| 5th
Annual Children's Sports & Fitness Expo Returns To NYC
--
Shawn T, creator of Hip Hop Abs, will be the celebrity spokesperson.
--
--
A fun event for the entire family. "Get Ready, Get Set, Get
Fit" --
Shawn
T. of Hip Hop Abs
New
York, NY
(BlackNews.com) -- Body Sculpt of New York, Inc. in partnership
with Black Woman’s Journey to Health & Fitness (BWJHF), will
present their 5th Annual Children’s Sports and Fitness Expo
on Saturday, September 27, 2008 from 10 AM - 6 PM at two locations:
Minisink Townhouse, 646 Lenox Avenue, off of West 142nd
Street and the Harlem Armory, One West 142nd Street between
5th and Lenox Avenue.
The expo will feature more than 30 sports clinics taught by
sports, fitness and dance professionals in the following fields:
African Dance, Ballet, Basketball, Boxing, Double Dutch, Fencing,
Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Healthy Cooking for the Entire
Family, Healthy Cooking for Kids, Hip Hop Dance, Jazz, Martial
Arts, Modern Dance, Soccer, Step, Swimming, Table Tennis,
Tap, Tennis, Track & Field, Strength Training, Wrestling and
Yoga and more –- free of charge.
“We
want to encourage children and adults to participate in as
many sports activities as possible with the hopes that they
will find an activity that they enjoy and choose to follow
a healthy and productive lifestyle,” says Vincent Ferguson,
creator of the Children’s Sports & Fitness Expo and president
and founder of Body Sculpt of New York, Inc., a not-for-profit
health and fitness organization.
In addition to the sports activities, the Children’s Sports
& Fitness Expo will provide health screenings from Harlem
Hospital and other health organizations. The expo will feature
an entertainment component with celebrity appearances and
performances by Shaun T creator of Hip Hop Abs (performing
his hit “Rockin Body”), P-star, Ringling Brother Circus, and
more.
Sponsors for the event include: United Federation of Teachers
(UFT), Con Edison, DC 37, 1199 S.E.I.U., HIP, V.I.M. CW11,
WABC-TV, 98.7 Kiss, Hot 97, CD101.9, Radio Disney, Coca Cola
and the New York City Parks & Recreation, Beachbody, BWJHF,
CliffBar, Ringling Brothers, Sports New York, and many more.
Body Sculpt of New York, Inc. is an organization whose purpose
is to educate children and parents on childhood obesity and
offer healthy alternatives in fitness and nutrition. BWJHF
is an organization that offers a support group environment
to Black and Latino Women searching for optimal health and
fitness. For more information on Body Sculpt of New York or
the Children’s Sports & Fitness Expo, please visit www.bodysculpt.org
For more information on BWJHF, visit www.blackwomansjourneytohealth.com.
For media inquiries and interviews, contact Vincent Ferguson
at (718) 361-0556.
PRESS CONTACT:
Dr.
Karen E. Copeland
Black Woman’s Journey To Health/
Fitness & Children’s Sports And Fitness Expo
(562) 748-0579
extremepossibility@gmail.com
|
