Green Schools Rally in Reynoldsburg Feb 22
January 22, 2012 – 10:58 pm
Bexley mom asks, “What Happened to Recess?”
January 11, 2012 – 3:17 pmAnother video from our summit! Middle School science teacher…
January 10, 2012 – 5:23 pmMiddle school science teacher Josh Flory speaks about the minor challenges and major rewards in taking middle school students outside to learn science lessons and life lessons.
Health Education Standards in Ohio – Information for supporters
January 9, 2012 – 10:52 am(LNCI members – you may or may not know that Ohio does not have any health or physical education standards for our students in this state. If you are interested in this issue, read on:)
Happy New Year to our partners and supporters for Health Education Standards in Ohio!
We appreciate all of your support in 2011. It enabled us to launch efforts to build support for health education standards for Ohio. Without grassroots support, it just wouldn’t be possible!
Now that 2012 is upon us, we still have much work to do. Periodically, we’ll update you on the status and let you know ways you can support the effort going forward. We hope that you find this informative and valuable.
There are a couple of quick activities where everyone can help. First, you can encourage grassroots support by asking others to sign postcards. The directions for the postcards and the postcards are available for download on our website. Simply run copies (or let me know if this is a problem and a supply can be sent). Have colleagues, friends and family sign the cards and return them to me. There is no need to who your legislative members are. We’ll take care of district matching. We’ll be using these at an upcoming event and will then deliver them to your legislative member.
Also, thank you to everyone who attended our November 16th Advocacy Day. We had great feedback. Many of you made personal action plans. We would love to hear how things are going! To help, we have created an online survey for you to update the status of endorsements. If you weren’t able to attend, we are still looking for groups, organizations and individuals to endorse health education standards. Resources are available on our website (both online endorsement form and a downloadable paper copy).
As next steps, you and others interested are invited to the American Heart Association’s annual Advocacy Day on March 14th. One of the topics to be discussed is state health education standards. You can find updated information on the event, as well as resources (jpg and postcard announcing the event) on our website. This is a great opportunity for those unable to attend the November event. Please encourage those interested to register as soon as possible.
If you are interested in joining our Health Education Standards Advocacy Committee, please reply back to this message and I’ll add you to the list.
Again, special thanks to all of you who supported our effort in 2011. And, thanks for your continued support in 2012!
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Cresha Auck Foley, MA
Government Relations Director, Ohio
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
5455 N. High Street, P.O. Box 163549
Columbus, Ohio 43216-3549
Tel.: 800.282.0291, Ext. 4357
Cell: 614.296.1665
Fax 614.848.4227
E-mail: cresha.auck@heart.org
www.americanheart.org
www.americanstroke.org
Welcome new member: Nancy Gregory
January 3, 2012 – 10:13 amNancy Gregor
Environmental Educator, nrgregory@dawesarb.org, 740-323-2355
As an integral member of the education dept. at The Dawes Arboretum I believe in offering many opportunities for families, school age children and adults to grow in their love and knowledge of the natural world. Hopefully we can learn from each other in this collaborative to help our youngest citizens have positive learning experiences in the outdoors.
Welcome new member: The Dawes Arboretum
January 3, 2012 – 10:06 amThe Dawes Arboretum
Contact: Jenny Pope
Education Director, japope@dawesarb.org, 740-323-2355
The Dawes Arboretum is dedicated to increasing the love and knowledge of trees, history and the natural world. A unique educational experience in any season, The Arboretum offers access to a variety of native habitats and ecosystems through winding trails within the 1,800 acre grounds.
7770 Jacksontown Rd SE
Newark, OH 43056
Welcome new member: Camp Akita
January 3, 2012 – 10:03 amCamp Akita
Contact: Danita Wolfe
Akita Facilities Director, info@campakita.org, 740-385-3827
As has always been the tradition of Akita, First Community Church welcomes young people of all ages and all faith traditions to enjoy the natural surroundings and serene atmosphere that is Akita. We welcome you to embrace the spirit that is Akita.
29746 Logan-Hornsmille Road
Logan, OH 43138
More publicity and participants for your April event — FREE!
December 22, 2011 – 10:20 pmAll,
We are excited to tell you about a concrete (free!) way to receive more publicity, support and attendance for your April 2012 nature-related events and service projects.
You may have heard about The Children and Nature Network 2012 Let’s G.O.! campaign. This initiative is a nationwide effort to increase and track opportunities throughout the country in April.
Your regional Leave No Child Inside Collaborative will be linking you and your organization with these national efforts, providing the following benefits:
- A listing in a national event calendar
- Media tools and press releases
- Access to reports about activities happening across Ohio
- Inspiration to create new projects or increase attendance at traditional April events
- Celebration and promotion of your April events by the Leave No Child Inside Collaborative in your area
For many of you that means you will have another way to promote the things you are already doing and for others it can create a platform to launch events or initiatives for the first time.
Statewide leaders in the Ohio Leave No Child Inside movement have discussed using April 7 as a kick-off date for this campaign in Ohio.
Please mark the date on your calendar. Even if you don’t have an event that day, you can promote events throughout April at the kick-off.
Thank you for all you do to connect children with nature!
We will stay in touch with you about how to access these tools and resources.
Preschoolers win Earth Hour award
December 19, 2011 – 11:01 amhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL5skSq2f9c&feature=youtu.be&mid=5555
SE Ohio Leave No Child Inside gets attention in Lancaster Gazette
December 18, 2011 – 8:33 pm
Thanks to longtime Leave No Child Inside member Vicki Kohli for publishing a piece in the Lancaster Gazette about the Leave No Child Inside movement, and nicely weaving practical ideas into the piece.
Way to go! Read the article at the link below.
