Capital District YMCA Celebrates Healthy Kids Day on April 29
All CDYMCA branches will be free for the day and offer family friendly activities
Albany, NY, April 25, 2023 – On Saturday, April 29, the Capital District YMCA will celebrate Healthy Kids Day®, Sponsored by WellNow Urgent Care, with family friendly activities, community partners and vendor tables, and free access to six of their facilities.
Healthy Kids Day® is the YMCA’s national initiative to improve the health and wellbeing of children and families. For over 30 years, YMCA branches have hosted free community events aimed to inspire kids and families to keep their minds and bodies active throughout the summer months and beyond. Anyone who becomes a member on April 29 will have the joiner’s fee waived.
Healthy Kids Day® activities and demonstrations include:
Bethlehem YMCA, 900 Delaware Avenue, Delmar, NY 12054
10am - 12pm
· Basketball
· Bethlehem library
· Floor hockey
· Group exercise demos
· Local fire department, police department
· Soccer
· Therapy dogs
Glenville, 127 Droms Road, Glenville, NY, 12302
9 - 11am
· Arts and crafts
· Community vendors
· Freemans Bridge Sports
· Healthy snacks
· Kids Yoga
· Lawn games
· Local fire department, police department
· Petting zoo
· Plant a seed
· Water games
Greenbush YMCA, 20 Community Way, Greenbush, NY 12061
12 - 2pm
Greenbush gym and parking lot
· Bounce houses
· Fitness challenges
· Vendors: 9 Miles East
Greene County YMCA, 35 Route 81, Hope Plaza, West Coxsackie, NY, 12192
10am - 12:30pm
· Storytime sponsored by the Heermance Memorial Library at 10:15am
· Kids Fun Run kicks off at 11:00am
· Magician at 11:30am
· Bounce house and rock wall will be available from 10am - 12:30pm
· Arts and crafts
· Face painting
· Healthy snacks
Guilderland YMCA, 250 Winding Brook Drive, Guilderland, NY, 12084
10am - 12pm
Guilderland lobby, gymnasium and outside
· Bounce house
· Community vendors
· Cornell Cooperative
· Duanesburg Early Learning Center
· Juggler
· Kona Ice
· Obstacle course
· Ping pong
Southern Saratoga YMCA, 1 Wall Street, Clifton Park, NY, 12065
10am - 1pm
Southern Saratoga parking lot
· Bounce houses
· Healthy snacks
· Petting zoo
· Pony rides
· STEM activities · Vendors: Captains Youth and Family services, NYS DOH, Bella Blends pure, MADD, Fage, Trader Joes, Green Room Physical Therapy, Hannaford, 9 Miles East, Highmark Northeastern New York
Questions and press inquiries can be directed to Emily Lang Anastasio, Capital District YMCA director of marketing, at elang@cdymca.org. More information is available at https://cdymca.org/hkd