A fun day of FREE events waited for those who attended the ¡Vive tu Vida! Get Up! Get Moving!™ annual celebration in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Saturday, June 16, 2007, at the Alamosa Multi Services Center. Participants had the opportunity to choose from a variety of great offerings including, fitness walks for all ages, dancing, face painting, and many other fun activities! They enjoyed soccer demonstrations, skate boarding clinics, and basketball games. A highlight of the day were autograph signings and exercise demonstrations by members of the Ultimate Fighting Championship athletes. Free health screenings and health education were also available. Food, live entertainment, and giveaways of health and fitness-related prizes, were also a part of the day’s activities and attractions.

See the event flyer and press release for details about the 2007 event and check back soon for details on the 2008 Albuquerque ¡Vive tu Vida! Get Up! Get Moving!™ event.

About Youth Development, Inc. (YDI): Youth Development, Inc., founded in 1971, is a nationally recognized youth service organization that provides educational, developmental and humanitarian assistance to children, youth and families in central and northern New Mexico. Their mission is to work with our community to create and effectively implement a results-based continuum of services assuring that children, youth, and families achieve their full potential. YDI's programs include tutoring, after-school activities, gang intervention, drop-out prevention, family counseling services, emergency teen shelter, youth sports, internships, scholarships, parenting skills, leadership development, public housing assistance, community corrections, GED studies, early childhood education via Head Start centers, substance abuse and AIDS education and many others.