Organization’s Mission And Goals
Our Mission
We aim to promote and support health and wellness for all ages through walking, running and exercise programs available on a track. Students of all ages, from elementary to college level, and adults in the community, can participate in track walking and running, and in programs sponsored by local schools and VTC such as USATF’s GoGirlGo , Hershey Track and Field , Senior Games, and other adult and senior opportunities.
Our Goals
Both VTC, in Randolph Center, and one of the area high schools in Randolph, have cross country and/or track and field programs which are less than five years old but show continued growth, while other towns in the area have programs that have survived for the past ten years without a nearby facility; still others have no program at all.
UVTC currently seeks funding for VTC’s athletic field expansion plans so that a track can be installed around one of the proposed athletic fields; the field is scheduled for completion in 2011, with excavation starting in the summer of 2010. The track could be laid out and surfaced as early as that spring. It would be shared with surrounding communities as part of the "SHAPE" facilities at VTC and available for practices and meets to the area schools and their teams, providing a significant upgrade to a state-of-the-art facility.
Once a quality track facility is in place, we plan to continue to pursue excellence in programs, allowing access to all sects from the local area to the New England/Northeast region. As part of the ongoing movement in Vermont and New England to create opportunities for all athletes and to encourage talented athletes to develop even greater potential, especially in track and field, UVTC and VTC would sponsor and organize summer camps for youth on the VTC campus, seeking the highest quality coaching available in the region.