National Gymnastics Day
Mark your calendars for 2010 National Gymnastics Day - Sept. 18
2009 National Gymnastics Day information
Nov. 16 - Gymnastics donates $140 thousand to Children’s Miracle Network
Please give us your feedback on your Tyson Fitness Challenge/National Gymnastics Day event! Click here to view proclamations from state governors recognizing Sept. 12 as National Gymnastics Day Click here to view the gymnastics clubs that told us their plans for the 2009 National Gymnastics Day.
Download a 2009 NGD Coloring Page The Tyson Fitness Challenge culminates on the 10th annual National Gymnastics Day, providing the ultimate opportunity to promote the ideals of physical fitness and community service to youth nationwide. Partnering with the Children’s Miracle Network (CMN), gymnastics clubs are able to showcase their clubs’ talents while raising money for CMN. Remember that when you collect donations for the Children’s Miracle Network, the alliance of premier hospitals for children, 100% of the funds will support your local Children’s Miracle Network hospital This is your opportunity to show how fitness and fundraising go hand-in-hand! Click here to read more.
CLICK HERE to download a form you can give to your students to collect pledges.
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Use this form to Send in your Children's Miracle Network donations.
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Clubs raised a record $201,203.16 in 2008 for the Children's Miracle Network. Click here to see the yearly donations.
National Gymnastics Day is celebrated by thousands of gymnasts and gymnastics clubs across the country. Legendary gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi is chairman of National Gymnastics Day on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009.
Gymnastics clubs and their gymnasts celebrate National Gymnastics Day by holding open houses, exhibitions at local malls and parks, doing the Tyson Fitness Challenge and raising money for the Children's Miracle Network and other fun and entertaining events.
To find a local club, call 1-800-345-4719 or visit www2.usa-gymnastics.org/search.
| What: |
National Gymnastics Day has two goals: to increase excitement and raise awareness for the sport of gymnastics and to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network through the Tyson Fitness Challenge.
Established in 1999, National Gymnastics Day is a platform to showcase the many benefits of gymnastics, as well as promotes the ideals of physical fitness and community service nationwide.
Clubs and their gymnasts have the opportunity to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network through participation in the Tyson Fitness Challenge, a program designed to improve the fitness level of the nation’s youth and the platform for raising money for the Children’s Miracle Network. For more information on the Tyson Fitness Challenge, visit TysonFitnessChallenge.com.
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| Who: |
National Gymnastics Day is celebrated by thousands of gymnasts and gymnastics clubs across the country. Legendary gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi is chairman of National Gymnastics Day. |
| When: |
Saturday, September 12, 2009 |
| Where: |
Gym clubs in communities throughout the United States.
To find a local club, call 1-800-345-4719 or visit www2.usa-gymnastics.org/search.
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| How: |
Gymnastics clubs and their gymnasts celebrate National Gymnastics Day by holding open houses, exhibitions at local malls and parks, and other fun and entertaining events.
To see highlights from past celebrations of National Gymnastics Day, click here.
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| The Charity: |
Since partnering in 2001, USA Gymnastics and its gym clubs across the country have raised more than $1,000,000 for the Children’s Miracle Network through a variety of activities. Participants and clubs obtain pledges for achieving a set number of elements in a specified time, whether it is fitness-related skills, cartwheels, flips, etc. |
| About Tyson: |
Tyson Foods, Inc. [NYSE: TSN], founded in 1935 with headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas, is the world’s largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef, and pork, the second-largest food company in the Fortune 500 and a member of the S&P 500. The company produces a wide variety of protein-based and prepared food products, which are marketed under the “Powered by Tyson™” strategy. Tyson is the recognized market leader in the retail and foodservice markets it serves, providing products and service to customers throughout the United States and more than 80 countries.
The company has approximately 110,000 Team Members employed at more than 300 facilities and offices in the United States and around the world. Through its Core Values, Code of Conduct and Team Member Bill of Rights, Tyson strives to operate with integrity and trust and is committed to creating value for its shareholders, customers and Team Members. The company also strives to be faith-friendly, provide a safe work environment and serve as stewards of the animals, land and environment entrusted to it.
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| About Children’s Miracle Network: |
Children's Miracle Network—the alliance of premier hospitals for children—is a non-profit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by raising funds for children’s hospitals across North America. Each year the 170 Children's Miracle Network hospitals provide the finest medical care, life-saving research and preventative education to help millions of kids overcome diseases and injuries of every kind. For more information on Children’s Miracle Network visit www.childrensmiraclenetwork.org. |
| About USA Gymnastics: |
Based in Indianapolis, USA Gymnastics is the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States. Its mission is to encourage participation and the pursuit of excellence in the sport. Its disciplines include men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, acrobatic gymnastics. |
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