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| 2010 Donation Campaign |
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Thirty percent of children ages six to 11 are overweight, 15 percent are obese, and three out of five children ages nine to 13 don't participate in sports or other coached physical activities outside of school. These overweight and unfit children are more likely to remain unhealthy in adulthood and have an increased risk for developing life-threatening medical conditions like Type II diabetes and heart disease. Donations made to the American Running Association's One-on-One, Walk & Run program and our NATIONAL RUN A MILE DAYs in May will support the organization's efforts to deter youth obesity in the U.S. and promote higher levels of physical activity for school age children. The number of obese children in America is at an all-time high, so the sooner we hear from you, the sooner we can reach these children through educators and parents.
One-on-One, Walk & Run is an 8 or 12-week program designed to team up parents and educators with children to get them more physically active - first by walking, then by walking and running. Each kit includes a colorful poster with the 8 or 12-week schedule, two magnets to hang the poster.
ARA provides tips and website pages with our parnter YOUTH RUNNER (www.youthrunner.com). Your tax-deductible gift will enable us to send these free program kits to every parent, educator, and community leader who wants to start the program.
E-mail us at milerun@americanrunning.org if you want to receive discounted tees.
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Total Donations: $158,687
Goal: $300,000
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