations by professional athletes.

 

Updated July 19, 2006