New Balance SparkStart Fitness Challenge

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Playworks has teamed up with New Balance to offer the SparkStart Fitness Challenge across the nation. Students at Cesar Chavez participated in fitness challenges twice a week over the course of six weeks. San Francisco Giants third baseman, Matt Duffy, came to support the kids and their hard work for the closing ceremony event.

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