Ask. Listen. Learn.
Apolo Anton Ohno stops in Philly!
Apolo Anton Ohno today visited La Salle Academy in inner-city Philadelphia today, joined by kids from St. Malachy School, St. Laurentius School, San Miguel School, and Hope Partnership for Education. Many of these kids’ potential is limited by social, academic, or financial challenges. Apolo reached out to them, telling them that as long as they stayed focused and driven to succeed, nothing could stand in their way.
"I don’t know what’s going on with you and what your situation is, but it’s not over until it’s over. I may start off the race at the back of the pack, but at the end of the race, I win it."
This is why we believe partnering with athletes like Apolo is so important. When an eight-time Olympic medal winner, himself the child of a single parent, is telling you that saying ‘YES’ to a healthy lifestyle and ‘NO’ to underage drinking will help them accomplish their goals, they’ll believe it.
Thanks to everyone at La Salle Academy for such a great event! You rock.
CNN, Ask Listen Learn, Atlanta, Apolo!
Hello Atlanta! In our effort to bring Ask, Listen, Learn to every conceivable part of the country (let’s go ahead and make it a 50 state goal,) we enlisted the help of Apolo Anton Ohno to reach out to the kids of Kennedy Middle School!
But first, we made a trip to CNN headquarters in Atlanta! Apolo explained what the Ask, Listen, Learn is all about: educating kids to have the confidence to go out in the world and make healthy, active decisions.
The kids were pumped to see Apolo, and eager to learn. We’re enormously thankful to everyone at Kennedy Middle school for the warm reception, and we hope they enjoy the Ask, Listen, Learn interactive activity we left behind!
Dara Torres joins the team, Apolo Anton Ohno comes back for another tour!
We’ve got some news about two of our favorite athletes…
Please welcome Dara Torres, our newest Ask, Listen, Learn super star! This five-time Olympic athlete is a fierce athlete and a great role model, winning twelve Olympic medals over her career!
Apolo Anton Ohno is also joining with us again to help spread the message of Ask, Listen, Learn!
On April 13th we’re heading down to Atlanta, GA with Apolo to visit Kennedy Middle School! Apolo will be demonstrating the Ask, Listen, Learn interactive activity, telling kids to say ‘YES’ to a healthy lifestyle and ‘NO’ to underage drinking. Stay tuned for pictures and video from the event!
On April 14th, we’ll be heading up to Philadelphia, PA with Apolo, to St. Michael’s Parish.
On April 20th, we’ll head to the Arlington Science Focus Elementary School, in Arlington, VA, and Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School in Laurel, MD.
But we’re saving the best for last. On April 22nd, SuperStars Dara Torres and Apolo Anton Ohno will be participating in Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day in Washington, DC! Check our events page for details!
Alcohol Awareness Month, all year long
April 1st is a very important day to us here at The Century Council. While other organizations joke on April Fool’s Day, we face a serious reality: Underage drinking and drunk driving remain serious problems, despite the progress made against them. We want to let you know what we’re doing to make a fight these problems.
Coming off our visit to the 2010 Winter Games, We just recently wrapped up an electrifying post-Winter Games Ask, Listen, Learn tour with Apolo Anton Ohno, the most decorated U.S. Winter Olympian in history and star of the 2010 Olympic Games. We were thrilled to be able to bring him to see kids all over the country and tell them to say ‘YES’ to a healthy lifestyle and ‘NO’ to underage drinking.
We also recently filmed a series of PSAs for State Attorneys General with Dara Torres, five-time Olympian swimmer and winner of 12 Olympic medals. These PSAs will be airing in states all over the country in honor of Alcohol Awareness Month. Check out pictures from the event here!
Both of these stellar athletes are coming with us to Capitol Hill this month! On April 22nd, The Century Council is hosting an educational event on Capitol Hill that will teach parents and kids the importance of saying "YES" to a healthy lifestyle and "NO" to underage drinking. We’re doing this with our partners, the Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Foundation, the Artists and Athletes Alliance, and PE4Life.
We’re also starting to distribute our Ask, Listen, Learn interactive activities all over the country! We’ll be bringing it to roughly 250 schools and community groups around the country. We’ll also be posting online mini-games to Ask, Listen, Learn soon!
Lastly, Our Hardcore Drunk Driving Commuity Corrections Guide is coming out soon! This guide is designed to help probation and parole officers in monitoring hardcore drunk drivers under the care. We’ll be presenting it next week at this year’s Lifesavers Conference in Philadelphia, and posting it to our website shortly thereafter. Stay tuned!
The Century Council brings Ask Listen Learn to Liberty, NC!
Braving thunderstorms and tornadoes, The Century Council brought its Ask, Listen, Learn program to Liberty, NC on Monday for an event with Rep. Howard Coble (NC-06.)
We had a great event. The kids were excited to try the Ask, Listen, Learn interactive activity – learning about the dangers of underage drinking - while also breaking out in a sweat. Kids also learned about the Ask, Listen, Learn site, where they can register profiles and read about SuperStars such as Apolo Anton Ohno!
Thanks Principal Miller, and of course Rep. Coble for taking part in this event! And thanks to the kids of Northeastern Randolph Middle School for saying ‘YES’ to a healthy lifestyle and ‘NO’ to underage drinking!
Check below for pictures of the event!
125th AAHPERD National Convention & Exposition
The Century Council is pleased to be exhibiting this year at the 125th American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) National Convention & Exposition.
AAHPERD is an alliance of five national associations, six district associations, and a Research Consortium serving 22,000+ members. AAHPERD is dedicated to the professional development of physical education and health education teachers, students, researchers and others who promote an active and healthy lifestyle every day. The Century Council will be demonstrating its new interactive Ask, Listen, Learn activity to convention attendees. In addition, The Century Council will be distributing Ask, Listen, Learn program-related materials.
The Convention and Exposition starts today and goes through the 19th. If you're there, stop by and check out the interactive activity and our materials!