California Family Fitness is proud to be an active community partner serving the Greater Sacramento region. We believe that creating a better world starts at the local level and we enjoy the opportunity to outreach to companies that are in line with our mission, to promote a healthy lifestyle. Accolades we receive from local organizations affirm to us we are doing the right thing in being a responsible catalyst in enabling the community to thrive and prosper.
The Northern Area Dietetic Association (NADA) celebrates its 7th Annual Nutrition Fuels Fitness-Family Festival on Sunday, March 28, 2010 and CFF is proud to be a Gold Sponsor. This event celebrates National Nutrition Month and brings attention to childhood obesity in our community.
Help us fight the growing child obesity epidemic together and join us on March 28th from 8am-12pm at Elk Grove Regional Park. The festival hosts a 5/10K Run/Walk and Kids' Fun Run. Click here for more information. We will see you there!
Rancho Cordova has launched a program intended to promote a healthier community by building awareness for those who live, work, play or pray in the area. On February 1, 2010, Mayor Ken Cooley announced a program to lead the City on a quest to lose 20 Tons in 2010. The Challenge is for each individual to lose 10 pounds in 10 months (February - November) and for the Rancho Cordova community as a whole to lose a combined total of 20 tons in 2010.
California Family Fitness is proud to be a gold sponsor of the challenge and want to help each member of the Rancho Cordova community in accomplishing their health and fitness goals. If you have signed-up for the challenge and are looking for a way to get started, stop by our Rancho Cordova club for some great offers. Please click here for more information on this new and exciting challenge!
We are thrilled to be a site sponsor for the March for Babies Walk on Saturday, April 24, 2010! Each year California Family Fitness contributes to the March of Dimes by participating in the Best of Sacramento event, but this is the first year we will be a part of the March for Babies walk and would love for you to join us in the fun.
When you walk in March for Babies, you give hope to more than half a million babies born too soon each year. Go to March for Babies for more information and to join our team. If you're interested in participating in this fun and inspirational event please click on "Join a Team" and type in "California Family Fitness." The money you raise supports programs in your community that help moms have healthy, full-term pregnancies.
CFF is proud to team up with Susan G. Komen again in Race for the Cure. Komen's promise is to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures. We are so thrilled to sponsor such a worthy cause.
We hope that you will join us for this awesome event! Go to Komen of Sacramento and click on "Race for the Cure." Then go to "Register Here" and "Join a Team" and select "Pink Pride with Every Cal Fit Stride." Let's fight breast cancer together. We will see you there!
Need help preparing for the 5K? Click here for information on how to sign-up for the Cal Fit Komen for the Cure Running Club!
The Make-A-Wish Foundation has enriched the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions through its wish-granting work. California Family Fitness is excited to organize a team for their Walk for Wishes - Pancakes & Pajama's event coming up on Saturday, May 22nd at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.
We hope you can join us and help children in need and share in the magic of making a dream come true! Go to Make-A-Wish and click on "Register Here" then click on "Join a Team" and select the "Cal Fit Twinkling Stars!" We will see you there in your pj's for a 5K walk at 10am!
Unite the community for a day of fun as we celebrate and raise funds to support our local children and youth charities! Join California Family Fitness as we support Hope Productions Foundation, a charitable organization that provides fundraising and marketing resources to strengthen nonprofit organizations and benefit local children and youth programs.
We hope you can join us in the 2nd Annual Walk N' Rock on Sunday, May 30, 2010. The event will kick-off with a morning 5K walk filled with music at Raley Field and along the route. After the walk, enjoy entertainment, interactive booths, kids activities, more music, food and fun! To join the CFF Team go to Hope Productions and click on "Register Here" and "Join a Team." Select "Walk and Jam with the Cal Fit Fam" and join us for this fun-filled event. The day ends with a benefit concert featuring legendary rockers Heart and Sammy Hagar. Please click here for ticket information.
California Family Fitness is proud to continue the tradition of supporting Run to Feed the Hungry, a 10k run and 5k run/walk, which benefits the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services. Beginning in 1994 with only 800 runners, the event now ranks as Sacramento Valley's largest annual run & fun run/walk.
Whether striving for personal fitness goals or tackling the run with family and friends, each participant contributes to a greater cause than just health benefits; they're helping out their own community on a very significant day. We hope you are able to join us for this fun-filled family tradition.
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) is striving to enrich the lives of every child living in Sacramento, Yolo, Placer and San Joaquin Counties, who needs and wants a mentor. CFF is proud to be a sponsor of such an amazing group who help and inspire children on a daily basis. BBBS is the most effective youth mentoring organization in the country!
California Family Fitness is excited to be a part of the BBBS 4th Annual Big Disco Night! Save the date for Friday, November 13th from 6-10pm at the Radisson Hotel in Sacramento. This is an event you won't want to miss. Enjoy Silent Auction & Live Fundraising, Dinner, Disco Costume Contest, Special Program and Dancing. Dust off those platform shoes, boots and colorful 70's outfits and we'll see you there! For tickets, sponsorship or to donate an auction item please call 916.646.9300.
CFF was a proud sponsor of the 27th annual California International Marathon (CIM), which benefits the CIM Youth Fitness Program and the American River Parkway Foundation. The race is held on December 6th and attracts more than 10,000 participants. CFF was very excited to be a part of this wonderful event which hosts such an amazing group of athletes. Running a marathon is no small feat. CFF watches several of our members train for months and it's always inspiring to see everyone accomplish their goals.
We are proud to be a sponsor of the Me-One Foundation. In addition to supporting the 2nd Annual Run for the Me-One, California Family Fitness was also a part of the Me-One's 1st Annual Tee'd Off at Cancer Golf Tournament held on November 2nd at Granite Bay Golf Club! The Me-One Foundation is a non-profit corporation created to help support local families facing the challenges of cancer. The Foundation provides events to promote courage, hope, laughter, and enjoyment through Camp Challenge. Camp Challenge is a free weekend camp for families afflicted by cancer and in need of a place of joy and relaxation that will focus them on living life, and not fighting disease. Click here for more information.
California Family Fitness continues the tradition of sponsoring the North Highlands Jubilee hosted by Roger Dickinson. The 8th Annual Jubilee was on Saturday, October 17th from 11am-3pm at the North Highlands Community Center located at 6040 Watt Avenue. Participants enjoyed live music, kid's activities, bounce and play areas, free health screenings, a pumpkin decorating contest and much more. Cal Fit had a booth there and joined in on the fun!
California Family Fitness is a proud sponsor of the Cowtown Marathon! We had a great time at the 5th Annual Cowtown Marathon on October 4th at William Land Park. This Marathon benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. We are thrilled to be a part of such an exciting event that has become an incredible sensation among runners and walkers throughout the Sacramento region and beyond.
The mission of the American Heart Association is to build healthier
lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. California Family
Fitness is proud to be a partner with such a wonderful organization
whose mission fits right in with ours. We are both here to promote a healthy
lifestyle for our community.
Each year the American Heart Association walks for a great cause during the Heart Walk! Walking
is great exercise and it's fun too! Plus, it's the best way for
companies and individuals to get involved with the American Heart
Association's fight against heart disease and stroke.
California Family Fitness was excited to join the City of Folsom this year in Cyclebration from September 11-13, 2009! Cyclebration is Northern California's most family friendly weekend of bicycle riding and racing centered around the trails, lakes and history of Folsom. Thirteen different events, from Time Trials to a Cruiser Ride, will provide riders of all ages and levels a chance to participate.
Hope you were able to join the fun on Saturday, September 12th at Negro Bar with live music, food, bike demos, kayak rentals, lake front beach and expo. California Family Fitness was there with fun activities and membership information. STAY and PLAY in Folsom!
We had a great time at the State Fair once again! It was our third year and we couldn't be happier to continue the tradition with a Weird, Wild and Wacky theme! We hope you had a chance to visit our friendly staff in the Kids Park Area so your children could participate in arts and crafts as well as a fun fitness activity! The kids had a fantastic time decorating crowns, making noodle necklaces and riding tricycles in a hay maze!
California Family Fitness hopes you and your family had a wonderful time visiting the California State Fair! See you next year.
Run or Walk to Support the Arts!
California Family Fitness is a proud sponsor of Race for the Arts! We joined the race on August 28th at their new location this year - William Land Park! Race for the Arts celebrated 11 years of this Friday night family tradition with exercise, music, art, dance, interactive booths and costumed characters!
Race for the Arts is a 5k Run/Walk where you can raise funds for any California nonprofit visual, performing and cultural arts organizations or school music, drama and art programs. 100% of pledges benefit your designated organization. We hope you had the opportunity to join us and support this wonderful cause. It's more than a run - it's an experience!
For over 140 years the Sacramento Children's Home has helped children at risk find a healthy home within their families, schools and community through programs promoting child safety, positive parenting and mental health.
CFF is thrilled to sponsor the Sacramento Children's Home this year. We are committed to providing family members in our community a means to live a healthy lifestyle so the Children's Home fits right into our mission. We look forward to a long-lasting partnership with the organization.
On August 29th the Children's Home presents their largest fundraising event, Luxe for Life. We hope you can join us from 8pm-midnight for a memorable night at the Sacramento Executive Jet Center. Click here for ticket information.
The GREAT RACE, presented by Eppie's Great Race Foundation, was on July 18th and CFF was a proud sponsor once again! Teams and individuals run 5.82 miles, cycle 12.5 miles and paddle boats 6.35 miles on a racecourse located on and alongside the American River. Eppie's Great Race was founded in 1974 by Sacramento area restauranteur/entrepreneur Eppie Johnson and has been held every year since, making it the "World's Oldest Triathlon."
Younger athletes are invited to compete in the Kaiser Permanente Kids Duathlon, a 2-mile run and 5.75-mile bike ride that provides kids with their own event. All duathlon participants receive a t-shirt, medal, food and fun for only $5 per child!
This is the first year that California Family Fitness teamed up with the Elk Grove Community Assistance Network to sponsor their 5th Annual Run 4 Independence Event. This event included a 10K championship, 5k Run/Walk and a Kid's 1/2 mile race. The proceeds from this event benefit the eight programs of EG-CAN (formerly Elk Grove Community Food Bank Services). (1) emergency food distribution (2) Senior Brown Bag program (3) Wellness Bag-medically fragile (4) USDA (5) Clothes Closet (6) Helping Hand-information and referral (7) Support Work for Women - women's empowerment program and (8) Community Garden.
California Family Fitness and KCRA offer health and fitness tips on "Workout Wednesday."
California Family Fitness professionals provide health and fitness tips each week on KCRA Channel My58 during the 8am news hour called "Workout Wednesday." We offer information on numerous topics such as Sports Conditioning, Nutrition, Family Fitness Activities, Triathlon and Marathon Training, Swim Safety, and much more!
Be sure to check out some of our live demonstrations on the Workout Wednesday website on KCRA.
California Family Fitness participated in the Country Lane Run & Walk at Quarry Ponds in Granite Bay. This particular event benefited the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). The Mission of LLS is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.
Click here for more details on how you can help LLS cure blood cancers.
