Nickelodeon, one of the world's leading entertainment brands for kids and families, has announced the exciting Nickelodeon News in the following press release, from PRNewswire, that Nickelodeon's celebration of its 10th annual Worldwide Day of Play (WWDoP) drew more than 35,000 kids and families to the Nethermead in Brooklyn's Prospect Park on Saturday 21st September 2013, in addition to the thousands more who attended local events throughout the country and abroad all week long! In addition to those assembled in Brooklyn's Prospect Park, more than 15,000 people also attended nearly 4,000 local events across the US and six countries globally, including Japan, Portugal and Turkey, to celebrate WWDoP!
This year's WWDoP signature event was an entire day of activities and games for kids and their families, including football and tennis drills, dance, stepping and double-dutch, as well as arts and entertainment. The fun-filled event also featured a special concert which featured performances from Nickelodeon band Big Time Rush and breakout Nickelodeon Star Ariana Grande. Worldwide Day of Play is part of Nickelodeon's health and wellness efforts and continues the network's legacy of promoting positive messages to its viewers. Through Nickelodeon's health and wellness efforts over the past 10 years, millions of kids have pledged to get healthy.
Additionally, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013 was declared "Day of Play" in New York City by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. In making the proclamation, the Mayor noted his appreciation, "of Nickelodeon's continuing effort to promote health and wellness among children". His proclamation also stated, "Thanks to participating schools, parks and recreations centers across the five boroughs, kids and families…have had the chance to learn more about the importance of leading an active lifestyle."
Joining the musical stars at this year's celebration were NBA superstar Brook Lopez, as well as some of Nickelodeon's most popular stars and animated characters, including casts of "Sam & Cat", "The Haunted Hathaways" and "Instant Mom" along with SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer and The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
To celebrate the week, the Empire State Building beamed bright "Nickelodeon Orange" on Monday 16th September 2013. TV host, actor, producer and all-around entertainer Nick Cannon was on hand to flip the ceremonial switch with Nickelodeon Megastars SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer.
Nick USA has unveiled a selection of exclusive photos from Nickelodeon's week long 10th annual Worldwide Day of Play celebrations, which you can view here on Nickelodeon USA's official Instagram profile page, http://instagram.com/officialnicktv!
Did you attend any of Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Play 2013 events? Let NickALive! know on Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, on Instagram, and/or Facebook! Don't forget to send NickALive! any photos you took at any Nick's WWDoP events as well!
Original Nickelodeon Press Release:
More Than 50,000 Kids and Families Join Nickelodeon for 10Th Annual Worldwide Day of Play Celebration
Nick's Annual Health and Wellness Event Gets Young People Up and Moving at Thousands of Activities in 50 States and Six Countries
NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon's celebration today of its 10th annual Worldwide Day of Play (WWDoP) drew more than 35,000 kids and families to the Nethermead in Brooklyn's Prospect Park, in addition to the thousands more who attended local events throughout the country and abroad all week long. In addition to those assembled in Brooklyn's Prospect Park, more than 15,000 people also attended nearly 4,000 local events across the US and globally, including countries like Japan, Portugal and Turkey, to celebrate WWDoP.
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This year's WWDoP signature event was an entire day of activities and games for kids and their families, including football and tennis drills, dance, stepping and double-dutch, as well as arts and entertainment. The fun-filled event also featured a special concert performance from Big Time Rush and breakout star Ariana Grande. Worldwide Day of Play is part of Nickelodeon's health and wellness efforts and continues the network's legacy of promoting positive messages to its viewers. Through Nickelodeon's health and wellness efforts over the past 10 years, millions of kids have pledged to get healthy.
Additionally, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013 was declared "Day of Play" in New York City by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. In making the proclamation, the Mayor noted his appreciation, "of Nickelodeon's continuing effort to promote health and wellness among children". His proclamation also stated, "Thanks to participating schools, parks and recreations centers across the five boroughs, kids and families…have had the chance to learn more about the importance of leading an active lifestyle."
Joining the musical stars at this year's celebration were NBA superstar Brook Lopez, as well as some of Nickelodeon's most popular stars and animated characters, including casts of Sam & Cat, The Haunted Hathaways and Instant Mom along with SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer and The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Nickelodeon, now in its 34th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 18 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).
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This year's WWDoP signature event was an entire day of activities and games for kids and their families, including football and tennis drills, dance, stepping and double-dutch, as well as arts and entertainment. The fun-filled event also featured a special concert which featured performances from Nickelodeon band Big Time Rush and breakout Nickelodeon Star Ariana Grande. Worldwide Day of Play is part of Nickelodeon's health and wellness efforts and continues the network's legacy of promoting positive messages to its viewers. Through Nickelodeon's health and wellness efforts over the past 10 years, millions of kids have pledged to get healthy.
Additionally, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013 was declared "Day of Play" in New York City by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. In making the proclamation, the Mayor noted his appreciation, "of Nickelodeon's continuing effort to promote health and wellness among children". His proclamation also stated, "Thanks to participating schools, parks and recreations centers across the five boroughs, kids and families…have had the chance to learn more about the importance of leading an active lifestyle."
Joining the musical stars at this year's celebration were NBA superstar Brook Lopez, as well as some of Nickelodeon's most popular stars and animated characters, including casts of "Sam & Cat", "The Haunted Hathaways" and "Instant Mom" along with SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer and The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
To celebrate the week, the Empire State Building beamed bright "Nickelodeon Orange" on Monday 16th September 2013. TV host, actor, producer and all-around entertainer Nick Cannon was on hand to flip the ceremonial switch with Nickelodeon Megastars SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer.
Nick USA has unveiled a selection of exclusive photos from Nickelodeon's week long 10th annual Worldwide Day of Play celebrations, which you can view here on Nickelodeon USA's official Instagram profile page, http://instagram.com/officialnicktv!
Did you attend any of Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Play 2013 events? Let NickALive! know on Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, on Instagram, and/or Facebook! Don't forget to send NickALive! any photos you took at any Nick's WWDoP events as well!
Original Nickelodeon Press Release:
More Than 50,000 Kids and Families Join Nickelodeon for 10Th Annual Worldwide Day of Play Celebration
Nick's Annual Health and Wellness Event Gets Young People Up and Moving at Thousands of Activities in 50 States and Six Countries
NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon's celebration today of its 10th annual Worldwide Day of Play (WWDoP) drew more than 35,000 kids and families to the Nethermead in Brooklyn's Prospect Park, in addition to the thousands more who attended local events throughout the country and abroad all week long. In addition to those assembled in Brooklyn's Prospect Park, more than 15,000 people also attended nearly 4,000 local events across the US and globally, including countries like Japan, Portugal and Turkey, to celebrate WWDoP.
(Download Image - Photo: MORE THAN 50,000 KIDS AND FAMILIES JOIN NICKELODEON FOR 10th ANNUAL WORLDWIDE DAY OF PLAY CELEBRATION. (PRNewsFoto/Nickelodeon): http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130921/NY84125-a )
(Download Image - Photo: MORE THAN 50,000 KIDS AND FAMILIES JOIN NICKELODEON FOR 10th ANNUAL WORLDWIDE DAY OF PLAY CELEBRATION. (PRNewsFoto/Nickelodeon): http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130921/NY84125-b )
(Download Image - Logo: NICKELODEON CELEBRATES 10TH ANNUAL WORLDWIDE DAY OF PLAY WITH FULL WEEK OF PUBLIC EVENTS IN NYC. (PRNewsFoto/Nickelodeon): http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130916/NY80427 )
This year's WWDoP signature event was an entire day of activities and games for kids and their families, including football and tennis drills, dance, stepping and double-dutch, as well as arts and entertainment. The fun-filled event also featured a special concert performance from Big Time Rush and breakout star Ariana Grande. Worldwide Day of Play is part of Nickelodeon's health and wellness efforts and continues the network's legacy of promoting positive messages to its viewers. Through Nickelodeon's health and wellness efforts over the past 10 years, millions of kids have pledged to get healthy.
Additionally, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013 was declared "Day of Play" in New York City by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. In making the proclamation, the Mayor noted his appreciation, "of Nickelodeon's continuing effort to promote health and wellness among children". His proclamation also stated, "Thanks to participating schools, parks and recreations centers across the five boroughs, kids and families…have had the chance to learn more about the importance of leading an active lifestyle."
Joining the musical stars at this year's celebration were NBA superstar Brook Lopez, as well as some of Nickelodeon's most popular stars and animated characters, including casts of Sam & Cat, The Haunted Hathaways and Instant Mom along with SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer and The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Nickelodeon, now in its 34th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 18 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).
SOURCE Nickelodeon
RELATED LINKS
http://www.nick.com
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