Fox Valley Orthopedics Helps Kick Off CASA Kane County Kids' Marathon with $1.00-a-Mile Sponsorship
Geneva, IL (PRWEB) July 25, 2013 -- Fox Valley Orthopedics (FVO) has teamed up with the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Kane County – a nonprofit, child-advocacy group – this summer. FVO is supporting the CASA Kids’ Marathon with general sponsorship in addition to $1.00-a-Mile support. The summer-long event provides FVO with the opportunity to educate Fox Valley children about the importance of “Keeping It Moving.”
“It’ll be kids running for kids in a marathon that will involve children and parents throughout our community,” says Dr. Craig Torosian, medical director of Fox Valley Orthopedics, an avid runner.
Sponsorship of the CASA marathon is part of FVO’s forty-week celebration to mark forty years in business. To celebrate, the organization planned forty weeks of special anniversary events, challenges, giveaways, inspirational patient stories, tips to “Keeping It Moving,” and other community initiatives - all designed to say thanks to the community and inspire people to keep moving and stay fit at every stage of life.
Open to children ages five to thirteen, for the first time in race history, the CASA Kane County Fox Valley Kids’ Marathon is sold out. A record number of 500 registered participants will be given sixteen weeks over the summer to run or walk the first twenty-five miles.
On Saturday, September 21st – race day – the celebratory final 1.2 miles will be completed. FVO staff will be on site with mascot Doc Fox to cheer the kids on. Racers will receive a marathon t-shirt, medals, and photographs, and there’ll be a post-race party.
For every mile that every child runs in the race, FVO will donate $1.00 to CASA. FVO is also taking the opportunity to educate Fox Valley children about the importance of “Keeping It Moving” with running tip postcards with sage advice such as the following:
- “Skeleton” is Greek for “mummy”...and we don’t mean daddy’s wife! Your skeleton makes up 20% of your total body mass. Cover all ‘dem dere’ bones with loose-fitting clothing for the marathon... Cool clothes made from Nike’s Dri-FIT, or similar materials, will keep you from getting all icky, sticky, and sweaty.
- You have more than 650 muscles. Your bottom (gluteus maximus) is the largest muscle in your body. Make sure it doesn’t get any larger by getting up off that couch and moving whenever possible! Throughout the year – before and after the marathon – stay active with activities such as baseball, basketball, lacrosse, martial arts, and swimming.
“We are thrilled that Fox Valley Orthopedics has joined CASA Kane County in supporting the Fox Valley Kids Marathon,” says Lori Hewitt, CASA Kane County’s director of development. “What a great way for children to continue to learn about health and fitness while raising awareness about the child abuse and neglect that is happening right here in Kane County. It also allows us to let people know how CASA volunteers play an important role in the lives of our kids.”
ABOUT FOX VALLEY ORTHOPEDICS (FVO)
FVO was founded in 1973 in Geneva, Illinois for the purpose of providing exceptional comprehensive orthopedic care in an environment that puts patients first. FVO provides a vast range of bone and joint surgery and care through its advanced imaging, sports medicine, and ambulatory surgery centers. Dedicated to the community, Fox Valley Orthopedics provides team physicians to many local high schools, and is the official team physician group for the Kane County Cougars. The practice serves communities throughout Chicago with offices in Geneva and Elgin. For more information, go to http://www.fvortho.com.
ABOUT CASA Kane County
CASA Kane County is a nonprofit, volunteer organization that advocates for the best interests of abused and neglected children within the Juvenile Court system. Its volunteers serve over five hundred children each year, standing up for our children, and making a difference one child at a time. For more information, go to http://casakanecounty.org/.
Sharon Schreiber, Fox Valley Orthopedics, http://www.fvortho.com, 6309451787, [email protected]
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