Speedway to Healthy
Southern Vance High School
June 21-­23, 2016
10am-­3pm

Press Release

On behalf of Vance/Warren 4-­H, Southern Vance High School, Boys and Girls Club,YMCA, Henderson/Vance Recreation and Parks Department and NC A&T State University Cooperative Extension program, we would like to invite you to come see our students participating in a program that puts kids on a fast track to healthy habits.
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What: Speedway to Healthy is a 1,200-­square-­foot, walk-­through exhibit representing the human body. This creative educational exhibit teaches children in kindergarten through fifth (K-­5) grades how the foods they eat affect their bodies and their health.

When: Tuesday June 21-­Thursday June 23 from 9:00 a.m.-­3:00 p.m.

Where: The exhibit is located inside the Gymnasium at Southern Vance High School, located at 925 Garrett Road, Henderson, NC 27537.

Significance: Participants will have an opportunity to experience this unique traveling exhibit focusing on the human body. Childhood obesity is a widespread issue in the state and the nation, with North Carolina having the 23rd highest rate of childhood obesity. The Speedway to Healthy project was created as a resource to fight childhood obesity and poor health among children in North Carolina.

Volunteers Make it Happen: Volunteers are at the heart of the Speedway-to-­Healthy experience. Volunteer crew members help build the exhibit structure, take it down, and conduct the five-­minute presentations in each pit stop. To sign up to volunteer visit https://vols.pt/xpwRTM or contact Ann Burrows at 252-­438-8188.

Contact: Morris White, Vance County Extension Director, 252-­438-8188 OR morris_white@ncsu.edu

Please let us know if you are able to join us to experience this fun-­filled educational opportunity.

Persons with disabilities and persons with limited English proficiency may request accommodations to participate by contacting Morris F. White, III, County Extension Director, at 252-438-­8188, morris_white@ncsu.edu (email) or 252-492-­3830 (fax), or in person at the Vance County Extension Office at least five (5) business days prior to the event.

North Carolina State University and North Carolina A&T State University commit themselves to positive action to secure equal opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, or veteran’s status. In addition, the two universities welcome all persons without regard to sexual orientation. North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Local governments cooperating.