Wilkes Community Partnership for Children announces June child care teacher winner in the “Get Up and Get Moving” campaign

 

 

Wilkes Community Partnership for Children announces the June winner of the “Get Up Get Moving” campaign. The Children’s Center of Wilkes logged a total of 1,446,550 steps in June. Pictured is June winner, Ms. Amber Shomake, teacher assistant of the 3-4 year old classroom at The Children’s Center of Wilkes. Ms. Shomake logged 262,834 steps and was awarded with a water travel mug. The Get Up Get Moving campaign is designed to motivate child care staff to be active. Participating staff were given their own pedometer to use on a daily basis to keep a record of their steps. The “Get Up Get Moving” campaign is funded by a grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation.

Wilkes Community Partnership for Children, a local Smart Start agency, is a United Way supported agency.