Lt. Governor to Help Maryland Students Celebrate ‘Walk Maryland Day’
Event at Rolling Knolls Elementary Tomorrow to Spotlight the Importance of Physical Fitness
BALTIMORE – Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford will join elementary school students from Rolling Knolls Elementary in Anne Arundel County tomorrow to celebrate Walk Maryland Day.
The event, co-sponsored by the Governor’s Office for Children, University of Maryland Extension, and the Maryland State Department of Education, puts a focus on everyday fitness activities that can lead to a lifetime of good health. Also highlighted will be #Commit2Ten, a campaign designed to get Americans — including students — to engage in 10 more minutes of physical activity each day. (See http://commit2ten.org for additional details.
Students will join the Lt. Governor for a brisk walk, and will show off some of their usual fitness activities.
WHO: Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford
Arlene Lee, Executive Director, Governor’s Office for Children
Dr. Sylvia Lawson, Deputy State Superintendent of Schools
WHEN: 1:45 p.m.
Wednesday, October 5
WHERE: Rolling Knolls Elementary School
1985 Valley Road
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410)222-5820
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