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Support Levine Children's Hospital

Get your kids ready to swim, bike and run at the JCC Tri for Kids!

By South Charlotte Macaroni Kid May 9, 2012

The Levine Jewish Community Center has teamed up with Levine Children’s Hospital for a fundraiser that is fun for the whole family! On June 3rd, your children (ages 5 and 14) can swim, bike and run while raising money for the rehabilitation programs at Levine Children’s Hospital. 100% of the money raised will go directly to this program! 

Pediatric Rehabilitative Services at Levine Children’sHospital is the region’s only comprehensive inpatient rehab program. This program provides services to children and adolescents who have experienced a debilitating illness or injury. This department offers state-of-the-art equipment and services to help get patients back on the road to recovery. Once patients have been released from the program, they have the opportunity to take part in the Adaptive Sports andAdventures Program that is part of Carolinas Rehabilitation. There will be patients from this program participating in the Kids Tri at the JCC on June 3rd.

Where do you come in? First, sign your kids up to participate! This event is about raising money and awareness and is a great chance to show our children how they can impact our community. You can register at this link.

It is $25 per child to register (includes t-shirt and goodie bag) and each team can work to raise additional funds! The top fundraiser will win a trip to Disney from Mann Travel! This prize includes 4 passes to Disney and hotel.  

Races will be broken up into heats and distances will vary based on age groups. Groups will be divided up by age as well

Ages 5-8 will participate in a 50meter swim, .25  mile bike ride and a .25 run

Ages 9-11 will participate in a 100meter swim, .75 mile bike ride and .75 run

Ages 12-14 will participate in a 150meter swim, .75 bike ride and .75 run

Here are some other ways you can participate:

Volunteer! This is a huge event and they can use all the help they can get

Donate! Your tax-deductible donation will go directly to support Levine Children’s Hospital!

Sponsor! They are great opportunities for businesses and individuals to sponsor this great event.

For more information on any of these great ways to participate please contact Marni Eisner at 704-944-6730 or Marni.Eisner@charlottejcc.org

For additional information about the event and to register check out the 2012 Levine JCC Kids Triathlon website