5 Span Strong

06/29/2026

🏓 There's still time to register!

Looking for a fun, active summer experience? This Pickleball Sports Camp for youth born 2011–2018 (ages 8–14) combines skill-building, teamwork, confidence, and healthy living through the 5 Pillars of Wellness:

✅ Movement
✅ Breathing
✅ Nutrition & Hydration
✅ Sleep
✅ Community Connections

📍 Stewart Community Centre in the Heart of Pakenham here in Mississippi Mills
📅 July 7 – August 6
🗓 Tuesdays & Thursdays
⏰ 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (with a supervised snack time until 12:30 p.m.)
👥 Limited to 16 participants

🏓 Led by Coach Jadyn Stashick & Assistant Coach Rhemy

💲 $100 Mississippi Mills Residents
💲 $120 Non-Residents

Don't miss this opportunity to stay active, make new friends, and build healthy habits while having fun on the court!

Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2LtjEH9ONuDAuQt1MnvFnaMncf3suqDqi6RqnqVt6wxCLqQ/viewform

Questions: [email protected]

05/29/2026

We’re excited to launch the 5th summer of the 5 Span Strong Kids in Pakenham! This fun and active sports camp with a pickleball theme, for ages 8–14, combines teamwork, confidence-building, and healthy living through the 5 pillars of wellness: MOVEMENT, BREATHING, NUTRITION / HYDRATION, SLEEP and COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS.

📍 Stewart Community Centre
📅 July 7 – August 6 (Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9am–12pm) with snack time from 12:00 to 12:30pm.
👥 Capacity - 16 kids
🏓 Led by Coach Jadyn Stashick & Assistant Coach Rhemy
Cost: $100 MM Residents / $120 Non-Residents

Registration link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2LtjEH9ONuDAuQt1MnvFnaMncf3suqDqi6RqnqVt6wxCLqQ/viewform

We could not be more excited to welcome Jadyn Stashick back, graduating this week from her Kinesiology studies at Brock University. And we welcome a new youth leader in our community, Rhemy. Welcome Rhemy!

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04/08/2026

02/26/2026

Fab February Class! Kids learning health fundamentals! A fun and inspiring morning with coach Jadyn Stashick.

✅ benefits of a daily exercise routine
✅ different ways to move their bodies
✅ how to properly fuel their bodies and brains for performance and recovery
✅ fundamentals of why strength exercises, coordination and reaction time drills and power movements matter and
✅ blending in fun teamwork and collaborative challenges!

Coach Jadyn is keen to train kids in foundational strength movements like push, pull, squat, hinge, single-leg work and core to help build the strength and confidence to realize their dreams and potential. Join Jadyn and the 5 Span Strong Kids this summer to be part of the movement! Pun intended!

Jadyn is graduating this spring from her Kinesiology program and continues her advanced studies in the Oxygen Advantage ®️ instructor training.

See you this summer! Stay tuned for programming and scheduling details.

02/12/2026

Your opinion counts! We want to know what types of health and fitness programs you want to see in our community this summer.

“5 Span Strong Kids” was a movement started with an invested interest supporting the health and full potential of kids in our community. This short survey will help us understand what types of activities families most are interested in and what works best for your schedule.

You have a few options to complete the survey:

1. Complete it online. Scan QR Code or link follows:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSer7rhY_ijGQSflwjmeN3u55kbrh0xzGIkUjM5-SIeS5jGyXg/viewform?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnVtmH4XKoCKYbaqzbaHX83Iob3t4fbXJ2nHSnlNEcew1nCLccqM1ygnAcZ4Y_aem_s5K0qqG4sGdsb8-SmH9hwA

OR, printed copies will be distributed by Saturday Feb 14th to the following locations:

• - Keepers Coffee Bar
• - 5 Span Feed and Seed
• - Fulton’s Sugar Bush & Maple Shop
• - Nicholson's
• - Pakenham Library

Contact: [email protected].

Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
All responses are confidential and help us build programs that support community interests.

It takes a village! Please share with families you know!

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We want to know what type of summer fun programs you want to see in our community this summer. 5 Span Strong Kids was a movement started with an invested interest supporting the health and full potential of kids in our community. This short survey will help us understand what types of activities fam...

02/09/2026

Join Coach Jadyn Stashick February 21st for our upcoming event,
“If We Aren’t Lifting, We Aren’t Living!”

This exciting and action-packed morning inspires kids to discover the importance of movement, strength, and teamwork. “If We Aren’t Lifting, We Aren’t Living” isn’t just about physical lifting—it’s about lifting ourselves and each other! Through a series of fun challenges, games, and creative exercises, children will learn how being active builds not only strong bodies, but also strong minds and friendships.

To register: scan the QR code or link follows:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2LtjEH9ONuDAuQt1MnvFnaMncf3suqDqi6RqnqVt6wxCLqQ/viewform

Objectives:

🎯Encourage children to engage in daily movement goals that promotes coordination and strength.
🎯Teach teamwork, positivity, and perseverance.
Show kids that “lifting” can mean lifting weights, lifting spirits, and lifting one another up through encouragement.
🎯Reinforce the value of a healthy, active lifestyle.
Lifting isn’t only about muscle—it’s about mindset. Every time we help, cheer for, or believe in someone, we’re lifting others and helping our community grow stronger together.

Who: Kids aged 8 - 15
Time: 10 - noon
Location: Stewart Community Centre
Cost: Bring item(s) for The Hunger Stop Lanark County Food Bank

Light lunch will follow.

Contact: [email protected]

12/06/2025

Only 24 hours remaining in our annual Christmas fundraising auctionl.

Proceeds support children’s health and recreation programming in our community.

Https://www.32auctions.com/5spanstrongkids2025

12/01/2025

Delicious selection thanks to our community bakers and cooks:
www.32auctions.com/5SpanStrongKids2025
BID, WIN, and we all SMILE!
- Doris’s Mulled Cider and Chilly,
- Helen’s Baked Beans,
- Sherryl’s Ginger Cookies,
- Wendy’s Sourdough breads and Chocolate Covered Cherries,
- Margaret’s pies and Cinnamon Buns,
- Dorothy’s decadent Chocolate Fudge Pecan Cake,
- Pearl’s Maple Fudge & Maple Cookies,
- Barb’s Apple Pie,
- Robin’s Scones (the best I have ever had)
- Barb Button’s preserves,
- Bev’s Mini-Bite Buttertarts, and
- one of my favorites, Karen’s Stuffed Dates.
- Brenda’s hearty Venison Lasagna,
and of course the Almond Crunch my grandma used to make and a batch of wild blueberry jam made the old fashioned way.

THANK YOU so much ladies.

11/28/2025

The fun begins Saturday Nov 29th at 9am. Check it out and tag your favorites. Scan the code to navigate to the website or enter the URL www.32auctions.com/5SpanStrongKids2025

Proceeds support recreational and fitness programming efforts to support the full potential development of children in our community. One child and one leader at a time!

Breathing Matters!
Movement Matter!
Outdoors Matters!
Community Matters!

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