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Where small changes can
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The Fitness Challenge Foundation is dedicated to a comprehensive national vision to reverse
the rising rates of obesity through Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Positive Mental Health initiatives,
including the development and implementation of policies and programs that promote regular physical
activity and nutrition.
Please join in the effort to create a new generation of healthy Americans by addressing one of the
nation’s leading public health threats – obesity.
Auto Club Speedway School Awards
The following Schools received grants:
Central ES .....Creek View ES
Fremont MS.....Fontana Smart Kids
Live Oak ES ....Maple ES
Mesquite Trails ES ....Ranch View ES
School of Language Development
Companies like Star Trac, Konami and SpinMaster have been added as Sponsors and have greatly increased the prizes that were awarded this year. Many other companies and groups help support this event including United Way of the Inland Empire, Kaiser Permanente, and Arrowhead Regional Medical Center as 9 schools took home cash grants to use for nutrition and physical activity programs at their school.
Great support comes from the County of San Bernardino with newly re-elected supervisor Josie Gonzales and Chairman Paul Biane participating in the event along with the Mayor of Fontana Mark Nuami and the City of Fontana's Healthy Fontana.
We thank everyone who came out to the Fitness Challenge event at Auto Club Speedway on Saturday, April 19.
Auto Club Speedway Photo Slideshow
ANNOUNCING 2008 ROSE BOWL AWARDS
The Kids Fitness Challenge Rose Bowl Schools Awards were held Wednesday, Feb. 27 at Patrick Henry Middle School in Granada Hills, CA.
On hand to help with the festivities were representatives for each of the school districts including LAUSD Board Member Tamar Galatzin, El Monte School Superintendent Dr. Jeff Seymour and LA Archdiocese Director Pat Livingston, that had the top participating schools and event sponsors that presented the grants to each of the 17 schools that had at least 100 participants in the Jan. 26 Rose Bowl event.
The top participating elementary, Rio Hondo of El Monte, took home the AJ Award which included Konami USA's DDR Gift pack and a gift certificate from Chick's Sporting Goods and the top schools took home gift certificates from Chick's Sporting Goods and the top participating school, Patrick Henry, took home the grand prize award which included fitness equipment from Star Trac.
Thanks to Star Trac, First Student Transportation, the USA Marching Band, Subway, Dance Dance Revolution, Rose Bowl, City of Pasadena and Mayor Bill Bogaard, NASCAR California Speedway President Gillian Zucker, Wilshire the Fire Dog, LA County Public Health, and all of you who came out to the Rose Bowl.
Center MS Azusa ..... Cochran, Johnnie L MS LAUSD
Columbia EMUSD ..... Columbus MS LAUSD
Cortada EMUSD ..... Ellen Ochoa LC LAUSD
Fleming, Alexander MS..... LAUSD Loma Alta PUSD
Madrid MS MtView/EM ..... Mt Gleason LAUSD
Our Lady of Lourdes - Northridge Archdiocese ..... Patrick Henry MS LAUSD
Rio Hondo EMCSD .....RJ Frank Intermediate OSD
Sierra Vista MS BPUSD......... Vista MS LAUSD
Washington MS PUSD
Kids Fitness Challenge - Rose Bowl wins 2007
Governor’s Council Event of the Year Award
The Kids Fitness Challenge - Rose Bowl has been selected by the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Spotlight Awards as the silver medalist in the Event Category.
The award winners will receive a grant from the Governor's Council. The Fitness Challenge Foundation would like to thank everyone who helped make the Rose Bowl event the biggest kids health and fitness event in the state of California. We especially thank all of the participants and our sponsors.
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El Monte schools lauded nationally for health programs
El MONTE - Two schools in the El Monte City School District were nationally recognized for
efforts to promote healthy eating and more physical activity among students. Columbia Elementary
and Junior High schools received the bronze-level award given by the Alliance for a Healthier
Generation, a joint partnership of the William J. Clinton Foundation and the American Heart Association.
District officials said activities like the Kids Fitness Challenge, where students spend the
day running around the Rose Bowl and attending a Fitness Expo, is one way of engaging their attention.
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NASCAR Day is Great Day at Creek View
Fontana (May 18, 2007) – Creek View Elementary School hosted the California Speedway Kids Fitness
Challenge Schools Awards Assembly on Friday, May 18, NASCAR Day.
California Speedway President, Gillian Zucker, County Supervisor Gary Ovitt and Superintendent
Rick Carr, and event sponsors were on hand to help support the winning schools. The Sponsors that
were on hand were presented a Certificate of Appreciation by the students that participated in
the California Speedway event.
On Saturday, April 28, the Kids Fitness Challenge took place at California Speedway with more
than 130 schools from 5 counties and almost 5,000 participants. Every school with at least 65
participants were eligible to receive a grant from the Fitness Challenge Foundation through donations
from San Bernardino County area companies including California Speedway, Inland Empire United Way,
First 5, Kaiser Permanente, California Dairy Council, San Bernardino Sun, Arrowhead Regional Medical
Center, and San Bernardino County Healthy Communities.
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Kids' Day at Speedway
Thousands have fun fighting childhood obesity
FONTANA - Thousands of men, women and children - but mainly children - awoke earlier than usual
Saturday and made their way to California Speedway - all in the name of physical fitness.
They came by car or school bus. Some traveled from Los Angeles. It spoke volumes to the attention
drawn to the issue of childhood obesity in the United States. It was the second best inaugural
event in the 6 -year history of the Kids Fitness Challenge trailing only last year’s Rose Bowl
event in terms of total participants.
About 5,000 people gathered Saturday for the Kids Fitness Challenge at the Speedway. Children
and adults alike participated in a 5K walk on a course that stretched along some of the Speedway's
race track. But participants were allowed to run, skate or ride their bicycles along the course as well.
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Three Fresno Valley Schools Honored for Commitment to Kids' Health and Fitness
See Video from Fresno Awards! Video
04/19/2007 - Thursday morning, awards were handed out participation in the "Kids Fitness Challenge."
Last month, Kaiser Permanente, Save Mart, El Monterey, First 5 Fresno, Nutrition Network, California Public Health, Chukchansi Park, General Mills Foundation, California Endowment, the Fresno County Office of Education and ABC-30 sponsored the Fitness Challenge at Chukchansi Park. It featured soccer stars from the Fresno Fuego and Real Salt Lake, and was meant to encourage local children to eat healthy food and be active.
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