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Annika: Teach 2500 at-risk kids fitness, nutrition

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Summary

Our goal is to reach out to educators in low income public schools with a high rate of childhood obesity and with limited resources to teach their students the importance of physical fitness/nutrition

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

1 in 3 children in the US are either overweight or obese, due to the lack of physical fitness or poor nutrition habits. It is estimated that the childhood obesity epidemic costs the US health care system over $100 billion annually. The ANNIKA Foundation has teamed-up with the SPARK curriculum to teach children the importance of physical activity and proper nutrition. For this project, we have identified elementary schools in Florida which have the greatest need for this curriculum.

Activities

SPARK provides a coordinated package of research-based, highly active physical education/activity curriculum, on-site teacher training, extensive follow-up support for each school, and expert selected, content-matched equipment.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $6,825
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $18,175
Total Funding Goal: $25,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Over 45 publications have documented short and long-term positive SPARK effects such as: Academic Achievement, Increased physical activity in students, Fitness achievement, Sport Skills development, and Enjoyment of PE

Project Message

Your program is absolutely wonderful. We have had the best time. The kids and teachers are enjoying the classes, P.E. has become an important and joyful part of the schedule, and the parents love it.
- Maureen Newell , Principal Tierra Bonita Elementary School

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Jaclyn Garris

10524 Moss Park Road
Suite 204 #159
Orlando, FL 32832
United States
772-633-5973
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Project Sponsor

Athletes for Hope

Organization

Annika Foundation
10524 Moss Park Rd.
Suite 204 #159
Orlando, FL 32832
United States
(850) 269-9913
http://www.annikafoundation.org

Learn more about Annika Foundation and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

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This project is located in United StatesUnited States and can also be found under ChildrenChildren.

For more information about United States, read the Human Development Report on United States or the Wikipedia entry for United States.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on December 18, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on December 9, 2009

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