The fourth annual ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® event is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 at Anson B. Nixon Park in Kennett Square.

The free day, sponsored by La Comunidad Hispana, the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley and the Mexican Consulate, will likely draw 2,000 people to Kennett Square.  There will be stage dancing, Zumba, hula hoop, jump rope, juggling demonstrations, and tennis and soccer clinics.

A Family Fitness Walk Challenge will take place throughout the event, sponsored by Christiana Health Care Systems. Pony rides, inflatables, and face painting will also be available.   The public will also have the chance to judge the second annual restaurant salsa tasting competition. Healthy snacks will be provided by the Chester County Food Bank and other local contributors.

There will be free flu shots, BMI and blood pressure screenings, as well as nutrition and wellness education.  More than 50 exhibitor tables with community resource information will be tended by businesses, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies.

Also, the New Garden and Kennett police departments will give demonstrations and offer child identification kits.  Citizens will also be able to drop off out-of-date medications for safe disposal.

Raffle prizes include complimentary annual YMCA memberships, tickets to the Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra, gift certificates to local restaurants and retail places such as Boomers Family Fun Center and Oasis.  Those who pre-register before Sept. 12 will be entered into a grand prize drawing: bikes and helmets for a family of four, a $2,000 value.

A highlight of the day will be stage performers by dancers organized by Liliana Ruiz. Ruiz, who was born in Mexico City, is a student of Spanish and Flamingo dance.  Other featured performers include TrioCrisol, Ballet Folklorico Yaretzi, and a group of professional Tango dancers.

Ruiz will also teach children dance routines based on Latin, Spanish and hip hop movements at the Kennett YMCA beginning Sept. 5.  Those who enroll in the class will take part in a live evening stage performance during Get Up! Get Moving!

Get Up! Get Moving! will be held rain or shine. More information is here or call 610-444-7550, ext. 242.

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