BCCC To Mark Grand Opening Of Fitness Trail | Eastern North Carolina Now

    Beaufort County Community College will mark the completion of a new fitness trail and exercise stations with a grand opening scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, outside of Building 8 on the BCCC campus.

    The event will feature a short presentation, refreshments and an inaugural walk led by BCCC students, faculty and staff along the one-mile-long Interactive Multipurpose Fitness and Interval Training Trail, or IM FITT. The trail also features three exercise stations for flexibility, aerobic and strength training that will also be introduced during the grand opening.

    Construction of the walking trail was funded by a $150,000 grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust as part of Healthy Places North Carolina, a long-term trust initiative to improve health and health care in rural, financially disadvantaged North Carolina counties. Beaufort County is one of four counties the trust has invited to participate in Healthy Places N.C.

    Jason Baisden, program officer for the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, is among those scheduled to attend.

    "BCCC is delighted to officially open this trail to the public," said Sara Singleton, BCCC grant writer. "We look forward to the frequent use of this free community resource not only by members of the college family but also the general public."

    Multiple community organizations including the Mid-East Commission Area Agency on Aging, the Beaufort County Developmental Center, Life Quest, Inc., and others worked to make the trail a reality and plan to incorporate use of the trail into their programming to help promote long-term health and fitness.

    For more information about the event or the IM FITT trail or to schedule a group visit, contact Singleton at 252-940- 6271 or by email at sara.singleton@beaufortccc.edu.

    Beaufort County Community College is a public comprehensive community college committed to accessible and affordable quality education, effective teaching, relevant training, and lifelong learning opportunities for the people served by the College.
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