FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

CONTACT: John Schuster
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
305-995-1126

Lauren Darensbourg, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition; representatives from the Miami HEAT, Miami Dolphins, and Special Olympics; and 1,400 Miami-Dade County Public Schools students with disabilities

Presentation of the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA+) to 1,400 students, enrolled in the “I Can Do It, You Can Do It” program, for completing the challenge.

Thursday, May 22, 2014
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Felix Varela Senior High School
15255 S.W. 96th Street
Miami, Florida 33196

“I Can Do It, You Can Do It” is an initiative developed by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office on Disability. The program is a physical fitness/activity program that links mentors with students with disabilities. The mentor provides training and guidance to assist children in becoming physically active by participating in 30-minutes of exercise a day, for 5-days-a-week, at 8-week intervals.  Students with disabilities who complete the program receive the President’s Active Lifestyle Award patch and certificate. This program was designed to address the childhood obesity and type II diabetes also found in youth with disabilities who are more prone to be inactive. 

This event is associated with Mrs. Obama’s “Let’s Move” Campaign and is supported by the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition.