5/15/2015 12:00:00 AM | Softball
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - Head coach Lisa Dodd as well as three student-athletes - Francesca Foti, Samantha Juarez and Brooke Stover - represented the Rebel softball program at Mabel Hoggard Elementary Thursday in conjunction with the UNLV Coaches Challenge, a partnership between the Southern Nevada Health District, Clark Country School District and UNLV Athletics. The quartet visited Ms. Shari Bugayong's first grade class and interacted with her students.
The UNLV Coaches Challenge, which began in 2007, is a four-week program that encourages elementary students to be more active and eat more fruits and vegetables. Classes compete in hopes of winning the grand prize - a classroom visit by a UNLV head coach.
This year's coaches Coaches Challenge included students from 87 elementary schools. Collectively, the participating classes earned a total of 300,719 points. That total is the most since the program began in '07. Each point equals a serving of fruit, vegetable or 15 minutes of physical activity.
For more information about the Coaches Challenge or tips about adopting a healthy lifestyle, visit www.GetHealthyClarkCounty.org or call the Southern Nevada Health District's Office of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at 702-759-1270.
