What a Success! Thank you, thank you, thank you for supporting the San Antonio Sports Foundation’s 2004 Diamond Shamrock Go!Kids Challenge™! Because of all of the participating school districts PE coordinators, coaches and other teachers and school administrators, not only was the Sunday, December 5, Subway Victory Lap Celebration a huge success, but the entire 10-week program was, too. About 55,000 children completed the Diamond Shamrock Go!Kids Challenge. That’s more than one-third of the 160,000 elementary students in San Antonio, New Braunfels and Boerne who were introduced to the program on September 29. Subway Victory Lap Celebration Beginning at about 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 5, families began checking in at the Alamodome to participate in the Subway Victory Lap Celebration. By 2 p.m., we had a huge crowd for the official kickoff and the flow remained steady until 4 p.m. We estimate that 5,500 children received their finisher’s medals and t-shirts at the event. Seeing the pride of achievement in their faces as they were awarded their medals was incredible! It was especially rewarding to see how many parents and siblings attended to support their Go!Kids. The total attendance was about 21,500. Many thanks to Mayor Ed Garza, city councilman Richard Perez, the program’s honorary chairman Dr. Gabriel Magraner, all of our sponsors, Olympians Josh Davis, Liza Hunter-Galvan, Ross Davis and Casey Tibbs, WOAI radio’s Walter Pasacrita, many Sports Foundation board members, and all of the school officials who helped to make the kickoff extra-special. Terrific sponsors like Diamond Shamrock, Subway, Spectrum Health Clubs, PacifiCare, Methodist Children’s Hospital, WemakePEfun.com, and the Sports Foundation’s own Dreams for Youth program provided interactive exhibits that engaged the children in their families in lots of fun. Mascots from many schools, teams, sponsors and civic organizations added to the festivities as well. We also have to thank Southwest High School for sending out their drum line and cheerleaders, and Southside High School’s drum line and Roosevelt High School’s Patriots dancers for making the event extra lively for all the elementary students who were thrilled to see the “big kids” supporting them. You can read more about the conclusion of the Diamond Shamrock Go!Kids Challenge™ in the teacher newsletter. A huge thank you to all of the 2004 Diamond Shamrock Go!Kids Challenge™ sponsors. For a complete list of all the terrific corporations who supported our communities children in their efforts to become more fit and healthy, click here.

 

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