NATIONAL GYMNASTICS DAY 2011
On Saturday September 17th, 2011 Faulkner's Dance & Gymnastics of Hillsborough, Neill's Taekwondo and Fitness of Chapel Hill and NBC's 17 Annette Newell Hosted National Gymnastics Day at the University Mall in Chapel Hill, North Carolina from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm. The money raised for the National Gymnastics Day was going to the Children's Miracle Network, which benefits children battling illnesses in each club's local community. Faulkner's and Neill's performed for 3 straight hours to help raise money. Faulkner's was dancing and doing gymnastics and Neill's Taekwondo was performing all styles of taekwondo.
Each year, USA Gymnastics celebrates National Gymnastics Day to raise exposure of our sport. Since 2001, gymnastics clubs across the country have raised more than $1.4 million for Children's Miracle Network. This year, on Sept. 17, 2011, gym clubs across the country will take part in a nationwide handstand world-record attempt to celebrate National Gymnastics Day in a show of strength for the sport and to raise funds for Children's Miracle Network. The monies raised are distributed to each gym club's local Children's Miracle Network hospital, which helps children around the country who are fighting illness.
As part of the National Gymnastics Day celebration Faulkner's & Neill's will organize all interested students, families and friends to perform a handstand contest at 1pm to help break the record for the most simultaneous handstands. It also provides a fun way to raise funds for Children's Miracle Network hospitals. It will be important that all handstand participants have "feet up" at the same time across the country. 2011 National Gymnastics Day and the handstand world record attempt overview 2011 is the year of the handstand, and USA Gymnastics hopes gymnastics clubs across the country will join forces to break the world record for most handstands done at one time! This is a fun and easy way to build interest in gymnastics in your community, generate excitement with your gymnasts, and be a part of breaking a record!
NBC 17 Anchor Annette Newell was the MC for this years National Gymnastics Day. Annette was giving away prizes from Faulkner's Dance & Gymnastics, Neill's Taekwondo and current Sponsors for Faulkner's Dance & Gymnastics, discussing the Children's Miracle Network and USA Gymnastics, Signing Autographs and helping raise money for the Children's Miracle Network. Also appearing was North Carolina House Representative Verla Insko.
Several people came out and supported USA Gymnastics and the Children's Miracle Network on Saturday September 17th, 2011 at the University Mall in Chapel Hill, NC.
Click here to view a photo slideshow of the day! Click here to read "Local Children Help Break World Handstand Record" at NBC-17.
