Day for Kids kicks off the youth sports season

Quinton and Amari Greene, children of Tech. Sgt. Alfred Greene, 86th Aerospace Medical Squadron, play a game of ring toss during the 2013 Day for Kids, Sept. 7, 2013, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The Ramstein’s youth program and the Boys and Girls Club of America sponsored the event with the purpose of bringing parents and their children together to have a good time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Caitlin Guinazu)

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Lauren Smith, daughter of Col. Lee Smith, 86th Airlift Wing vice commander, completes an obstacle course during the 2013 Day for Kids, Sept. 7, 2013, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The Ramstein’s youth program and the Boys and Girls Club of America sponsored the event with the purpose of bringing parents and their children together to have a good time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Caitlin Guinazu)

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Weston and Kaiden Bodkin, sons of Staff Sgt. Clayton Bodkin, 700th Contracting Squadron unit deployment manager, interact with weapons on display during the 2013 Day for Kids, Sept. 7, 2013, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The Ramstein’s youth program and the Boys and Girls Club of America sponsored the event with the purpose of bringing parents and their children together to have a good time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Caitlin Guinazu)

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Tye Jones, son of Tech. Sgt. Shawn Jones, 86th Security Forces Squadron commanders support staff NCOIC, sits in the driver’s seat of a Humvee during the 2013 Day for Kids, Sept. 7, 2013, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The Ramstein’s youth program and the Boys and Girls Club of America sponsored the event with the purpose of bringing parents and their children together to have a good time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Caitlin Guinazu)

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Jason Medina Jr., son of Staff Sgt. Jason Medina, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa European Central Altitude Reservation Facility technician, spars with a security forces member during the 2013 Day for Kids, Sept. 7, 2013, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The Ramstein’s youth program and the Boys and Girls Club of America sponsored the event with the purpose of bringing parents and their children together to have a good time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Caitlin Guinazu)

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Day for Kids kicks off the youth sports season

Published Sept. 13, 2013
By Senior Airman Caitlin Guinazu
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Ramstein hosted its annual Day for Kids event, here, Sept. 7, 2013. The Ramstein's youth program and the Boys and Girls Club of America sponsored the day of fun with the purpose of bringing parents and their children together to have a good time.

During the day there were a great deal of fun activities and family fun events, where parents and children can spend the day together and where children could just enjoy being kids. Ring toss, miniature bowling, a weapons display from Security Forces and an obstacle course were just a few of the day's highlights.

This event is hosted every year on this day in conjunction with the opening day of youth sports. By maximizing participation a Day for Kids works to spread the word about the great events the sports program, the youth program and the local community have for children.