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CityViewNC.com | 65 Sports Classes, Camps and Parties NOW OPEN! • Mulit-sport classes ... • Pre-School alternative classes... • After-School sports programs • Sports specific classes for young athletes Text the word SPORTY to the number 44222 for your FREE Experience Class! WHAT IS KIDS IN SPORTS? Kids In Sports is a specialized Sports program for children ages 12 months through 12 years old. Grab your little athletes and get ready for a great time at a new, one of a kind, sports center just for kids! The indoor facility specializes in all types of sports programs for children ages 1 to 12 years. This veteran owned and operated business promises to teach budding athletes teamwork, sportsmanship and the fundamentals of sports in a safe environment. "This is like nothing here in Fayetteville and serves as a building block for young athletes," said Sonji Clyburn, owner and operator of Kids In Sports. Classes are age specific and boast a 1:5 coach to child ratio ensuring your athlete gets the attention they deserve. Don't miss this opportunity for your child to learn basic sports skills in Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer or Volleyball. Kids In Sports, where kids Come and Play! For more information call, email or visit us Conveniently located in the Marketfair Mall near Planet Fitness 1916 Skibo Road, Suite A2 • Fayetteville, NC 28314 910.401.3739 • fayettevillenc.kidsinsports.com Sporty ® Try a Free Class and Get The Experience of a Lifetime. EST. 1999 Carter, Director of the Early Childhood Learning Center, thanked Joel for his vi- sion and his passion. "I have a heart for seeing children eat healthy," Joel said. "It is a great concern for me, and we have an opportunity to do that here." During the monthly PTA meetings, when it was difficult for parents to provide children with a wholesome dinner on-the- go, CKFSU will offer children a healthy meal from food that would otherwise have gone to waste. While kids eat their free, fresh and nutritious dinner, parents can fully focus on the meeting. Veronica Jones, a member of the CKFSU advisory board said, "It's not just feeding the kids, it's about teaching and the importance of nutrition, of fruits and whole grains. We even made sure we all washed our hands before." She explained the importance of nutri - tion education, especially with young chil- dren and mentioned how in the classroom, they encouraged the kids to share their preferences—Did they prefer grapes or melon? Veronica said that they also talked about the benefits of drinking more water and less Kool-Aid. In the future, Dr. Blount hopes the nutrition lessons will continue even aer the kids leave the classroom, perhaps CKFSU will provide recipe cards for parents or even offer experiential learning options with the possible implementation of a garden at FSU, a way for both toddlers in pre-school and the two early college high school's students on FSU's campus a chance to get their hands dirty. But where would CKFSU be without the chefs? And they certainly stepped up. Chef Paul Stanley, an FSU Aramark chef, is completely on board. For someone who has been in culinary arts for 27 years, he said, "I have a heart for things like this." On days when there is a PTA meeting, Chef Stanley, at work in the FSU kitchen, will think about what food can be refur - bished for the kids at the Early Childhood Learning Center. To "refurbish" the food for the kids, Chef Stanley makes sure the food is prepared properly, cooled prop- erly and monitored all day to ensure food safety. Olivia Rogine, Community Develop- ment Coordinator from the Campus

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