COUNCILMEMBER CATANIA AND MYSTICS BEARD TO WALK MYSTICS MILE
WHO: Councilmember David Catania
Washington Mystics Player Alana Beard
WHAT: Mystics Mile
WHEN: Wednesday, January 17th, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: River Terrace Elementary School
420 34th St NE
Washington, DC 20019
(202) 724-4589
Washington, D.C. – Washington D.C. Council member David Catania and Washington Mystics All-Star, Alana Beard, will walk the Mystics Mile as part of the Mystics in Training program on Wednesday, January 17th at 10:00 am. Children participating in the walk will receive backpacks, t-shirts and pedometers, courtesy of the Washington Mystics foundation.
The Mystics in Training program is designed to get children in fourth and fifth grades moving. It is a year-long program that will follow the children’s fitness progress. The program includes the Mystics Mile, where the children walk at least a mile with their teachers as well as follow lesson plans focused on nutritional choices.
Councilmember Catania chairs the Committee on Health and serves on the Judiciary Committee and Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Committee. Councilmember Catania will be on hand to talk to the kids about the school’s newly modernized health suite. Councilmember Catania has been instrumental in the new campaign to modernize health suites in every District public school. Coolidge High School, River Terrace and Beers Elementary Schools, are the first three schools to take part in renovations.
The Washington Mystics Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering and improving the health and well-being of youth in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. The efforts of the Foundation shall serve as a model for health and wellness programs not only in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area but across the nation with its innovative and creative approach.
The Washington Mystics will tip off the 2008 season on Saturday, May 17th, on the road against the Indiana Fever. Washington will host the club’s home opener on Sunday, May 25th, against the four-time WNBA Champion, Houston Comets at 4:00 p.m. Season tickets for the 2008 season are currently on sale and can be purchased by calling the Mystics Sales Office at 1-877-DC-HOOP1.
