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MEMBER ACTIVITIES

Miracle League

Have you been out to Elmer Thomas

Park lately? Over the past couple of

years there has been tremendous on-

going efforts to establish a miracle

league field for physically disabled

children to play baseball. Elmer Tho-

mas Park now hosts the first of its

kind in Lawton. The season began

this spring and is free for all partici-

pants. Click on the pic to learn more

Cache Farmers’ Market

Cache has started a farmer’s market!

This season the Cache City Park will

host a farmers market on Wednesday

and Saturdays 8 am—12 pm. They

will have fresh fruits and veggies,

farm fresh eggs, tilapia and catfish.

Selection is limited. What a great

start for their market and providing

the citizens of Cache with fresh prod-

ucts! A big thanks to Cache Commu-

nity Improvement Association for

stepping up and making Cache a

healthier place to live.

HIGHLIGHT OF THE MONTH

Nature Quest

2013 marks the 4th year for Nature Quest. The program is a week long

summer camp where 30 boys and 30 girls 5th-6th grade from inner-city

Lawton get the opportunity to join the refuge in a “quest to experience

nature.” This year Nature Quest will be held June 10-15.

The program originally started through conversations with Fit Kids and

from there a number of organizations have pitched in each year to pro-

vide resources where needed. Organizations such as Cameron University,

Lawton YMCA, Memorial Hospital, Comanche County Health Dept., OSU

Extension, Friends of the Wichitas, Job Corp and Lawton Public Schools.

While support is still offered by community organizations, the refuge has

taken on responsibility and looks forward to engaging with youth each

year.

As we all know, budget cuts are always a concern with government agen-

cies and we are fortunate to have refuge staff that lobby and push for

this opportunity for youth each year, but it is our job as Fit Kids members

to support their efforts and pull together the necessary resources to

make this event one that youth can enjoy each and every year. Our kids

and youth need to experience nature

and understand conservation in order

to preserve it for generations to come

and develop an environmental ethic

and sense of well being they will carry

with them the rest of their lives.

If you see anyone from the refuge

please thank them for their passion to

get others outdoors, active and in na-

ture.

Click on the picture to learn more

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NOTEWORTHY

Weight of the Nation Kids

Be thinking of ways we can use

this tool more effectively in our

community!

Facebook

Don’t forget to check

out our Facebook

page. It is full of

daily tips as well as

pictures and infor-

mation about com-

munity events.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

LETRA

Wed-Fri: 11am-7pm

Sat & Sun: 9am-7pm

Lawton Farmers’ Market

Saturdays 8am-1pm, Comanche

County Fairgrounds. Wednesdays

starting June 19.

Cache Farmers’ Market

Wednesdays and Saturdays 8am-

12pm. Cache City Park

Diamond Brigade Run

Saturday June 8, 8 am Fort Sill

Post Chapel. Fitnessinactionser-

ies.com

Tour of the Wichitas Bike Ride

Saturday June 22, 8 am Fort Sill

Polo Club. Tourofthewichitas.com

Relay for Life

June 14-15, 7 pm-7 am. Ron

Stephens Stadium. Register at re-

latyforlife.org/comancheok or call

917-9727.

Lawton Youth Triathlon

Scheduled June 1st—CANCELED

COALITION MEETINGS

June 27, 2013

The next Fit Kids meeting will be

June 27 in the Maple Conf. Room

from 12pm to 1pm at Comanche

Co. Memorial Hospital. Lunch is

provided via the lunch line; just

make sure they know you are

with Fit Kids.

Above and Below: Ride start, Tour of the

Wichitas 2012. Bike Ride will be held

June 22, 2013 starting at Fort Sill.

Fitnessinactionser-

ies.com for

more.

Fit Kids Fitness in Action Series: June Event