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Update From Orlando

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.

Ava's First Photo Shoot

ANNIKA Foundation Event a Success…..

The ANNIKA Experience at Fiddler’s Elbow Presented By Benee Scola Realtors & Company was a tremendous success yesterday.  I would like to thank Benee Scola Realtors & Company, Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club, and our wonderful sponsors who supported the event. Those included Wente Vineyards, Cutter & Buck, Lexus, Oakley, the USGA, Atlantic Sports Health, The Dux Bed, the EWGA, Actavis, GolfWeek, Zdenek, and Opus Pharma Consulting.  I would also like to give a BIG thanks Karen Moraghan, Jennifer Mills, Don Ochsenreiter, Kai Fusser, Jaclyn Garris, Liz Benz, the wonderful regional chefs who created tasty cooking stations, Doug and the Fiddler’s Elbow staff, our volunteers, and Mike for your hard work putting this event together.  Thanks to all of you who bought auction items as well!  We raised significant dollars for the ANNIKA Foundation!

Our group of over 150 adults had a lot of fun on the course, at the clinic, the auction, and the ANNIKA wine tasting, but most importantly with the 70 plus kids who participated in our “Nine Holes of Fun and Fitness.” I think these photos below say it all as we work towards our mission which is to teach kids the importance of living a healthy, active lifestyle through fitness and nutrition, and to offer aspiring junior golfers opportunities to pursue their dreams. 

We look forward to continuing to make a difference for kids and I look forward to seeing everyone again. Thanks a lot!!

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Good afternoon from the ANNIKA Academy

Good afternoon from the ANNIKA Academy,

 

We have been very fortunate to meet many wonderful people who have come through the ANNIKA Academy.  As many of you know, one of the ANNIKA Academy promises is to remain “friends for life” with all of our past guests. 

The ANNIKA Academy team would like to thank Toni for her thoughtfulness in wishing us luck for our upcoming season.  The beautiful bouquet of flowers you sent is greatly appreciated. 

 

We cherish your friendship and welcome all of our new friends for life. 

 

Warmest regards,

The ANNIKA Academy Team

(Annika, Henri, Kai, Lotta, Pam, Mark,  Michelle and Kelly)

Ava - One Month Old

ANNIKA Foundation Update....

 

Happy Sunday everyone. I hope the weekend has been good so far. Good luck to Mike’s Steelers tonight.  It’s been quiet at our house this weekend.  We spent a little time on the boat yesterday, which was actually Ava’s first ride. She must have liked it, because she fell asleep.

My weekly update this time will be about the ANNIKA Foundation.  Just to brief some of you, our mission is to teach children the importance of living a healthy, active lifestyle through fitness and nutrition, and to offer aspiring junior golfers opportunities to pursue their dreams.

I attribute much of my success to the values that sport, physical fitness and nutrition foster, and throughout my career, I have been dedicated to share my passion with youth who may not have the opportunities, experiences or resources available to them to participate.   

We will always support and grow the game through junior golf programs, scholarships and by hosting girls’ major junior championships around the world, but the core of our mission will be developing a physical fitness and nutrition curriculum for children.  Childhood obesity is such a problem in our country and I plan to help stop the epidemic. 

Our next fundraiser, the ANNIKA Experience at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club Hosted by Benee Scola Realtors and Company will be October 14th in New Jersey.  The festivities will combine a golf clinic conducted by me, 18 holes of friendly competition, a series of fitness and nutrition stations for kids, and an extraordinary culinary experience at a dinner-auction featuring several celebrated chefs and winemakers. The post-round fare, Tastes of the Garden State, will highlight the abundant, locally- grown produce and meats which will be presented by award-winning regional chefs at various stations.  I will also pitch in to provide a little Swedish flavor to the culinary portion of the event and for the wine tasting that will showcase my premium Syrah that debuted earlier this year. 

Special guests will include popular golf broadcaster Jennifer Mills, who will emcee the clinic and evening program, Carolyn Wente of Wente Vineyards (also the partner of ANNIKA Vineyards), and Michel Nischan, a professional chef, restaurant owner, and advocate for a more healthful, organic and sustainable food future. 

We still have a few spots available so I hope to see you in a few weeks. 

For more information about the ANNIKA Foundation and our initiatives, please contact:

Don Ochsenreiter

ANNIKA Foundation, President

DonO@annikafoundation.org