Media Advisory: Boys & Girls Clubs of America Hosts Triple Play Leadership Summit Town Hall

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Aug. 27, 2013 - PRLog -- WHEN: Friday, Sept. 6, 2013

6:30 - 7: 15 p.m. - Opportunity for interviews with speakers and panelists

7:15 – 8:30 p.m. - Program & discussion

WHERE: Olympic Training Center, 1750 E Boulder St, Colorado Springs, CO 80909

What:   Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Triple Play Leadership Club Summit’s Youth Town Hall brings together more than 125 Boys & Girls Club kids, Club staff and experts from around the country to create an engaging and interactive conversation around the issue of obesity.

Obesity rates for children continue to track at all-time highs, a major issue for communities throughout the country.  To address this issue, Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Triple Play program is working to combat this issue, one kid and one connection at a time.

Club kids and leaders from around the U.S. will use the Summit to take ownership of addressing this problem in their local communities.

●      Attendees will learn from peers, kid experts and health & fitness experts how to empower individuals and communities to make healthier Club, neighborhood, school and home environments.  

●      The Youth Town Hall will kick off the Triple Play Youth Leadership Summit on Friday evening.

●      BGCA will provide tips for kids and advisors to take back.

Interview Opportunities

Advance interviews, for pre-event stories, in-studio guests for morning shows:

●      Wayne B. Moss, Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Senior Director of Healthy Lifestyles

Speakers and Panelists (available for interviews)

·       Kid Chef Eliana de Las Casas (http://kidchefeliana.com), a 13-year-old phenom chef with two published cookbooks and another releasing in the spring.

·       Mataio Swain (https://www.healthiergeneration.org/about_us/leadership/y...), a member of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s Youth Advisory Board.  Fourteen year-old from Charleston, WV.

·       Erika Strader, Director, Community Marketing Coca-Cola North America and member of the 1992 and 1996 US Olympic Badminton teams.

Latest Report on Obesity

·       Positive News: CDC reports rates of obesity among preschool children from low-income families decreased in 18 states.

·       Negative News: Obesity rates remain high, with 13 states showing obesity rates over 30 percent. Nearly three in ten youth today are obese or overweight.

(Source:http://healthyamericans.org/health-issues/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/TFAH2013FasInFatReport29.pdf)

**All media attendees must confirm attendance to receive credentials to enter the Olympic Training Facility. To book interviews, please contact Sarah Douglas sarah@leffassociates.com.