Sports Backers Blog
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Fitness Warriors: Here We Grow Again!
Friday, March 30th
By: Candace Benn The Fitness Warriors program provides active living opportunities in our local communities on a daily basis through free quality fitness classes. The program continues to grow with the recent recruitment of Warrior Recruit 5th Class--and the addition of more Fitness Warriors brings an increase in classes in our communities that need them…
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Sports Backers announce 'Run Bike Relay presented by Ragnar' for June 22-23
Tuesday, March 27th
RICHMOND, VA – Sports Backers, in partnership with Ragnar Relay, is announcing the new ‘Run Bike Relay presented by Ragnar’ to be held on June 22-23, 2018. The overnight relay event will go from Richmond to Jamestown and back, utilizing trails in the James River Park System, the Virginia Capital Trail, the T. Tyler Potterfield…
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No Stopping Us Now: Kids In RVA Are On The Move!
Friday, March 16th
Written by: Destini Orr, Kids Run RVA Intern It’s that awesome time of the year again: Kids Run RVA and the Kids Challenge have kicked off for the spring season! Both programs have one common goal: KEEP CHILDREN MOVING! The Sports Backers' Kids Challenge began on February 5th. The Kids Challenge is a FREE incremental…
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Amy Garber to take on Dash for the Cash at the Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k
Friday, March 9th
RICHMOND, VA – Amy Garber, a Mechanicsville resident, has been selected for an opportunity to win $2,500 on Saturday, April 14, as the Dash for the Cash participant at the 2018 Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k presented by Kroger. Garber was chosen at random from over 16,000 people who were registered for the Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k as…
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Gov. Northam serves as featured guest at Movement Makers Active Living Summit
Thursday, March 1st
RICHMOND, VA - Gov. Ralph Northam served as the keynote guest at the sixth-annual Active RVA Awards presented by Cigna, held at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture, sharing his message on the importance of physical activity in building healthy and vibrant communities. The Active RVA Awards recognize organizations throughout the Richmond region that…
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Sports Backers Announce New Scholarships to Honor Cheryl Oliver, Ray Patterson
Friday, February 16th
RICHMOND, VA - In an effort to further assist deserving high school student-athletes in the Richmond area in achieving their higher education goals, Sports Backers is announcing the creation of two new $2,500 scholarships. The Cheryl Lockett Oliver Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to one college-bound senior female, and the Raymond Delaware Patterson Memorial Scholarship…
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A Night To Remember with the Fitness Warriors
Wednesday, February 7th
By: Destini Orr WOW! What an amazing Annual Warrior Nation Celebration we had on January 27 to celebrate our dedicated Fitness Warriors, along with their friends and families, host site organization leaders, and members of Sports Backers Board of Directors. Every face in the Robinson Theater Community Arts Center was filled with joy and laughter…
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Governor Northam to be featured guest at Movement Makers Active Living Summit
Monday, February 5th
Governor Ralph Northam will serve as the keynote speaker at the Active RVA Awards presented by Cigna on March 1 to help highlight and recognize area organizations that promote a culture of physical activity and create active living opportunities on a daily basis. The Active RVA Awards are part of the day-long Movement Makers Active…
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Fitness Warriors' Annual 'Warrior Nation Celebration' Set for January 27
Tuesday, January 23rd
RICHMOND, VA – With the Fitness Warriors program currently immersed in offering free fitness classes in communities around the Richmond region and a new class of Warrior recruits just starting their training journey, the program will take the opportunity to highlight community health success stories on January 27 at the annual Warrior Nation Celebration. The…
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This is how we Keep It Moving
Thursday, January 11th
Keep It Moving – it’s the name of our initiative that focuses on increasing opportunities for physical activity in underserved parts of our community and it’s exactly what we’ve been up to these days. We’ve made some changes to how we manage the Fitness Warriors program so that we can now offer year-round training for…