While it can seem like a challenge to keep your kids healthy and active, once kids learn the joy of staying active, it really does get easier! Here are 5 simple ways to get that process started! 1. Keep it fun There’s a reason why Little Leaguers are so prevalent...
The Century Council returned to North Carolina for another round of the Ask, Listen, Learn program today! Rep. Heath Shuler (NC-11) joined us at Valley Springs Middle School in Arden, NC to show students how to “say ‘YES’ to a healthy lifestyle and ‘NO’ to underage drinking.” As always, we loved seeing the interest kids showed...
We’re big believers in youth fitness. In talking with our SuperStars, we’ve heard over and over againthat wanting to lead a healthy lifestyle was an excellent deterrent to underage drinking. Furthermore, recent research by Harvard Medical School’s Dr. John Ratey indicates that aerobic exercise can have a stunning effect on emotional health and a child’s ability to learn....
This weekend The Century Council was title night sponsor of Saturday’s doubleheader at RFK Stadium. And while we were sad that DC United couldn’t overcome the New York Red Bulls, we still had a great time! We had our Ask, Listen Learn interactive activity up and running for the kids, who jumped for the...
The Century Council, official corporate sponsor of Washington Freedom and D.C. United, is the title night sponsor for the doubleheader on Saturday, May 1st. The doubleheader, at RFK Stadium, starts at 4:00pm with D.C. United playing the first game and the Washington Freedom game to follow. The Century Council will...
Yesterday, The Century Council hosted a ‘Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day’ event yesterday in the Cannon Caucus Room on Capitol Hill, along with our partners, Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Foundation, the Artists and Athletes Alliance, and PE4Life. For the past four years we’ve celebrated Take Our...
Apolo Anton Ohno joined The Century Council for two events yesterday, one at Arlington Science Focus Elementary School in Arlington, VA and one at Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School in Laurel, MD. We started off the day at Arlington Science Focus Elementary School. Joined by US Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, Apolo ran...
Apolo Anton Ohno today visited La Salle Academy in inner-city Philadelphia today, joined by kids from St. Malachy School, St. Laurentius School, San Miguel School, and Hope Partnership for Education. Many of these kids’ potential is limited by social, academic, or financial challenges. Apolo reached out to them, telling them that as long...
Hello Atlanta! In our effort to bring Ask, Listen, Learn to every conceivable part of the country (let’s go ahead and make it a 50 state goal,) we enlisted the help of Apolo Anton Ohno to reach out to the kids of Kennedy Middle School! But first, we made a trip to CNN headquarters...
We’ve got some news about two of our favorite athletes… Please welcome Dara Torres, our newest Ask, Listen, Learn super star! This five-time Olympic athlete is a fierce athlete and a great role model, winning twelve Olympic medals over her career! Apolo Anton Ohno is also joining with us again to help spread the...