Health Week Offers Football Clinics, Fun Day

Dillon Beck, 7, of Shawnee, leads two other bicyclists during the Bike Safety Blitz at the Fun Day at Kidspace Park in Shawnee on May 30. Fun Day was part of Health Week, which is sponsored by the Avedis Foundation, and offered a variety of activities in the morning and evening. Pottawatomie Go (POGO) sponsored the bike safety event and several other events. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

Former NFL safety Shamiel Gary gave away four Miami Dolphins jerseys to elementary students chosen by the Shawnee High School coaches during the first of two football clinics led by Gary on May 29 at Jim Thorpe Stadium. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

Collin Beck takes a flying leap as he makes a flag football touchdown during the Shamiel Gary Football Clinic. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

Craig Noble, a volunteer from Shawnee Parks and Recreation, teaches three children how to play pickleball during the Fun Day at Kidspace Park. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

Shawnee High School football player Garrett McCurdy cheers on Collin Beck as he heads to the end zone during a flag football game and Dillon Beck looks on, at the Shamiel Gary Football Clinic for elementary students on May 29 at Jim Thorpe Stadium in Shawnee. There were more than 40 children in this clinic, sponsored by Pottawatomie Go (POGO) for Health Week, and there were over 20 middle school students in the second football clinic that day.

Former NFL safety Shamiel Gary helps an elementary student suit up for flag football during his first of two football clinics on May 29 at Jim Thorpe Stadium in Shawnee.

Shawnee High School football player Teddy Jackson throws as two elementary players practice catching/blocking a pass, and Jackson's teammate Kaden Bramlage watches, during the first of two football clinics led by former NFL safety Shamiel Gary, on May 29 at Jim Thorpe Stadium in Shawnee.

Shamiel Gary, a former NFL player originally from Tulsa, speaks to more than 40 elementary students at his first of two football clinics at Jim Thorpe Stadium on May 29.

Former NFL safety Shamiel Gary directs elementary students in a warm-up with knee hugs during his first of two football clinics on May 29 at Jim Thorpe Stadium in Shawnee. There were more than 40 children in this clinic, sponsored by Pottawatomie Go (POGO) for Health Week, and there were over 20 middle school students in the second football clinic that day. Several Shawnee High School football players and their coaches helped with both clinics.

Travis Hurst, with Kids Action, center, talks with three young bicyclists, as John Bobb-Semple with Pottawatomie Go (POGO) and Built Environment Co-Chair Amanda Johnson look on, during the Bike Safety Blitz at the Fun Day at Kidspace Park in Shawnee on May 30. Fun Day was part of Health Week, which is sponsored by the Avedis Foundation, and offered a variety of activities in the morning and evening.

Lindsay Goodson, with Pottawatomie Go (POGO), squeezes orange juice, and Registered Dietician Andrea Beck cooks eggs for breakfast burritos during a cooking demonstration at the Fun Day at Kidspace Park on May 30. Fun Day was part of Health Week, which is sponsored by the Avedis Foundation, and offered a variety of activities in the morning and evening. Several of the events were sponsored by POGO.

Pottawatomie Go (POGO) volunteers Kim White and Beth Beshears plate up samples of breakfast burritos during a cooking demonstration at the Fun Day at Kidspace Park on May 30. Fun Day was part of Health Week, which is sponsored by the Avedis Foundation, and offered a variety of activities in the morning and evening. Several of the events were sponsored by POGO.

Kaesyn Schooler, 12, and Deaton Holt, 10, both of Shawnee, learn how to play pickleball from Shawnee Parks and Recreation volunteer Craig Noble, not shown, during the Fun Day at Kidspace Park on May 30.

Tecumseh High School sophomores Isaac McAlister and J.J. Thomas race each other in the 40-Yard Dash, sponsored by Shawnee Parks and Recreation, during Fun Day at Kidspace Park on May 30. Fun Day was part of Health Week, which is sponsored by the Avedis Foundation.

Kids and teens play a game of Nine Square, sponsored by Youth Act and Gateway to Recovery, during Fun Day at Kidspace Park on May 30. Fun Day was part of Health Week, which is sponsored by the Avedis Foundation.

Suhaila Nease, with Pottawatomie Go (POGO) puts a bandana on Pauly the Anatolian Shepherd, as Evan Klein, of Shawnee, looks on during Pups & Pals at Fun Day at Kidspace Park on May 30. Fun Day was part of Health Week, which is sponsored by the Avedis Foundation.

During Pups & Pals for Fun Day at Kidspace Park, three dogs from the Shawnee Animal Shelter lounge in the shade, as Animal Welfare Officer Jesse Gallaway and Pottawatomie County Law Enforcement Explorer Victoria Crook watch over them on May 30. One dog was adopted during the event. They currently have 19 dogs and two cats at the animal shelter.