Mary Castle Elementary Receives Grant for Outdoor Fitness Circuit

Mary Castle Elementary has received a $5,000 Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant for the implementation of an Outdoor Fitness Circuit.

We are thrilled to announce that Lowe’s has awarded the Mary Castle Elementary School funding for the Fitness Circuit. Our grant application was based on the goal of providing a fun opportunity for the students, as well as the community, to increase their physical activity and improve their overall health. We look forward to sharing the Fitness Circuit with the students of Mary Castle and surrounding neighborhoods.

With this outdoor fitness area, children and families will be able to add strength training to their physical fitness routines. Mary Castle is privileged to have abundant school grounds that lend themselves to this important initiative. As a state, Indiana has a very high obesity rate. Governor Mitch Daniels has created the INShape Indiana Program to encourage all Hoosiers to get in better shape and this project will honor that concept. “We feel that it is important to instill these priorities in our children during their elementary school years to encourage them as lifelong habits,” said Kim Earl.

“We are looking forward to teaming up with Lowe’s and members of the community. This is a perfect opportunity to build this project together, and in the end it will be something that the students will be able to enjoy for a very long time,” said Joe Garner.

All K-12 public schools in the United States are eligible for the Toolbox for Education program.  More information is available at www.ToolboxforEducation.com.