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April 22, 2009
Teen-led Ultimate Frisbee® tournament held as part of Global Youth Service Day
What: Pittsburgh teens will contribute to Global Youth Service Day on Saturday, April 25
through nrg Powered by Pittsburgh – a community-wide Ultimate Frisbee
tournament raising money to improve access to outdoor recreation opportunities
for youth and families.
The tournament is hosted by the Penn State Hershey Center for Nutrition and
Activity Promotion (Center) and is made possible by Highmark Healthy High 5, a
children's health promotion initiative of the Highmark Foundation. Teens from the
Pittsburgh High School Ultimate League (PHUL) will manage the tournament.
One-hundred percent of the money raised from the tournament will be donated
to Venture Outdoors, a local non-profit organization seeking to increase the
Pittsburgh region's participation in outdoor recreational activity. Venture
Outdoors will use the money to host a free kayak day for youth and families at
Allegheny Commons, Lake Elizabeth on Saturday, June 6.
Families and friends are invited to attend and participate in a community health
fair and activities including free health screenings from Kindred Hospital; climbing
wall and geocaching from Venture Outdoors, and Frisbee®-related contests from
PHUL.
Date/Time: Saturday, April 25, 2009, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; check presentation at 11:30 a.m.
Location: Allegheny Commons, Richie McCabe Field, North Ave. and Federal St.
Editor's Note: Elected officials including Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, City Council
members, County Chief Executive Dan Onorato, and State Senator Jim Ferlo
have been invited to participate in the 11:30 a.m. check presentation.
On-site interviews will be available with Center Executive Director Allison Topper
and Venture Outdoors Program Director Jon Lucadamo.
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nrg Powered by Pittsburgh is an initiative of the Center's nrg Powered by Choice teen
campaign. For more information about the campaign, visit www.poweredbychoice.org.
Penn State Hershey Center for Nutrition and Activity Promotion works collectively
with state and national partners to conduct research and evaluate promising obesity
prevention practices. Since 2003, this important work has been translated into programs
and events implemented by the state network Pennsylvania Advocates for Nutrition
and Activity (PANA). For more information about the Center and its programs, please
visit www.nrgbalance.org.
“The stellar interaction between the Center and administrators at six PA public schools led to a very successful week-long health ride. I enjoyed working with the Center and would highly recommend them as partners in any future projects.”
