Press Release
FEBRUARY 15th, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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PALM BEACH
COUNTY, FL-The fourth
annual Step up Florida Day
in Palm Beach County, which
encourages physical
activities for good health,
will take place Friday,
February 23 with events in
Palm Beach Gardens, Lantana
and Belle Glade.
From 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM in the Palm Beach Gardens recreation
center, 4400 Burns Road
participants will be able to
start their day with Latin
dancing lead by Orlando
Bernal. Dancing is a fun way
to get a cardio workout and
burn a few calories at the
same time. Palm Beach
Gardens also issued a
Proclamation claiming the
23rd as Step up Day.
At 8:00 AM people will gather at Mace Park next to Gove
Elementary, 900 SE Ave G,
Belle Glade, to participate
in a brisk morning walk
through the park to get
their system up an running
for the day. The first 50
walkers will receive a prize
for their participation.
Other activities will take
place along the way.
Lantana’s Royal Palm School, 6650 Lawrence Road with be the
site of the Rock &
Roll-A-Thon from 10:00 AM to
!2:00 noon. Listen to the
music, dance and rock those
calories away while having a
fun time.
Palm Beach County Health Department Director Dr. Jean Malecki
said, “This is our way to
remind people that physical
activity is an excellent
method for achieving better
health.”
Malecki also mentioned that Step Up is taking place in all 67
Florida Counties and that
this helps exemplify that
there are many ways people
can remain physically fit.
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