Get the kids OFF the couch with the Goodlife Kids Foundation
Do you think these kids should be playing outside?
Yeah, me too! So let’s do something about it! The Goodlife Kids Foundation can help! This is an incredible foundation who’s whole aim is to get kids active! On the playground, on the bike path or on the ball field. It doesn’t take alot of cash to be active, just the desire to have fun, to play and to be healthy! Check this out:
Did you know that recent studies found that 3 out of 5 children 5 - 17 years are not active enough for optimal growth and development? GoodLife Kids Foundation has a vision to change this, a vision for Healthy Fit Kids. GoodLife Fitness Clubs is holding a company wide Be Someone’s Superhero 2008 campaign to help us fulfill our mission to reach the hearts and minds of kids…to inspire them to want to be fit and healthy.
Friday (June 20th) from 12 - 4pm, GoodLife Fitness Club at College Square (Baseline and Woodroffe) is hosting a fundraising BBQ with the proceeds supporting the GoodLife Kids Foundation. During the Superhero campaign we are asking you to be a superhero and support this club’s event. This year GoodLife Kids Foundation inspired nearly a million Canadian children ages 5 - 12 years to want to be fit and healthy.
« 15,000 reached through bookmark campaign
« 2,191 grade 4 students in the NE1 Can Collage Contest
« 3,000 frisbees distributed to get kids active
« 98,000 kids and role models play in ‘mini gym’ at local children’s museum
« Kids and parents reached at 40 community events
« 10,548 visits to goodlifekids.com
« 120 youth golfers and caddies for Golf Rocks
« 500 televised airtimes for Be Fit - Eat Right public service announcements
« 500,000 reached through contributions in What’s Up Kids Magazine
Your participation in Be Someone’s Superhero fundraising campaign will help us continue to grow. We will be able to take initiatives like the Get IN2IT(tm) Challenge and offer it to all kids across Canada. With your support GoodLife Kids Foundation will continue to develop and support programs that will inspire kids to want to be fit and healthy, in your schools, your city and right across Canada.
Thanks for your help!
Lorna Newman - Club Administrator & Superhero Coordinator Ottawa Baseline/Woodroffe Phone: (613) 226-2638 Facsimile: (613) 226-1496
GoodLife FITNESS CLUBS Winner Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies Award 2003, 2004, 2005
June 17th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
This sounds like a great cause to support!
We need to get our kids outside more!
June 17th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
thanks for the info! I will try to be there this Friday!
June 17th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
If I make my kid run behind the car on our way there, does it count?
June 17th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Sounds like a blast! We’ll be there!
June 17th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
lol @ Erin
June 18th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Sounds terrific. I’m all for getting kids OFF the couch and into their world. Check out www.kidsoffthecouch.com for more ideas on just that!
June 18th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
I wish I could be there to support it but I’ll be at work!
It’s a great cause! I think kids need to be more active too!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Cathy…
I was impressed by your site and offerings. I was looking at some of the articles and it really impressed me. All I can say is congratulations on creating this site and what took you so long? I look forward to returning….