FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, May 6, 2009         

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

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) students and parents

5th Annual “I Can Do It, You Can Do It” Awards Ceremony
1,000 students with disabilities will receive the President’s Active Lifestyle Award patch and certificate.

Thursday, May 7, 2009
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Miami Edison Middle School
6101 NW 2nd Ave.
Miami, Florida 33127

The “I Can Do It, You Can Do It” program, an initiative developed by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Disability, is a physical fitness/activity program that links mentors with students with disabilities.  Mentors provide training and guidance to help children become physically active by participating in 30 minutes of physical activity for 5 days per week, for 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 in youth with disabilities who are not physically active.