By Town Crier Staff Report

The El Camino YMCA will host 2002 Healthy Kids Day, a nationwide celebration of family health and fitness, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday.

The free event will be held at Cuesta Park in Mountain View. The 11th annual Healthy Kids Day will emphasize the importance of good health in a fun environment.

“Healthy Kids Day offers fun, hands-on activities that nurture children’s creativity and promote family involvement and learning,” said El Camino YMCA senior program director Kim Parker. “It’s a great day that the whole community enjoys.”

The El Camino YMCA, in collaboration with 18 other community agencies, including the American Cancer Society and Healthy Start, will provide a day of fun that communicates the importance of exercise and healthy living for the entire family.

Activities will include soccer, volleyball, nutritional information, fitness testing, football, flag football and other games.

For more information, call 969-9622 or logon to www.ymcamidpen.org.

The YMCA of the Mid-Peninsula, the association to which the El Camino Y belongs, was established in 1893 and has five branches and 10 child-care programs.

The YMCA serves communities in southern San Mateo and northern Santa Clara counties. Meeting the needs of more than 40,000 local children, teens, adults and seniors, its programs include child care, mentoring, teen leadership development, youth camping, activities for older adults, community development, health and fitness.