Team for Kids Offers Runners an Opportunity to Promote

Childhood Health and FitnessBy Timothy Higgins

Team for Kids Offers Runners an Opportunity to Promote Childhood Health and Fitness

Team for Kids is a charitable organization dedicated to raising funds primarily for the youth division of the New York Road Runners (NYRR). Team for Kids’ fundraising efforts provide support for community-oriented health and fitness programs for children in New York City, across the United States, and in South Africa. Each year, more than 120,000 children in 600 schools, mostly located in underserved communities, benefit from NYRR’s programs. Many of these children would otherwise have no access to physical education programs, which, over the last 20 years, have gradually been eliminated from public schools in New York and across the country.

Team for Kids Offers Runners an Opportunity to Promote Childhood Health and Fitness

Team for Kids was founded in 2002 with the mission of helping children establish a foundation for lifelong physical fitness while incorporating goal-setting and character-building education. Adult runners who participate in Team for Kids, besides contributing to NYRR’s cause, receive guaranteed entry into several premier running events, including the ING New York City Marathon.

About the Author

Timothy P. Higgins ran the New York City Marathon in 2006 on behalf of Team for Kids. Timothy Higgins raises funds for a number of charitable causes through endurance running.