GOLF GREAT ANNIKA SORENSTAM TO KICK OFF "TAKE IT OUTSIDE" WEEK ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22 WITH
ORLANDO HEAD START CHILDREN
RESTON, VA (October 20,
2009) – Hall of Fame golfer and new mom
Annika Sorenstam will join Orlando Head Start children on Thursday morning,
October 22 to help kick off the inaugural Take
It Outside! Week, October 19 – 23. Annika will visit the
Oakridge YMCA site in Orlando, encouraging the children and their families to
play outdoors while celebrating the environment.
Presented by Head Start Body Start National Center for Physical Development and Outdoor Play (HSBS), the national initiative is sponsored by the National Association for Sport and
Physical Education (NASPE) and the American Association for Physical Activity
and Recreation (AAPAR). Its purpose is to get children outside, connect with
the natural world, and increase physical activity.
Accompanied by Luisa Vargas of
Garden Grove Elementary School, their parents, teachers, and assistants, the
children will participate in four activity “stations.
Books That Move You, Catch and Do, Cooperation
Carr and Bubble
Fun
Head Start Centers serve over 900,000 children and
their families. For an array of free resources about Take It Outside! Week, visit http://www.headstartbodystart.org/
The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) recommends
that children get a minimum of 60 minutes of physical activity every day.
To help early childhood programs establish and maintain movement as an integral
part of the overall learning process, NASPE has recently published these two
new resources -Appropriate Practices in Movement Programs for Children Ages
3-5 and
Active Start: A Statement of
Physical Activity Guidelines for Children From Birth to Age 5. To
order, call 1-800-321-0789, or order online at www.naspeinfo.org.
Head Start Body Start
Head Start Body Start National Center for Physical
Development and Outdoor Play (HSBS) is a project of the National Association
for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) and the American Association for
Physical Activity and Recreation (AAPAR), which are associations of the
American Alliance for Health, Physical education, Recreation and Dance
(AAHPERD). Funding for HSBS is provided by the Office of Head Start
(OHS), Administration for Children and Families, US Department of Health and
Human Services.
The purpose of HSBS is to increase physical activity, outdoor play and healthy
eating among Head Start and Early Head Start children, families and
staff.
ANNIKA
Foundation
The
ANNIKA Foundation teaches children the importance of living a healthy, active
lifestyle through fitness and nutrition, and offers aspiring junior golfers
opportunities to pursue their dreams. A primary focus for the ANNIKA
Foundation is to identify the greatest needs and opportunities to make an
impact through the development of sports and physical fitness programs for
kids. A key focus will be to provide resources that increase
participation and access where it is not currently available or affordable, and
promote awareness for the importance of leading a healthy, active lifestyle.