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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | July 8, 2009 | ||
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National Childhood Obesity Challenge Gets Support from Go Healthy Pals!
Kid-Powered Micro-Grants
| (Denver, CO) Knowing that approximately 80% of children, ages 10-15 that are obese as children will remain obese at age 25, Every1Fit, an executive health performance center, based in Denver, invites children to do their part to help curb the spiraling incidence of childhood obesity. Every1Fit announces the formation of Go Healthy Pals!, a national program with a goal of financially supporting the efforts of youngsters in their communities to directly promote health and wellness projects and activities amongst their peers. Projects aimed at reducing and preventing childhood obesity and developed by children ages 9-14 can be submitted for funding through a national micro-grant awards program. |
The micro-grants are funded by revenues generated by Every1Fit’s annual America’s Healthiest Executive Awards Program (formerly Colorado’s Healthiest Executive Awards), and the Best of the Boardrooms 5k Run/Walk/Roll and Virtual 5k Run/Walk/Roll races. Individuals and organizations may also contribute to a micro-grant through Go Healthy Pal’s! “Dollars for Dolly” program.
| “The Go Healthy Pals program, uniquely kid driven and designed, is a logical beneficiary of the Best of the Boardrooms 5K events and the 2010 America’s Healthiest Executive Awards program,” notes Dr. Andrea Wieland, CEO of The Every1Fit. “We anticipate some very creative kids, submitting very worthwhile projects for funding.” Go Healthy Pals will announce the first round of micro-grants at the second annual Best of the Boardrooms Run/Walk/Roll 5K race on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at Cherry Creek State Park in Aurora, Colorado. A Virtual 5K Run/Walk/Roll is being kicked off August 1st and is open to any age runners, walkers, and wheelchair users anywhere, anytime, through October 14th. Details and registration information are available at http://www.Healthiest-Executive.com. Children interested in applying for a micro-grant should go to http://www.healthiest-executive.com/Go_Healthy_Pals.html or contact Andrea Wieland at 303-756-4274. To meet Seth and Dolly, just two of the Go Healthy Pals! Team members, and to follow updates on the Go Healthy Pals! initiative, go to Dr. A’s Blog at http://blog.healthiest-executive.com. |
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| Healthy Leaders Today. Healthy Future Tomorrow. The motto of the Healthiest Executive Awards Program During the past year, the Healthiest Executive Awards Program has enjoyed great interest and involvement. Because of our commitment to be a change agent for companies and organizations, Healthiest Executive is passionate about getting the word out for companies to take an active role. From rolling out the Healthiest Executive Awards program, nationally, to offering a Virtual 5K, available August 1-October 14, 2009, Healthiest Executive is expanding. And, Go Healthy Pals! is a non-profit that benefits from the Healthiest Executive and 5Ks and offers kids, ages 9-14 with the opportunity to apply for a micro-grant to fund a peer-to-peer, kid-designed programs to fight childhood obesity. |
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This year, get involved. Invite your colleagues and others to nominate a Healthiest Executive, be a part of the 5Ks races (on ground and Virtual) and Go Healthy Pals! Media Packet and/or Request an Interview with Dr. Andrea Wieland And, request for story ideas or professional quality photography and video. If you are a member of the media and wish to request a media packet or if you are requesting an interview with Dr. Andrea Wieland, CEO, Every1Fit, please contact Margy Lang, Sportive Marketing at (904) 460-9577 or Margy@Sportive-Marketing.com  |
