Texas Children’s and Houston Texans kick off ‘Get Fire with TORO’ at area elementary

November 1, 2016

11216getfitwithtoroinside250“Tomatoes! Bananas! Carrots!” yelled out the students at Galatas Elementary in Conroe, sharing their favorite fruit and vegetables.

Earlier this month, Texas Children’s Hospital leaders, TORO and Charles James II traveled to The Woodlands to teach the importance of getting fit and staying healthy with our ‘Get Fit with TORO’ event.

At the beginning of the program, each student received an activity book as well as a Texas Children’s beach ball, and five lucky students got the opportunity to answer trivia questions regarding health and fitness for a chance to win an official TORO T-shirt.

The event included a special talk by Senior Vice President Dan DiPrisco, a video conference hosted by Texans Voice Marc Vandermeer and featuring J.J. Watt, Kareem Jackson and two Houston Texans cheerleaders about the important of nutrition, exercise and playing 60 and two Houston Texans cheerleaders.

“I had an awesome time at Galatas Elementary,” James said. “Staying fit and healthy is very important to me, so I’m glad I was able to explain that importance to some great students.”

Kids also danced with TORO, answered nutrition/health related trivia questions for TORO prizes, etc.

Click here to see photos from the event below.

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