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2009 Kick-off at Riverscape - Wednesday May 22nd
Presented by The Center for Healthy Communities - Wellness Matters and Five Rivers MetroParks

Walkers walking!

Kate Cauley

Kate Cauley, PhD, Director of the Center for Healthy Communities, welcomed everyone.

The 4th Annual Walk!Downtown Dayton Kick-off was held on a beautiful Wednesday, May 22, 2009. Many enthusiastic walkers, including Heater from the Dayton Dragon's, gathered at Riverscape to kick off the walking season.

Mayor McLin

Dayton Mayor Rhine L. McLin once again attended the Kickoff this year. The mayor is an avid walker and is often seen walking downtown.
Dayton Dragon's Heater
Walkers warmed up and got their blood pumping with Doug Jones of STUDIO ZUMBA Fitness.
Even Heater joined in!

Enjoying Zumba

Zumba is FUN!

There were also teams of walkers from downtown businesses participating, including CareSource, Eastway Corporation, Sebaly Shillito & Dyer, RTA and Sinclair Community College.

Zumba warm-up
Doug and Heater Zumba
The event included free information on exercise and fitness,
local bicycle trails, recreation programs and more. 		The Mayor also took advantage of the free blood pressure checks provided by Premier Community Health!
Resource TablesRiverScape table
Mayor has her blood pressure checked
Children's Hunger Alliance
After warming up with STUDIO Zumba Fitness walkers headed
off for a short walk around the Great Miami River.
Walkers Leave
Walking along
Kick-off walkers were entered into a raffle for prizes courtesy of the Center for Healthy Communities, McGohan-Brabender, Five Rivers Outdoors, Boston Stoker and the Club 88.
Walkers return Raffle

One way to walk downtown is to go on the CityLife Sculpture Walk. For more information go to www.downtowndayton.org

City Life logo

 CityLife 2009
Center for Healthy Communities
Fiver Rivers MetroParks
Zumba
MVRPC
Downtown Dayton Partnership
Wellness Matters
The Club 88
Boston Stokers
McGohan Brabender

Click here to see photos from last years May 21, 2008 Kick-Off

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