FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, May 18, 2015

CONTACT: Daisy Gonzalez-Diego
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
305-995-2060

Lauren Darensbourg, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition; representatives from the Miami HEAT and Miami Dolphins; and 1,500 Miami-Dade County Public Schools students with disabilities

11th Annual “I Can Do It, You Can Do It” Presidential Active Lifestyle Awards (PALA+) will honor 1,500 students with disabilities, who have participated in an innovative national initiative to increase physical activity levels.

Thursday, May 21, 2015
11 a.m. to 12:30 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.