Parx Donates $10K for School Trail

donated $10,000 to the Rob Massaroni Memorial Fitness Trail to be installed at . The check presentation was made on Jan. 26 at Sen. Tommy Tomlinson's office at the .

The area will consist of 7 TriActive pieces of fitness equipment and a 1/2 mile running/jogging trail.  The fitness equipment will be grouped together on the tennis courts at Shafer and the running/jogging trail will run in front of the school.  The running/jogging trail will be marked in 1/8 mile segments, to provide an interval training program.

Tomlinson said the trail is dedicated to the memory of Rob Massaroni, a 7th grade teacher who was committed to keeping his students in shape through his after school distance-running program. 

The purpose of the trail is to provide a living, working memorial to  Massaroni who passed away after completing the Independence Blue Cross Broad Street 10 mile Run with a group of Shafer students and staff in May 2007.  The memorial will provide a place for the Bensalem community to participate in cardiovascular fitness.  It will further provide the Shafer Physical Fitness staff with a vehicle for the overall fitness of the Shafer students.

Special thanks to retired Shafer teacher, Hugh Mundy for working with Senator Tommy Tomlinson, State Representative Gene DiGirolamo and State Representative Tina Davis to attain the matching funds from Parx. 

"This fitness trail, while honoring a great man, will more importantly continue Rob’s goal of fit and healthy middle school students," Tomlinson said.  "We hope that many students and community residents use and enjoy the trail for years to come."