SHELTON - The Parent Child Resource Center is well on its way to a new goal of raising $80,000 for children’s behavioral health programs and services that provide life-changing services to children and families in Connecticut with “Pedal for PCRC,” taking place May 31 at PerkinElmer, 710 Bridgeport Ave.
Free kids’ bicycle helmets will be distributed to the first 250 kids who register.
The fourth annual “Pedal for PCRC” has new features including a Kids Ride, Walk, Health Fair, “Activity Spree” (https://www.facebook.com/ActivitySpree), and Cycling Expo. Although this event has grown exponentially each year, there has previously been no chance for PCRC clients and general community members to participate in PCRC’s signature event. Now, this event is open with opportunities for people of all ages.
The Kids Ride and Walk have a 2-mile course located in the secured upper parking lot at PerkinElmer, which is monitored by hired security and volunteers. This allows the chance for kids to ride their bikes and support PCRC, with their parents or guardians able to walk or ride with them.
The course is open 10 a.m.-1 p.m. for entry at any time during this period. There is a $25 entry fee for the Kids Ride & Walk.
In support of the Kids Ride and Health Fair, the Valley Parish Nurse Program of Griffin Hospital (http://www.griffinhealth.org/About-Us/Community-Initiatives-Outreach-Benefit/Valley-Parish-Nurse-Program.aspx) has donated helmets to PCRC to allow free helmets for the first 250 kids who register.
This includes a proper helmet fitting, helmet care, and safety education. Trained individuals and groups will assist the nurses with the helmet fitting that expects a large turnout with the variety of activities available for kids and their families at the fundraiser.
The Health Fair and “Activity Spree” are open 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The Health Fair will offer free health screenings, including free vision screenings for children and adults by Health Eyes Vision Alliance and complimentary spinal screenings by Southern Connecticut Chiropractic.
The Fair will also be attended by ConnectiCare, Valley Parish Nurse Program, COSTCO, YMCA, Hawley Lane Shoes, and more.
The “Activity Spree” offers more than 15 activities, workshops and demonstrations for all ages, including yoga, face painting, drum circles, a Mickey Mouse bounce house, and marketing technology demonstrations.
The list of providers to date includes The Kidnetic Clubhouse (Shelton’s upcoming Children’s Museum), BringtheHoopla, CrazyFun Facepainting and Body Art, JumpBunch Naugatuck, Phoenix Yoga Studio, Cloud Media Marketing, Fred Astaire of Orange, Housatonic Valley Crossfit, TITLE Boxing Club of Milford, and Mark Zarrillo, rhythm-based music for meditation and inspiration. General admission for the Spree is $10.
“Pedal for PCRC” will have the three usual Street Rides, including 15, 30 and 62-mile loops, with the largest route traveling throughout Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour, Shelton and Southbury.
The registration fee for a rider is $25; we ask that riders raise $75 through individual fundraising, such as gaining support from friends and family.
PCRC has documents that may assist you with your fundraising. Please contact Veronica Parsloe at 203.954.0543 x130 or vparsloe@LNPVCRC.org for outlines of routes and details about riding.
Event Website & Registration: http://pcrc.kintera.org/pedal2015
Alternate Registration: https://www.bikereg.com/pedal-for-pcrc-2015
The ride will conclude with a “Thank You” BBQ prepared by David M. Grant Caterers and beer provided by Two Roads Brewing, Southport Brewing, and Black Hog Brewing. Food and beverages will be sold at cost for all guests who are not riding.
We would like to thank our sponsors: PerkinElmer, Ned Miller Agency, Griffin Hospital, Fletcher-Thompson, The Exchange Club of Shelton, Sikorsky, DHL&S, Robinson+Cole, Qualifacts, Better Packages, People’s United Bank, Aquarion, DiMatteo Insurance Group, and Pereira Engineering, Devil’s Gear Bike Shop of New Haven, WPLR, and E Strait Design.
Please follow our social media:
Facebook: Pedal for PCRC
Facebook: PCRC’s Activity Spree
Twitter: @PedalforPCRC
Google +: Parent Child Resource Center
For more information on sponsoring, riding, walking, running a workshop, or demonstration at the “Activity Spree,” or exhibiting at our Health Fair, contact Veronica Parsloe at 203-954-0543 ext. 130 or Vparsloe@LNVPCRC.org.
This is a press release from PCRC, the leading provider of behavioral health services to children and families in the Lower Naugatuck Valley.
Programs, including the Child Guidance Clinic, Valley Kids Belong programs, Child First, Triple P In-Home services, Early Childhood Consultation Partnership, Therapeutic Mentoring Program, Intensive Outpatient Program, and the Prevention through Early Intervention Program, help children and their families so that they may develop to their fullest potential.
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