(KLZA)-- Governor Pete Ricketts; Jake Steinfeld, Chairman of the National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils; dignitaries; educators; and students cut the ribbon on the Johnson County Central Middle School’s brand-new, $100,000 DON’T QUIT! Fitness Center in Cook Friday morning.
Johnson County Central Middle School was one of three Nebraska schools selected as the state’s most outstanding schools for demonstrating leadership in getting and keeping their students fit.
Gov. Ricketts thanked the National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils for generously gifting fitness centers to three Nebraska schools.
Each fitness center is financed through public/private partnerships with companies like The Coca-Cola Company, Healthy Blue’s Affiliated Foundation, Wheels Up, and Nike, and does not rely on taxpayer dollars or state funding.
Governor Ricketts has proclaimed October as “DON’T QUIT! Fitness Month” in Nebraska. During DON’T QUIT! Fitness Month, families and communities are encouraged to renew their commitment to making physical activity and healthy eating part of their children's daily lives.
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