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...

Braving thunderstorms and tornadoes, The Century Council brought its Ask, Listen, Learn program to Liberty, NC on Monday for an event with Rep. Howard Coble (NC-06.) We had a great event. The kids were excited to try the Ask, Listen, Learn interactive activity – learning about the dangers of underage drinking  – while also breaking out...

The Century Council is pleased to be exhibiting this year at the 125th American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) National Convention & Exposition. AAHPERD is an alliance of five national associations, six district associations, and a Research Consortium serving 22,000+ members. AAHPERD is dedicated to the professional development...

Today, the Ask, Listen, Learn tour will bring Apolo Anton Ohno to his hometown, Seattle. The Ask, Listen, Learn team and Apolo are very excited about this hometown event! As you all know, Apolo has been travelling up a storm to inspire kids all around the country. Seattle will be...

Apolo Anton Ohno is nearing the final leg of his Ask Listen Learn tour – today, he visited Chicago’s Smyth Elementary School. Despite a very early start and a couple media interviews, Apolo brought his energy and enthusiasm to a group of young kids eager to interact with the eight-time Olympic champion. Watch...

Apolo Anton Ohno visited El Rodeo Middle School yesterday to spread the message of Ask, Listen, Learn: Kids and Alcohol Don’t Mix. The kids of El Rodeo Middle School loved seeing Apolo, and enthusiastically played the Ask Listen Learn interactive activities, learning about the dangers of underage drinking as they did so. They also heard an...

Today, Apolo Anton Ohno brought The Century Council‘s Ask Listen Learn program to Denver, Colorado, as part of our work motivating kids to say ‘YES’ to a healthy lifestyle and ‘NO’ to underage drinking. The response to the program has been enormous. Every stop we’ve been on so far, kids and teachers both have been excited...