RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) – One of Vermont’s local congressional delegates was shooting hoops in southern Vermont Saturday afternoon.
K-12 students dribbled through gyms in Springfield, Bennington and Rutland with Sen. Bernie Sanders.
About 70 kids showed up to Keefe Gymnasium at the Rutland Middle School to shoot hoops with the senator.
Sanders says it’s an effort to get young Vermonters moving and promote an active lifestyle in their futures.
“We want them to study hard in school, we want good schools, we want them to be healthy and have strong bodies and strong bodies go with strong minds again I worry very much that kids are spending too much time indoors on phones on the internet rather than interacting with their peers you know playing ball and being outside getting healthy,” Sen. Sanders said.
All the kids took home a free basketball from all three events in southern Vermont.
