Joetta Clark Diggs Foundation Recognizes Fittest of the Fit

The Joetta Clark Diggs Fitness Challenge, in cooperation with Horizon NJ Health and EmPoWER Somerset held an awards ceremony on Thursday honoring the most physically fit students from the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District.

The students began the Joetta Clark Diggs Fitness Challenge in January competing in push-ups, sit-ups, standing broad jumps and a mental challenge.  Students from the Vocational and Technical schools from East Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Woodbridge and Piscataway all participated in the Fitness Challenge.

Diggs provided the students with four trainers - Crystal Boyd, Olivia Roman, Reggie Lampley and Janine Davis. The final goal is to help these students see health and fitness as something fun and important to strive for.

“With the help of Horizon NJ Health and EmPoWER Somerset, the Joetta Clark Diggs Sports Foundation takes great pride in bringing the fitness challenge, which is a free program, to students across New Jersey,” Diggs said. 

Karen L. Clark, Vice President of Medicaid HBCBSNJ/President of Horizon NJ Health explained, “By building confidence and encouraging a “can-do” attitude among the youth, the fitness challenge is making a major difference in their lives. Joetta Clark Diggs, the founder, has developed a program that motivates young people and ultimately contributes to a lifelong pattern of healthy behaviors.”