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<![endif]--> <div class="MsoTitle">MEDIA RELEASE</div> <h1>For Immediate Release<span style=""> </span><st1:date ls="trans" month="6" day="5" year="2008" w:st="on">June 5, 2008</st1:date></h1> <div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal">Contact:<span style=""> </span>Anne Blein-Zuk</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in;">Trips for Kids PG</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><st1:phone o:ls="trans"
phonenumber="$6704$$$" w:st="on">301-704-6612</st1:phone>, <u>www.tfkpg.org<o:p></o:p></u></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style="">Trips for Kids Lead the Way on National Get Outdoors Day<o:p></o:p></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><i style="">Trips for Kids Metro DC’s (TFK) plans for celebrating the first annual National Get Outdoors Day (June 14, 2008) are so great, they need <u>three</u> days.<span style=""> </span><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></i></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><b>Northern Virginia and <st1:city w:st="on">Washington</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">DC</st1:state>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Prince</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Georges</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">County</st1:placename></st1:place>, MD, Local and National
Parks.<span style=""> </span></b><span style=""> </span>Award winning children’s health organization TFK will highlight the importance of getting children involved in outdoor activities through their partnerships with the National Park Service.</div> <div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal">“National Get Outdoors Day is a fantastic way to highlight what our volunteers and staff do year round -- provide fun healthy activities to local youth in a natural setting” said Julie Childers, Executive Director of TFK. “Hopefully people will recognize how important these opportunities are for children and join the cause or donate to organizations like ours.”</div> <div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal">On June 14, TFK’s youth mountain bike team- Team TFK will lead youth nature bicycle rides at parks in Northern Virginia and Prince George’s County, MD in preparation for the 2008 Northern Virginia Youth Mountain
Bike League Race series.<span style=""> </span>Children interested in participating in the ride and learning about the league can also participate.<span style=""> </span>TFK will make bikes and helmets available to those youth who participate and do not have equipment.<span style=""> </span>Rides are open to youth ages eight to eighteen.</div> <div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal">On June 15, TFK and National Park Service Rangers will lead a family-oriented bicycle ride for local youths and their families from <st1:placename w:st="on">Gravelly</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Point</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Park</st1:placetype> just outside of <st1:placename w:st="on">National</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Airport</st1:placetype> in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Virginia</st1:place></st1:state> to tour the National Capital Park Monuments.<span style=""> </span>This
educational and fun event provides a different view of our Capital area and outdoor physical activity for anyone who can ride a two wheel bike. </div> <div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal">On June 16, TFK will be hitting the dirt!<span style=""> </span>With the 400 acres of rolling hillside at <st1:placetype w:st="on">Fort</st1:placetype> <st1:placename w:st="on">Dupont</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Park</st1:placetype> in <st1:place w:st="on">Southeast DC</st1:place> as our classroom and playground, TFK will promote environmental education and physical activity in the great outdoors though youth nature bicycle rides.<span style=""> </span>These rides are open to youth ages eight to eighteen.</div> <div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal">All of these events highlight TFK’s ongoing commitment to providing youth opportunities to get fit in nature. <span style=""> </span></div> <div
class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><u>About Trips for Kids<o:p></o:p></u></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal">Trips for Kids Metro DC (TFK), is a 501c (3) children’s health organization established in 2003.<span style=""> </span>TFK’s mission is to mentor at-risk youth and provide opportunities to experience nature.<span style=""> </span>We mentor the youth regarding the need for physical activity, smart nutritional choices, the environment and its impact within their lives and community.<span style=""> </span>TFK utilizes bicycles and nature as tools to convey these messages in a fun, educational manner through a myriad of youth programs.<span style=""> </span>We strive to combat daily stressors through challenging but safe excursions. Our program is simple in design -- provide positive reinforcement, safe exercise, healthy nutrition, and fun in the outdoors.<span style=""> </span></div> <div
class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><u>About NV YOUTH</u></b><span style=""> </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal">NV Youth Mountain Bike League is a partnership of TFK, Mid-Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts, Potomac Velo Club and EX2 Adventures. The NV Youth Mountain Bike League was established to get youth active in mountain biking. In 2007, the number of youth participating in organized youth mountain bike rides and races more than doubled due to the efforts of TFK and the NV Youth Partners.</div> <div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal">For more information about National Get Outdoors Day visit: <u>www.getoutdoorsusa.org</u> and for more information about Trips for Kids Metro DC visit <u>www.tfkmetrodc.org</u>.</div> <div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">###</div> <BR><BR><div><div>Anne Blein-Zuk (formerly
Villacres)<br>TFK PG Chapter<br>301-704-6612<br>www.tfkpg.org<br></div></div>