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Groups donate $46,000 in fitness equipment
Good Sports, Inc. and the Atlanta Falcons Youth Foundation (AFYF) have awarded $46,000 worth of athletic equipment to 17 community organizations working to improve youth fitness, reduce childhood obesity and promote healthy lifestyles for Georgia’s youth. Over their three-year partnership, Good Sports, Inc. and AFYF have donated nearly $300,000 worth of fitness and sports equipment across Georgia. Good Sports partners with AFYF to provide equipment donations that increase opportunities for low-income youth to participate in regular physical activity. The application process is open to programs across the state. Good Sports and AFYF will accept applications for a new round of...Read more
Falcons visit to salute school for earning gold medal in SHAPE
Chicopee Woods Elementary fifth-graders Hunter Long, right, and Deshaun Young perform situps under the watchful eye of Atlanta Falcons player Garrett Reynolds on Tuesday morning in the school’s gymnasium. Sydney Hunt, 11, knew exactly what to wear for the fitness celebration at her school Tuesday morning: her Atlanta Falcons jersey, of course. She and her friend Kaylie Patterson, 10, enjoyed a workout with seven members of the Atlanta Falcons in their school gym. The NFL players set up stations in the Chicopee Woods Elementary School gym and coached students through the different fitness zones. Each station gave the kids a...Read more
$87K Awarded to Fight Childhood Obesity
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) and Gov. Nathan Deal’s SHAPE Initiative are pleased to announce that 21 schools have received a total of $87,000 in Georgia SHAPE school grants. The schools include elementary, middle and high schools throughout the state. Twelve schools received up to $5,000 each to implement or improve physical activity and nutrition plans. Those plans are determined by health-related school assessments that prioritize the schools’ needs. The money will also be used for training and technical assistance. Nine schools received up to $3,000 each to develop physical activity and nutrition plans. Research has shown that...Read more
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