Community Fitness Day took place Friday at South Yuba Club in Grass Valley. The purpose of the event was to remind the community of the importance of exercise and healthy habits, but also serves as a fundraiser that helps local schoolchildren in need to obtain their back-to-school supplies once summer is over.

“It’s for the entire community to help them keep their New Year’s resolutions; they are starting to break right now,” said Homer Nottingham, the head organizer of Community Fitness Day. “They made some really good ones in the beginning of the year and now they are starting to drop off.”