Number of Participants: 60
Hours Donated: 2
Value of Time Served: $1,014
Event Type: Health & Medicine
Sport: Schools
Date: February 16, 2016
Location:
2340 Stewart Avenue Westbury
New York 11590, United States
About:
In the East Meadow School District, Bowling Green Elementary School students participated in the American Heart Association’s Jump Rope for Heart program to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease. On Feb. 9, students exercised their heart muscles for 45 minutes by jumping rope. Prior to the event, third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students practiced their jump roping skills and learned about the importance of nutrition, living a healthy lifestyle and fitness.
Photo Captions:
1) Bowling Green Elementary School students participated in the American Heart Association’s Jump Rope for Heart program to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease.
2) Bowling Green Elementary School fifth-grader Justin Soriano showed off his jump roping skills during the American Heart Association’s Jump Rope for Heart program.
3) On Feb. 9, Bowling Green Elementary School fifth-grader Angelina Jimenez jumped to the beat during the school’s Jump Rope for Heart event.
Photos courtesy of the East Meadow School District
