The team also hopes to be an example to the youth by challenging themselves to shape up and stay in shape. They are all concerned with the rise in childhood obesity.
This blog will chronicle their experience.
Seven of the team members.
From left to right: Team Leader Mike Messer, Wes Brown, Joe Sestak, Arthur "Buck" Rikli, Mike Hatchett, Rick McKernan, Nick Baker
- For more information on the Optimist Club: http://www.optimist.org/
- For more information on Shape Up Missouri: https://www.smsg.org/sum/Default.asp
- For more information on childhood obesity: http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/overweight/index.htm
By Amber Hanneken, reporter
Columbia Missourian
2 comments:
HEY COLUMBIA,
WHEN EVERYONE WORKS TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND HAS THE SAME GOAL YOU CAN START TO SEE RESULTS. I CHALLENGE EVERYONE TO JOIN US ON THIS GOAL AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR YOUTH. I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN PERSONAL HEALTH FOR MY WHOLE LIFE AND THINK WE CAN ENCOURAGE EVERYONE AROUND US TO SET SOME PERSONAL GOALS. I KNOW AS A TEAM WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. GO TEAM
NICK BAKER
DOWNTOWN OPTIMIST CLUB
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