Wilmette, Ill. (Aug. 15, 2011) — At the One Hope United Child Development Centers, health and wellness is featured front and center in the classroom, on the playground and through special events.

On Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, One Hope United Child Development Centers invites the community to join their mission of well-being at its Wilmette day care center‘s first-ever “Get Moving, Get Happy!” event. This health and fitness event at the Wilmette Child Development Center includes a 3-mile power walk at 8 a.m. and a 1-mile family walk at 8:30 a.m. Other activities include yoga, music and movement, and an obstacle course.

All families and all ages welcome. This is a stroller-friendly event. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Wilmette Child Development Center, 3013 Illinois Rd., Wilmette, Ill.

The cost for the community health and fitness day is $10 for individuals, $25 for a family (up to four people) and $5 for each additional family member. Contributions from the day’s event benefit the following One Hope United Child Development Centers: Des Plaines Child Development Center, 9375 Church St., Des Plaines, Ill.; Glenview School Age, 235 Beech Dr., Glenview, Ill.; O’Hare Child Development Center, 2300 E. Devon, Ste. 171, Des Plaines, Ill.; and Wilmette Child Development Center, 3013 Illinois Rd., Wilmette, Ill..

Prior registration is encouraged online at www.onehopechilddevelopment.org/fitness or contact Amy Hirsh,Wilmette center director, at 847.256.6600.

For more information about One Hope United’s Wilmette child development program, please visit www.onehopechilddevelopment.org. One Hope United is a nonprofit agency that strives to educate, nourish and empower children through early learning and care.

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