59th year, No. 32
serving the Nato, Naples and gaeta military community in italy
“Let’s Get Dirty” at Carney Park
Friday, august 29, 2014
W hat ’ s I nsIde
Chief Selects Get a Sense of Heritage During CPO 365 Trip Page 5
Story and photos by MC2 Jared King, Naval Support Public Affairs Support Element East – Detachment Europe
More than 400 participants of all ages put their physical fitness on the line as they blazed through the Annual Mud Run hosted by Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) at Carney Park, Aug. 23. Community members arrived early at the recreational park of Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples to register and get Mud Run T-shirts for the event. Some took a chance to check out the obstacles, which included wire crawls, mud pits, tires and wall obstacles. Volunteers from the First Class Petty Officers Association and Second Class
Petty Officers Association helped organize and set up the annual Mud Run. “I can’t thank them enough for the help from the three MWR employees and the many active-duty volunteers that stepped up to prepare this event for NSA Naples,” said MWR Fitness director Michelle Hewitt. “I think the participants had a lot of fun even if it was just playing in the mud.” Events like the Mud Run help maintain physical fitness in fun and different ways and help build camaraderie amongst the community. “It was a great team-building exercise and we really stuck together all the way across the finish line,” said Lt. j.g. Alexander Perrien. “A mud pit is a great equalizer no matter your rank and going
through a mud pit really puts you on the same level as everybody else out there.” With temperatures reaching the 90s and humidity making it feel even hotter, many Sailors submerged their bodies entirely in the mud pit to cool them off during the run. “I was running for a while and jumping into the mud was a great feeling to help cool me down,” said Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Tyler Allshouse. “It was a good workout, a great way to meet people with similar interests and overall a stellar way to get out and spend your Saturday.” There were families that participated in the Mud Run making it a memorable event for all.
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See LET’S GET DIRTY Page 4
Back 2 School Block Party Brings Community Together The 4th Annual Back 2 School Block Party and "Chalk the Walk" competition, Aug. 22, brought together children, parents, teachers and other community members getting ready for the start of the school year. There was food, music, entertainment and informational booths for attendees, as well as school information available from teachers, the elementary and middle/high school principals and the Child and Youth Programs director. Health Promotions' staff from the hospital offered a community needs assessment survey and offered a poster for children to draw what kind of things they do for fitness, which brought a wide range of drawings and helped raise awareness of how important physical activity is for children. Besides the "Chalk the Walk" competition, Child and Youth Programs also organized a collaborative art piece that honored the Gold Star Program. (Photo by MCC Travis Simmons)
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