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These Schools Made The Pledge, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? | Bazoline E. Usher/Collier Heights Elementary School | Gideons Elementary School | Lin Elementary School | Parkside Elementary School | Whitefoord Elementary School | THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PLEDGE | Finch Elementary School | Blandy Hills Elementary School | Creekside Elementary School | Eagle Ridge Elementary School | Midway Elementary School | Alexander II Magnet School | HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE MADE THE PLEDGE | Barden Elementary School | Bernd Elementary School | Brookdale Elementary School | Bruce Elementary School | Burdell-Hunt Elementary School | THESE SCHOOLS MADE THE PLEDGE, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? | Burghard Elementary School | Carter Elementary School | Hartley Elementary School | Heard Elementary School | Heritage Elementary School | Ingram/Pye Elementary School | THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PLEDGE | Jones Elementary School | King - Danforth Elementary School | Lane Elementary School | Morgan Elementary School | Porter Elementary School | Rice Elementary School | HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE MADE THE PLEDGE | Riley Elementary School | Rosa Taylor Elementary School | Skyview Elementary School | Springdale Elementary School | Union Elementary School | Vineville Academy | THESE SCHOOLS MADE THE PLEDGE, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? | Williams Elementary School | Buford Academy | Carrollton Elementary School | Carrollton Middle-Upper Elementary School | Low Elementary School | Canton Elementary School | THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PLEDGE | Indian Knoll Elementary School | Oak Grove Elementary School | Holly Springs Elementary School | Chickamauga Elementary School | Barnett Shoals Elementary School | Acworth Intermediate School | HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE MADE THE PLEDGE | Addison Elementary School | Bells Ferry Elementary School | Big Shanty Elementary School | Blackwell Elementary School | Chalker Elementary School | Due West Elementary School | THESE SCHOOLS MADE THE PLEDGE, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? | Eastvalley Elementary School | Harmony-Leland Elementary School | Hollydale Elementary School | Keheley Elementary School | Mableton Elementary School | McCall Primary School | THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PLEDGE | Milford Elementary School | Mountain View Elementary School | Nickajack Elementary School | Pickett's Mill Elementary | Powder Springs Elementary School | Shallowford Falls Elementary School | HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE MADE THE PLEDGE | Smryna Elementary School | Still Elementary School | Tritt Elementary School | Vaughan Elementary School | Argyle Elementary School | Austell Elementary School | THESE SCHOOLS MADE THE PLEDGE, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? | Baker Elementary School | Belmont Hills Elementary School | Birney Elementary School | Brown Elementary School | Brumby Elementary School | Bryant Elementary School | THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PLEDGE | Bullard Elementary School | Cheatham Hill Elementary School | Clarkdale Elementary School | Clay Elementary School | Compton Elementary School | Davis Elementary School | HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE MADE THE PLEDGE | Dowell Elementary School | East Side Elementary School | Fair Oaks Elementary School | Ford Elementary School | Frey Elementary School | Garrison Mill Elementary School | THESE SCHOOLS MADE THE PLEDGE, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? | Green Acres Elementary School | Hayes Elementary School | Hendricks Elementary School | International Academy of Smyrna Kemp Elementary School | Kennesaw Charter School | THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PLEDGE | Kennesaw Elem School | Kincaid Elementary School | King Springs Elementary School | LaBelle Elementary School | Lewis Elementary School | Mount Bethel Elementary School | HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE MADE THE PLEDGE | Murdock Elementary School | Nicholson Elementary School | Norton Park Elementary School | Pitner Elementary School | Powers Ferry Elementary School | Riverside Intermediate School | THESE SCHOOLS MADE THE PLEDGE, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? | Riverside Primary School | Rocky Mount Elementary School | Russell Elementary School | Sanders Elementary School | Sedalia Park Elementary School | Sope Creek Elementary School | THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PLEDGE | Teasley Elementary School | Timber Ridge Elementary School | Varner Elementary School | Greenbrier Elementary School | River Ridge Elementary South Columbia Elementary School | HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE MADE THE PLEDGE | Grovetown Elementary School | North Columbia Elementary School | Black's Mill Elementary School | Elcan-King Elementary School | John Johnson Elementary School | Jones-Wheat Elementary School | THESE SCHOOLS MADE THE PLEDGE, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? | Potter Street Elementary School | West Bainbridge Elementary School | Kittredge Magnet School | Live Oak Elementary School | Morningside Elementary School | Sherwood Acres Elementary School | THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PLEDGE | Turner Elementary School | Annette Winn Elementary School | Arbor Station Elementary School | Beulah Elementary School | Bill Arp Elementary School | Bright Star Elementary School | HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE MADE THE PLEDGE | Brighten Academy Burnett Elementary School | Chapel Hill Elementary School | Dorsett Shoals Elementary School | Eastside Elementary School | Factory Shoals Elementary School | THESE SCHOOLS MADE THE PLEDGE, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? | Holly Springs Elementary Lithia Springs Elementary School | Mason Creek Elementary School | Mirror Lake Elementary School | Mount Carmel Elementary School | New Manchester Elementary School | THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PLEDGE | North Douglas Elementary School | South Douglas Elementary School | Sweetwater Elementary School | Winston Elementary School | Springfield Elementary School | E. C. West Elementary School | HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE MADE THE PLEDGE | Hembree Springs Elementary School | Ocee Elementary School | Cliftondale Elementary School | Stonewall Tell Elementary School | Centennial Arts Academy Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy THESE SCHOOLS MADE THE PLEDGE, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? | Fair Street International Baccalaureate World School | Gainesville Exploration Academy New Holland Core Knowledge Academy Britt Elementary School | Corley Elementary School | Lovin Elementary School | THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PLEDGE | Parsons Elementary School | Roberts Elementary School | Susan Stripling Elementary School | Cedar Hill Elementary School | Lawrenceville Elementary School | Level Creek Elementary School | HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE MADE THE PLEDGE | Shiloh Elementary School | Woodward Mill Elementary School | Fairview Elementary School | Sardis Elementary School | Wauka Mountain Elementary School | Chestnut Mountain Elementary School | THESE SCHOOLS MADE THE PLEDGE, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? | Chicopee Elementary School | Flowery Branch Elementary School | Friendship Elementary School | Lanier Elementary School | Lula Elementary School | Lyman Hall Elementary School | THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PLEDGE | Martin Elementary School | McEver Elementary School | Mount Vernon Elementary School | Myers Elementary School | Oakwood Elementary School | Riverbend Elementary School | HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE MADE THE PLEDGE | Spout Springs Elementary School | Sugar Hill Elementary Tadmore Elementary School | White Sulphur Elementary School | World Language Academy Bethlehem Elementary School | THESE SCHOOLS MADE THE PLEDGE, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? | Hampton Elementary School | Pleasant Grove Elementary School | Timber Ridge Elementary School | Linwood Elementary School | Parkwood Elementary School | Hilltop Elementary School | THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PLEDGE | Lake Joy Primary School | Benton Elementary School | Jenkins County Elementary School | Dames Ferry Elementary School | Gray Elementary School | Mattie Wells Elementary School | HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE MADE THE PLEDGE | Turner Woods Elementary School | Button Gwinnett Elementary School | Frank Long Elementary School | Lyman Hall Elementary School | Joseph Martin Elementary School | Liberty Elementary School | THESE SCHOOLS MADE THE PLEDGE, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? | Taylors Creek Elementary School | Waldo Pafford Elementary School | Lumpkin County Elementary School | Burruss Elementary School | Dunleith Elementary School | Hickory Hills Elementary School | THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PLEDGE | Lockheed Elementary School | Marietta Center for Advanced Academics Park Street Elementary School | Sawyer Road Elementary West Side Elementary School | Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School | HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE MADE THE PLEDGE | Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary School | Morgan County Primary School | Morgan County Elementary School | Oglethorpe County Elementary School | C. A. Roberts Elementary School | Rollins Elementary School | THESE SCHOOLS MADE THE PLEDGE, WHAT ABOUT YOURS? | Barksdale Elementary School | Hightower Trail Elementary School | Lorraine Elementary School | East Central Elementary School | Jackson Road Elementary School | Crescent Road Elementary School | THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE PLEDGE | Atlanta Area School | for the Deaf Georgia Academy for the Blind Georgia School | for the Deaf Big A Elementary School | Stewart County Elementary School | Lyons Primary School | HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS HAVE MADE THE PLEDGE | Towns County Elementary School | Pleasant Grove Elementary School |

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The FitWit Foundation | Partner of the Month

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The FitWit Foundation provides free fitness programs that build strength and develop character for young people who need it most, aiming to empower them to live healthy and successful lives. The organization’s vision is a future where all young people belong to a community committed to fitness which supports them to believe in themselves and strive to be their best every day.

 

In 2005, the husband and wife team of Josh and Erin Guerrieri taught and coached in city schools of Atlanta. In addition to a lack of resources in the schools, they noticed an alarming absence of a positive peer community.

 

For anyone who grew up playing sports, this type of support network in the community is often a familiar one – teammates and coaches encourage you, push you, count on you and believe in you. In contrast, for students without the opportunity to play sports, this type of community support is often missing

 

Josh and Erin sought to fill this gap by running afterschool fitness (Fit) and tutoring (Wit) classes for their students. They created a place to meet new people, do fitness activities and build relationships. This is when The FitWit Foundation was born.

 

Since 2008, Ben has led The FitWit Foundation in carrying out its mission of providing free fitness programs that build strength and develop character among the young students who need it most. Programming locations have included Atlanta Public Schools (APS), City Schools of Decatur, The Boys & Girls Clubs of Atlanta and Zoo Atlanta.

 

In addition to providing shared equipment, trainer access and fitness resources, FitWit, LLC donates 3 percent of each member’s monthly membership fee to The FitWit Foundation through its Live Fit, Give Fit model. The FitWit Foundation relies on individual donations and proceeds from annual fundraising events, such as the End of Year Banquet and Pushup Throwdown event, to provide the remainder of funding needs.

 

The flagship program, FitWit Club, is listed as one of the afterschool resources in Georgia Shape’s Power Up for 30 Resource Guide given to all trained Power Up for 30 elementary schools. The program is designed to benefit students who are not already involved in sports at no cost to the school or student. Each club session is administered by trained volunteers with a school staff member serving as a club advisor.

 

FitWit Clubs meet two times per week and include a team building activity, warm up, workout, cool down, journaling session and healthy snack. This fall, there will be FitWit Clubs in four APS middle and high schools with a goal to run 25 total FitWit Clubs by 2018.

 

“We are excited and looking forward to providing FitWit Club to more schools who have signed the Power Up for 30 Pledge and desire to empower their students through physical activity,” said Megan Gilroy, executive director of The FitWit Foundation.

 

For more information on The FitWit Foundation please visit, www.thefitwitfoundation.org.  

 

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