April 24th will be a good day to get on your walking or running shoes and take part in the Foundation for Second Chances’ first-ever 5K Walk/Run. You’ll not only be getting some exercise, but you will be helping FFSC raise money for their programs.
Foundation for Second Chances is hosting its 4th annual community health fair “A Taste of Health and Fitness” on Saturday, April 24th from 10 am to 4 pm at the Rancho Cienega Sports Complex.
Foundation for Second Chances, Inc (http://www.ffscinc.org) is a community-based organization that sponsors mentoring, hands-on education and community service to maximize the potential of young people in South Los Angeles.
The 5K Walk/Run is a new feature of FFSC’s annual community health fair. The 5K will feature an obstacle course designed by celebrity trainer Tarik Tyler.
Some of the other highlights of the fair will be:
• A FREE Farmers Market
• FREE Dental, Vision and Health Screening/Testing for children and their families
• Live Entertainment-dancer, singers, demonstrations and more!
• Games, activities and workshops for all ages
FFSC needs your help to make this the best and most meaningful fair it has held yet. Here’s how you can be a part of it:
1. REGISTER YOURSELF, FAMILY, FRIENDS and COWORKERS for the 5K WALK/RUN. This is one of the most important components of the event, and will help us to continue providing needed resources and programs to the South LA Community.
2. Invite your company, favorite health food store, or friends in the health industry to purchase a booth through which they can promote their services (a booth is $75).
3. Invite your company to be an event Sponsor.
Forms for sponsorship, vendor booths and to register for the 5K are available online.
Melissa Wyatt, founder and executive director FFSC, is a committed and tireless worker on behalf of South LA kids and their parents. While she hopes the community health fair is fun and exciting for all who take part, she is careful to emphasize the real need behind the event: “to raise public awareness and to encourage marginalized individuals to assume responsibility for their own health and fitness.”
“The Health Fair is in a high-needs area within the County of Los Angeles, where the majority of residents are low income, “working poor” and have minimal resources. Low-income, poor nutrition and a lack of transportation result in a lack of access to information and health services, making it difficult for these families to address their health needs. Our fair takes much needed health services and other programs directly to the people who are most in need, and helps people to help themselves and each other,” Wyatt said.
Visit the Foundation for Second Chances website for more information about the fair and the work of FFSC.
