NATIONAL GYMNASTICS DAY 2012

Anchor Annette NewellOn Saturday September 17th, 2011 Faulkner's Dance & Gymnastics of Hillsborough, Neill's Taekwondo and Fitness of Chapel Hill and NBC's 17 Annette Newell will host National Gymnastics Day for the second straight year at the University Mall in Chapel Hill, North Carolina from 11:00 am - 1:30 pm. The money raised for the National Gymnastics Day will be going to the Children's Miracle Network, which benefits children battling illnesses in each club's local community. Faulkner's and Neill's will perform for 2 1/2 straight hours to help raise money. Faulkner's will do dancing and doing gymnastic and Neill's Taekwondo will 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 $1.5 million for the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. On Sept. 17, 2011, 20,478 gymnasts and fans from more than 400 gymnastics clubs and locations nationwide joined together to set the world record for most handstands performed simultaneously and bring the title back to the United States. 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.

Anchor Annette Newell will MC for the 2nd Straight Year.