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...
We had a great event in Tiverton, RI with Congressman David Cicilline today! He loved his enthusiasm for the message, as well as for the Ask, Listen, Learn game. Not only did a bunch of the kids give the game a try, but so did the congressman! The people of Rhode Island...
Today, U.S. Representative Howard Coble (R-NC) joined the Ask, Listen, Learn program at New Century Middle School in Cameron, NC. Rep. Coble spoke to the kids, persuading them of the benefits to saying ‘YES’ to a healthy lifestyle and ‘NO’ to underage drinking. Afterwards, the kids played the Ask, Listen, Learn Game. Thanks...
On Tuesday, The Century Council was honored to record public service announcements (PSAs) with 23 state Attorneys General from all over the country. In the PSA, they demonstrate their commitment to our nation’s children – encouraging them to make healthy choices including exercising, eating healthily, and saying “no” to underage...
Saturday the Ask, Listen, Learn team headed up to Boston, Massachusetts for the New Balance Boston Indoor Grand Prix at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center on the campus of Roxbury Community College. The three-hour long event was comprised of women’s and men’s heats and pole vaulting challenges with competitors from...
We’re happy to announce that we’ll be partnering up with Apolo Anton Ohno’s west coast book tour next week! Working with Apolo Ohno helps us reach audiences we might not otherwise get the chance to talk to. We think his passion for wellness and his inspirational story is a great...
This book tour with Apolo Ohno has been an exciting chance for people to understand a little bit better why Apolo Ohno is working with us. He believes as we do that middle school is an important time for kids, a time when they start to find the path that...
Sunday night, Apolo Ohno and The Century Council were at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Pittsburgh PA. Apolo was promoting his book, Zero Regrets, and also spoke to a group of kids about making healthy choices in life and saying no to underage drinking. Apolo Ohno shared his message with 12 kids...
Saturday, September 11th, we were at the Washington Freedom Game supporting the team and also handing out great giveaways to the kids as they entered the stadium. We were very excited to see so many young individuals come out to support the women and also learn more about our Ask, Listen,...
Just in time for Father’s Day, eight-time Winter Games medalist and Dancing with the Stars champApolo Anton Ohno and his father, Yuki Ohno, were interviewed by radio and TV shows all over the country to talk about the importance of a supportive parent as well as of an active and healthy...