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From The Blog: 2011

Thank you, Westport Middle School!

The Ask, Listen, Learn team would like to send out a special thank you to Westport Middle School in Louisville, Kentucky for having us at their school yesterday morning! We were honored to work with Congressman John Yarmuth as he came in to speak to the 300 8thgraders in attendance. ...

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Happy first week of school!

How can you help your child have a great first week of school? Clear your schedule. Dedicate yourself as much as possible to helping your child have a great first week. Be there to listen to their stories, help them get ready before school, sign papers, and show interest in...

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Mia Hamm’s Celebrity Soccer Challenge Comes to DC

We had some celebrities in town this weekend here in the DC area! After Manchester United beat out Barcelona FC at FedEx Field, home of the Washington Redskins, on Saturday night, Mia Hamm’s Fourth Annual Celebrity Soccer Challenge was held at Kastles Stadium Sunday morning. The match served to raise...

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Thank you, Atlanta!

Ask, Listen, Learn was with Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens in Atlanta this morning and we would like to send out a thank you to all 100 girls participating at Peachtree Presbyterian Church. The girls had some great questions for the Attorney General – about underage drinking, drunk driving, and kids health...

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Summer with DC Scores!

The Century Council has been a close partner of DC Scores,  and has recognized its Amy Nakamoto as one of its 20 People to Watch. As such, we were excited to visit their great summer program, Couch To Camp. In the past two weeks we visited Tubman Elementary and HD Cooke Elementary School, where...

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Congrats to the USA Women’s Soccer team!

120 minutes into the game, the team was one goal behind and one player short.  The girls did not give up. They weren’t going to let their favored opponent, the Samba Queens, celebrate without a battle. At the 122nd minute, our very own Ask Listen Learn Superstar Abby Wambach headed the tying...

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Happy Independence Day – Let’s Eat!

It’s no doubt that many of us may tend over-indulge in unhealthy foods at Independence Day cookouts and parties this weekend.  But while some may be eating caramel apple pies and chocolate cookies, you can choose to serve yourself a lighter dessert that’s festive and easy to make to share...

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We’re bringing Ask Listen Learn to Henrico!

Today, we’re helping the public schools of Henrico County, VA to Ask, Listen, Learn. Each class will receive a set of our Ask, Listen, Learn brochures and our Ask, Listen, Learn game. The brochures help to facilitate the conversation between educators and students regarding the dangers of underage drinking, while the game provides both...

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We’re back from the adidas Grand Prix

We had an Ask, Listen, Learn booth set up on the second level of the stadium with two Xavix games on TVs for kids to play in between the track events. And even though it was a bit rainy for most of the day, we handed out 1,500 AskListenLearn.com sunglasses to kids...

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