May 20, 2008

Clinic Held Thursday, May 22 at Nets Practice Site


EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- A group of first and third graders from Packanack Elementary School in Wayne, NJ has won the American Dairy Association's "Go 3-for-3 Challenge" earning the right to take part in a fitness and nutrition clinic run by Nets guard Devin Harris and assistant coach Tom Barrise. Nets mascot Mini-Sly will also join the festivities, which will be held Thursday, May 22 at the Nets practice facility, 390 Murray Hill Parkway, from 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 pm.

The students from Packanack Elementary won the right to participate in the clinic over 125 other New Jersey elementary schools in the "Go 3-for-3 Challenge," which took place throughout March. In order to win the opportunity to attend the clinic, students pledged to have at least three servings of dairy every day, which they were required to keep track of for the Challenge.

Harris and Barrise will teach the kids the basics of fitness, which will be followed by a healthy "3 A Day" lunch that the students will put together with Harris' help. The students and Harris will also decorate their own "3 A Day" lunch boxes.

"Fitness and nutrition are keys to a healthy lifestyle, "said Harris. "The best place to start is with elementary school kids, and this clinic is a positive step in that direction."

MEDIA INVITED

WHO: Nets guard Devin Harris, assistant coach Tom Barrise and mascot Mini-Sly along with students from Packanack Elementary School of Wayne, NJ

WHAT: Fitness and Nutrition Clinic

WHEN: Thursday, May 22, 11:30 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.

WHERE: Nets Practice Facility, 390 Murray Hill Parkway, East Rutherford, NJ

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