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HEIGHTS, MN – May 26, 2009 -- Everlast Climbing Industries,
Inc., a division of PlayCore, has been selected as a Preferred
Provider for Head Start Body Start.
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purpose of Head Start Body Start is to increase physical activity, outdoor
play and healthy eating among Head Start and Early Head Start Center
children, families and staff. The Center will assist Head Start programs
in creating healthy learning environments, both in and outside the classroom,
through structured and unstructured physical activity that contributes
to the physical, cognitive, social and emotional development of young children
and reduces obesity and its associated costs.
A key emphasis
of Head Start Body Start is to administer and support 380+ annual grants,
over a four year period, for construction or improvement
of playgrounds and outdoor play spaces at Head Start Centers. As a Preferred
Provider, Everlast Climbing Industries is offering two value-added packages
to Head Start Centers. The WeeKidz™ Balance Beams are soft, lightweight
and offer fun balancing and locomotor challenges for young children. They
are printed with letters of the alphabet, numbers and shapes to contribute
to literacy and math development. The WeeKidz™ Challenge Course is
a 130-piece obstacle course through which children run, hop, crawl, jump
and wiggle their way. Both packages offer dynamic opportunities for physical
activity, as well as social-emotional and cognitive growth. They are offered
at discounted prices that include shipping within the Continental United
States.
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Everlast Climbing Industries is committed to engaging children in physical
activity that will lead to lifetime fitness, so we’re very excited
to be named a Preferred Provider for Head Start Body Start,” said
Tim Sudeith, General Manager of Everlast Climbing Industries. “This
is a wonderful opportunity for us to partner with Head Start Centers across
the country to help children participate in physical activity and get them
started early on the path to fitness.” |
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About
Everlast Climbing Industries, Inc. and Head Start Body Start
Everlast Climbing Industries is a leader in the youth fitness industry and is
committed to the development of best practice fitness programming. The company
is headquartered in Mendota Heights, MN and is a division of PlayCore of Chattanooga,
TN. More information is available about Everlast Climbing Industries, Inc. at
www.traversewall.com.
More information is available about PlayCore at www.playcore.com.
More information is available about Head Start Body Start at http://www.aahperd.org/headstartbodystart/.
Contact:
Mertyce Mrvos
651-665-9131
mertyce@traversewall.com |
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