YMCA Healthy Kids Day was a success!

I think I speak for many when I say that today's YMCA Healthy Kids Day was a complete success.  Even as I, a 21 year old college student, walked around snapping pictures I felt a rush of excitement.  This shared excitement buzzed through the gym as parents and children visited booth after booth.

With families slowly starting to meander in right at 8am and stragglers hanging around until the last minutes, the day was filled with friendly people.  What kept people’s attention for so long?  Well, there were nearly 40 sponsors that filled the Northfield Middle School inside and out.  Each booth had a different aspect of healthy living to teach and of course free goodies to give.  With a helicopter landing in the opening minutes, the excitement didn’t fade until prizes were drawn at the end.

Hopefully with help from St. Olaf and Carleton next year, the Healthy Kids event will be an even bigger hit.  Some ideas that came up were active games for older kids run by college students, and maybe even a can pyramid contest between the colleges – who can donate more; Oles or Carls?  Join us next year at the YMCA Healthy Kids Day to find out!

To read more about the sponsors that made this event possible click here to view the previous story.

Also, visit our Flickr photo album for a visual recap of the day.

Lauren Fisher is Northfield.org's student intern.