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A GRAN Foundation gets it. Do you? Catching on with the exercise craze of today’s health clubs, we danced our Saturday away doing ZUMBA with our students. It was such an enjoyable day. About 40 kids participated with the teachers. They made a healthy snack after to round out a productive and fun Saturday. [...]
Year number two of Rocky’s Road is off to a great start! After an awesome first year with the program we are extremely grateful and blessed to continue supporting the community and Yorkshire Elementary. The summer was very busy for the McIntosh family as we worked hard to improve the program’s efficiency with feedback [...]
We had such a blast ending our 1st year of Rocky’s Road with a field day themed the “Yorkshire 2012 Olympics”. We set up different stations with various activities included in them. The students were able to play cricket, soccer, and even had their turn through an obstacle course. They had a fantastic time [...]
On May 19th, we were the guests of the Don’s Brick Oven Pizza in Sterling, Va. Our focus for this month’s field trip was healthy eating. It took some time to find a kitchen that could accommodate everyone in Rocky’s Road but luckily owner, Waleed Zarou stepped up to the plate. Zarou who is a [...]
Rocky’s Road has been amazing the last couple of weeks. The students are progressing in school and the teachers are enthusiastic about the excitement levels of our children. After a nice well-timed spring break, the kids have been hard at work learning many lessons related to exercise and movement. Now that the weather is starting [...]
Rocky’s Road is off and running at Yorkshire Elementary. This is the beginning of a program which will inspire participants to be motivated for both academic achievement and healthy living. After spending time with my family over the holidays it was great to get back to working with the students in Rocky’s Road. We hustled [...]