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Step Up To Better Health Fun Run/Walk Is Almost Here!

Greendale's Biggest Fitness Event is Almost Here!

It’s that time of year again--time for Greendale’s premier fitness event, the Step Up To Better Health Fun Run/Walk! Last year almost 1000 Greendale residents participated--let’s see if we can beat that this year!

To receive t-shirts with your registration, you have to turn in your forms by October 1st to the Greendale Health Department (or a Greendale School.) You can download a registration form here:

http://www.edlinesites.net/files/_4LLsE_/e69c77e2e2e503103745a49013852ec4/Walk-Run_registration_2014.pdf

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Why should you join the Fun Run/Walk this year? I’m glad you asked!

Top 10 Reasons To Register for the 2014 Greendale Step Up To Better Health Fun Run/Walk:

10. Fitness is fun!
9. Being healthy beats not being healthy!
8. It’s the biggest fitness event in Greendale.
7. The school with the most participants gets a GIANT trophy!
6. The school with the most participants gets the most MONEY!
5. Nearly 100% of all registration fees go to the school you mark on the registration form.
4. Last year money from the Fun Run was able to cover the cost of bringing the Florentine Opera to perform at a Greendale school, bringing Trinity Irish Dancers to a school, RIF books for our students, new games for the games club, AND bringing award winning author Pat Zeitlow Miller to a school.
3. Won’t you feel cool wearing your Fun Run/Walk t-shirt around Greendale this year? (Everyone else will be!)
2. Win the respect and admiration of your peers by winning a trophy or a medal.
1. Show these kids that slow and steady still wins the race!

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