RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
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COUNCIL PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS ADVISORY
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Thursday, 14 April 2011
Councilman Doug Conner celebrates Southside Baptist Christian School for hosting the first-ever “Playground Olympics” in Richmond Public Schools
Event to impact nearly 2,500 public elementary school students
WHAT (Richmond, Virginia U.S.A; 14 April 2011) The Honorable Doug Conner, Councilman, Richmond City Council, South Central 9th District, celebrates Southside Baptist Christian School for their hosting of the first-ever “Southside Baptist Christian School Playground Olympics” event in Richmond Public Schools that are located in Richmond’s South Central 9th District. The event is sponsored by the Southside Baptist Christian School Service Leaning Corps program and the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Chapter of Southside Baptist Christian School. The program is being used to help fight childhood obesity.
Participating Richmond Public Schools include: J.L. Francis Elementary School, E.S.H. Greene Elementary School, Miles J. Jones Elementary School, G.H Reid Elementary School, and Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary School.
The 2011 Southside Baptist Christian School Playground Olympics event will impact nearly 2,500 public school children from Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. For the event, each school will select a team of 36 children to compete as their “Olympic Team” and each team will compete to earn points at 20 physical activity stations created at each school’s playground. The program is made possible in part from a grant from UnitedHealthcare.
Southside Baptist Christian School is a private religious school located in the South Central 9th District of Richmond that provides Christian education for children in Kindergarten through 12th Grade. The school uses the Bible as a foundation textbook for every subject in training Christian youth. Students are guided toward a personal faith in Jesus Christ that bonds faculty, students and parents as a single body. Core subjects include: Bible, math, English, science and social studies. Southside Baptist Christian School is part of Southside Baptist Ministries, Inc., which includes a church, thrift store and school. Its headquarters is located at 5515 Bryce Lane in Richmond, Virginia.
WHEN Friday, April 15, 2011
Schedule
8:15-11:15 a.m.
Richmond Public Schools - E.S.H. Greene Elementary School
1745 Catalina Drive, Richmond, Virginia
and
Richmond Public Schools - Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary School
5601 Jahnke Road, Richmond, Virginia
9:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Richmond Public Schools - Francis Elementary School
5146 Sneed Road, Richmond, Virginia
and
Richmond Public Schools - Miles J. Jones Elementary School
200 Beaufont Hill Drive, Richmond, Virginia
and
Richmond Public Schools - G.H Reid Elementary School
1301 Whitehead Road, Richmond, Virginia
WHO The Honorable Doug Conner, Councilman, Richmond City Council, South Central 9th District, and Chairman, Richmond City Council Career and Technical Education Commission
CONTACT For more information, please contact The Honorable Doug Conner, Councilman, Richmond City Council, South Central 9th District, at 804.233.8288, or doug.conner@richmondgov.com.
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Steven R. Skinner, APR
Council Public Information Manager
RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
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