The Lawrence Township School Foundation is partnering with several
community organizations in a new initiative, My Community Gets Healthy
(MCGH).  MCGH expands upon a Foundation-sponsored fitness program that is in
several of our elementary schools and one middle school.

MCGH will bring a comprehensive, sustainable fitness and wellness
program into all Lawrence Township schools.  MCGH will involve fitness
instruction during and after school and will also incorporate wellness
instruction for families.  This year’s culminating event will be the Geist
Half Marathon on May 17th.

MCGH’s goals are to:

* Increase fitness awareness

* Develop a healthy lifestyle curriculum

* Connect resources within the school community

* Document & measure the impact of program

How can you become involved?

You can sponsor a student!  Just $25 provides the necessary funding to offer
this ground-breaking health improvement program to one student this year!
If you would like to sponsor a student/s, click here.  (Please include
‘MCGH’ in the comment section.)

We are looking for mentors who are interested in working with students in
after school fitness programs.  (click here to learn more)  We are also
looking for program sponsors (monetary or in kind, i.e. running shoes, T
shirts, snacks).  If you would like more information, please email Christie
Love at clove@msdlt.k12.in.us.

Beginning in February, The Lawrence Township School Foundation, in partnership with many community partners, will launch our township- wide Up and Running After School Program.

We are looking for teachers/mentors to assist with training of students and families for the Geist Half Marathon & 5K. No experience is necessary to be a trainer/mentor! We will need 1 teacher/mentor for every 10 runners participating in the program. Indian Creek, Brook Park and Skiles Test piloted the program this fall and it was a huge success with more than 80 fifth graders running in the Jingle Bell Run.

If you would like more information on the Up and Running program, please contact Pam Day at Indian Creek (964-4400 or pammyday@msdlt.k12.in.us). We plan to have a general meeting for those interested in January so please let me know SOON if you are interested!

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