Celebrate YMCA Healthy Kids Day®

Area children and families are invited to the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County’s 32nd annual Healthy Kids Day event at Camp Zehnder from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on Saturday, April 20.

The free community-wide event is designed to showcase healthy, active lifestyles for kids and their families and highlight summer programs at the 140-acre day camp located at 3911 Herbertsville Road.

Healthy Kids Day is part of a national effort by 2500 YMCAs across the country to promote the importance of physical, mental and emotional well-being for children and families in the communities they serve. The activities and events will be motivational, educational and fun for everyone who takes part.

“We want to open our doors to all families in our respective communities on Healthy Kids Day,” said Laurie Goganzer, president and chief executive officer of YMCA of Greater Monmouth County, which serves over 36,000 people in Monmouth, Middlesex and Ocean counties. “It’s vital that everyone knows they are welcome to explore and use our facilities and services. It’s part of our mission and on Healthy Kids Day we want to make sure we provide the support needed to strengthen families.”

Healthy Kids Day participants will enjoy playing field and sidewalk games, creating nature crafts, planting vegetables that can be taken home, touring the camp, and exploring the volunteer built KaBOOM! playground area.

Registration for summer camp will be available at Healthy Kids Day and families who attend can enter to win a free week of camp. Summer day camp will open June 17 and run through August 30. Camp Zehnder welcomes children ages 3-15.

The Y is also hosting Healthy Kids Day at the following locations:

• Freehold Family YMCA, 470 East Freehold Road, Freehold, 07728
• Old Bridge Family YMCA, 1 Mannino Park Drive, Old Bridge, 08857
• Red Bank Family YMCA, 166 Maple Ave., Red Bank, 07701

Information about Healthy Kids Day, membership and how to support the Y is available at the nonprofit’s website.

About YMCA of Greater Monmouth County
For 150 years, the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County has been here for all – to empower youth and teens, improve health and strengthen community. Over the past five years, our Y has provided more than $5 million in financial assistance and subsidies to Y participants throughout greater Monmouth County. Our life-changing programs and services are anchored in eight communities: health and wellness facilities in Freehold Township, Old Bridge and Red Bank; an outdoor day camp in Wall; counseling and social service centers in Eatontown, Matawan and Middletown; a childcare center in Freehold Township; and integrated in over 100 schools in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Named a New Jersey Top Workplace in 2023 and 2022 by New Jersey Advance Media, we’re based in Shrewsbury, NJ. Learn more at www.ymcanj.org.