Join Tom, Donna & the STAR 94.5 Family for the TJ2K Walk and Run around beautiful Lake Eola in Downtown Orlando! This event benefits two meaningful causes including the Tom Joyner Foundation and Orlando’s own Nap Ford Community School - a title one charter school located in the Parramore region of Downtown Orlando.The event will also feature a FREE Healthy Kids Zone. Nemours volunteers will be on-site to provide free body mass index (BMI) screenings, child-focused activities and information on 5-2-1 Almost None which aims at teaching children healthy lifestyle habits. Former Orlando Magic players Nick Anderson and Bo Outlaw, along with members of the “Blue Crew”, will kick off the race and post-event festivities. Additional Healthy Kids Zone participants include the Downtown Development Board , the American Heart Association and Sarah Bray Photography. After the race, there will be fun for the entire family at the park, plenty of food and drink, and live music featuring national recording artists Heather Headley and Case!
For more information about the event or to register – http://star94fm.com/tomjoyner/tj2k/
Registration for the walk and run is $15, and begins on-site from 9-10 a.m. You can also save by pre-registering online for $10. Teams, church groups, schools and families are welcome! The walk and run begins at 10:30 a.m., and will be followed shortly after by the festival in the park. Donations will also be accepted at the event. Please bring your contribution to the registration area in front of the Lake Eola Amphitheater.
The Nap Ford Community School is founded on the principles that it takes the whole community to educate the whole child, and that every child will learn. In developing the whole child, the Nap Ford Community School believes that health and wellness are the foundation on which the success will be built. This positive approach to learning how to make healthy choices focuses on developmental assets and contributions that families, the school, and the neighborhood, youth organizations, and others living and working in the community play in shaping children’s lives. Understanding that nurturing personal habits related to wellness and learning are the cornerstones of success, the primary goal of the Nap Ford Community School is to ensure that every learner maintains motivation, enthusiasm and optimism in a safe, healthy, caring and learning environment. To learn more about the Nap Ford Community School, go to http://www.napford.org/.
The Tom Joyner Foundation only does one thing: It helps students continue their education at black colleges. All too often a student will get into college, then encounter financial difficulties that will force them to drop out. The Foundation provides money directly to the Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) for the purpose of helping these students complete their education. Each month the Tom Joyner Foundation designates an HBCU to receive its support. The scholarship support money is sent directly to the HBCU for the students. The scholarships are awarded to the students through the Financial Aid Department at the HBCU based on financial need and other requirements from the school and the donor. To learn more about the Foundation, go to www.blackamericaweb.com. If you would like to donate, but can't make it to the race, please send your check to The Tom Joyner Foundation, Inc. P. O. Box 630495 Irving, Texas 75063.
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