WHEN: Saturday, May 16 - Sunday, May 17. Opening Ceremonies begin Saturday, 9:30 am. Relay start begins at 10:00am, ending at 10:00am Sunday.
WHERE: The University of Massachusetts, Boston outdoor track.
WHAT: A Round-the-Clock sports and entertainment festival to benefit and promote health and fitness in children.
Join us as we go round the clock — twice — for GoKids Boston!
This 24-hour health and wellness event will raise money, raise awareness and engage thousands of Boston's youth and dozens of Boston's leading companies in an exciting teamdriven event to benefit GoKids Boston, a non-profit award winning champion of fitness and well being for underprivileged youth and families.
Each team’s fund raising initiatives will help…
…to fund over 100 memberships to our underserved youth populations throughout the City of Boston.
…to provide year round additional activities to our membership program; (ie nutrition education, guest lectures, sailing, aqua aerobics, class related supplies and materials, etc).
…to provide subsidy funds to our low income families.
…to increase and/or expand the health related academic programs offered to Boston Public School students (eg.Fit2Lead).
…allow us to provide assistance to our families without transportation resources.
…to continue to offer quality hands- on training to our College of Nursing and Health Science Students.
…to provide Xer-Learning trainings and academic support to BPS teachers, schools and principals.
…to continue to provide quality research fitness assessments, and growing opportunities for families, physicians and health care professionals.
…to continue to develop and implement real world and cost- effective solutions for integrating physical activity with new and innovative basic academic solutions at public schools that struggle with obesity and declining academic performance.
Here’s how you can get involved!
Be a GoKids Champion!
Lead a 24 person/24 hour Team.
Join the GoKids Movement!
Become a participating Team Member.
Be a GoKids Supporter!
Donate to a participating Team.
Be a GoKids Volunteer!
Work with us at the Event.
To sponsor a team of kids, please email Susan Hurley, at charityteams@comcast.net. Sponsoring a team is a great way to be involved, spread some good will and also provide the opportunity for local kids to participate in this event. The cost of sponsoring an entire team of kids is $2,400 for a reigstration fee. You can have up to 24 kids on a team. All team sponsorship is a tax deductible donation to GoKids Boston.
DONATE/REGISTER
Lead, Join or Donate to
a GoKids 24 Team:
For more information and to get involved please email GoKids24 Coordinator, Susan Hurley at, charityteams@comcast.net
