May 13, 2009

There's less than a week left to submit your Patterson Award application!!!

All nominations for the Steve Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy must be submitted NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM EDT on Tuesday, May 19th, 2009. There will be no exceptions. Incomplete applications may be deemed ineligible for consideration. If you have any last-minute questions about the award, including questions about eligibility and/or the online application process, you can likely find the answers on our Award FAQ page. If your question isn't answered by any of the information posted there, please contact Alisha Greenberg.

Complete your application today!

Take the President's Fitness Challenge...

The National President’s Challenge is a nationwide call to action for a healthier America. It’s fun and it’s free - all you (and your program participants) have to do is be active five days a week for six out of eight weeks, and log your activity. Join today -  the registration deadline is May 29th. 

Also in the News...

• Today's Kids are Fat.  Why?  They Eat More (U.S. News & World Report)
  
• The National Association of State Boards of Education has issued Preventing Childhood Obesity: A School Health Policy Guide. Download the report (PDF)