Colorado Sunshine: Gold Crown Field House to host Healthy Kids Expo on Sept. 9
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Want to meet a Nuggets player or Broncos cheerleader — and help kids lead a healthy life?
Swing by Gold Crown Fieldhouse on Saturday, Sept. 9.
The Gold Crown Foundation, located at 150 S. Harlan St. in Lakewood, will host the Healthy Kids Expo from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Tabbed “the ultimate family fun day focused on an active and healthy lifestyle,” the event will feature games, fitness events, meet and greets with Denver sports figures and giveaways.
Among the VIPs expected to attend are members of the Avalanche, Broncos, Nuggets and Mammoth. Admission is free.
(“Colorado Sunshine” celebrates the good news in sports. Suggestions encouraged through Denver Gazette sports editor Paul Klee at paul.klee@gazette.com.)
(Contact Gazette sports columnist Paul Klee at paul.klee@gazette.com or on Twitter at @bypaulklee.)
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