PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — University of Maine at Presque Isle Physical Education majors will present their 24th semi-annual Fit and Fun Day from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, at UMPI’s Gentile Hall.
Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. All students in grades K-5 are welcome to attend this free, Thanksgiving-themed event. Parents and guardians are encouraged to stay and enjoy coffee while their children learn fun fall games. Children should come prepared for possible outdoors activity.
Fit and Fun Day is designed to promote physical activity and healthy lifestyles for local children, while at the same timing allowing physical education students to practice their teaching skills. PE majors have been hosting these twice-yearly events for more than 10 years.
During the event, Gentile Hall will be filled with Thanksgiving-themed games for youngsters to enjoy. Water will be readily available and first aid staff will be on hand. Organizers hope to see children learn the meaning of fun through sport and activity, as well as give parents a small break for the morning.
For those adults wishing to get in a little physical activity themselves, Gentile Hall’s state-of-the-art track will be available.
Both the pool and the rock wall will be available from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Accompanied children may participate; proper swimming attire is required. On-deck supervision by a parent/guardian for the pool session is mandatory. Parents need to sign a release form, provided during registration, in order for their children to use the pool and rock wall.
For more information, contact Christine Standefer at 768-9457 or christine.standefer@maine.edu.
