14th Annual HopeWalk and Kid’s Healthy Activity Fair
Do you know NoHo’s Hands for Hope? Founded in 2000, this long-time, NoHo non-profit organization is an after-school and single-parent resource program that serves predominately low-income, minority youth from single parent homes in North Hollywood and the surrounding East Valley communities. Created to provide “latchkey” children a safe and supportive environment, Hands four Hope is where at-risk youth are nurtured and can evolve into their best selves. While there are other organizations that target inner city youth, Hands for Hope founder Lydia Floyd found it necessary to build a base for the support of the multi-cultural children of North Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley. So how do they do all their programs for our local youth and families? Well, in a variety of fun ways where you can get involved.
Every June, Hands for Hope puts on the Hope Walk. Their 14th Annual HopeWalk will be on Saturday, June 14, 2014. It’s more than just a fun walk around the NoHo Arts District.
The day begins at North Hollywood Park with the HopeWalk, a 5K walk leaving from the corner of Magnolia and Tujunga avenues and will travel along Lankershim Blvd. After the walk, the Kid’s Healthy Activity Fair and Taste of Healthy NoHo begins at 11 AM. The Kid’s Healthy Activity Fair will feature basketball, soccer, trampolines, and more, where you can have fun being a kid. Prizes will go to the kids who do the best. Also following the walk is the Taste of Healthy NoHo where local vendors providing a taste of their healthy food choices. It’s a bit of nutrition and a lot of tasty food!
WHEN: Saturday June 14, 9AM – 2PM
8AM: Registration
9AM: Walk
11AM: Kid’s Healthy Fair & Taste of Healthy NoHo
WHERE: North Hollywood Park (Corner of Magnolia & Tujunga)
REGISTER: Registration Fee: Adults $20 / Children (8 to 18) $10
APPLICATION: Click HERE or stop by and see them, Monday-Thursday from 10AM-7PM.
Ask your neighbors, parents and friends to help sponsor you for the walk, then please stop by the website or come by Hands for Hope to pick up the application.
Here’s your chance to show your support for Hands for Hope – and even raise money to keep their programs going.
So how did the HopeWalk begin? Here’s a little history.
The citywide Annual 5K HopeWalk began as a means of uniting the city of North Hollywood (No Ho Music & Arts District) and surrounding cities in Los Angeles County with a mission to increase health awareness. Hands for Hope noticed that children and their parents in the area were in need of healthier lifestyles, so they joined together with residents, merchants and other community organizations in the area for a citywide event that has attracted corporations such as Disney, Dole, California Credit Union, Wells Fargo, Adidas, Whole Foods Markets and METRO.
Due to the need and success of the 5K HopeWalk, Hands for Hope intensified its commitment to healthy families by adding the Kid’s Healthy Activity Fair in 2006 to encourage youth and their parents to participate in fitness/sports activities in a way that is both fun and engaging. During the fair, kids will perform over 10 different fitness and sports activities as well as healthy food tastings. By adding the Kids Healthy Activity Fair, H4H once again proves its dedication to healthy, sustainable lifestyles for youth and their families.
For more information on Hands for Hope and HopeWalk 2014 log on to www.hands4hope.org or call 818-763- HOPE (4673).
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