Do you know a teen wellness leader? Of course, asking that question may lead you to wonder … what is a Teen Wellness Leader? A teenager who is setting a good example and showing leadership in health and wellness. Yes, teenagers have their own set of challenges — Or so I'm told. My girls aren't there yet! – but they can play an important role within their families, their peer groups and the larger community in developing healthy habits, and helping others to do the same.
Amway Global and the YMCA are looking to recognize 51 teenagers who fit this description — one from each state and Washington D.C.
Each selected Teen Wellness Leader will receive a $1,000 scholarship for further education; a $1,000 donation toward a local YMCA and the chance to be featured in Newsweek magazine. Pretty cool! Or even "sick!" Which I'm told means, in today's teen speak, "cool!" Although sick would certainly be a strange way to describe an award about wellness. I digress!
The Teen Wellness Leader Search is one element of Amway Global's new collaboration with YMCA of the USA – Inspire Wellness – which was created to encourage individual, family and community health and wellness, while establishing awareness of Amway Global's role as a leader in health and wellness among consumers. It's just one part of Amway Global's unprecedented investment in raising public awareness of, the opportunity we support and the products we offer.
Be sure to nominate a teen in your community who is promoting health and wellness. Some examples of what teens are doing around the country might include:
- Advocating for physical education classes in school and healthier food options in school cafeterias;
- Organizing friends to help build a playground or develop a walking path in a local park;
- Managing community gardens that provide locally grown produce;
- Coaching team sports or promoting other activities in underserved neighborhoods;
- Accompanying older adults on walking excursions; and
- Organizing a 5k or walk.
The online nomination period for the Search for Teen Wellness Leaders is open now through November 16, 2008 at 10 p.m. EST. To view the official contest rules, check out nominated teens, or to nominate a teen, visit www.inspirewellness.com.
We've been talking for
the past several weeks about the new Amway Global and YMCA Inspire Wellness
initiative, and now things are starting to happen!
Inspire Wellness is a combined effort of Amway
Global and YMCA of the USA
to encourage individual, family and community health and wellness. Inspire
Wellness builds on Activate America®, the YMCA's response to our
nation's growing health crisis that seeks to provide support to those who struggle
to maintain a healthy lifestyle. We at Amway Global couldn't be more excited
about the collaboration and there are many ways for everyone to get involved …
NOW:
www.inspirewellness.com
– Visit
this new in-depth website, which launched this week, that provides wellness
information, tips and resources, and assessments, and details on free wellness
events at select YMCAs across the country.
Amway Global Wellness
Index – We'll
announce the results of this national and state-based survey of Americans on
their views on wellness. This marks the beginning of a major media relations
campaign to increase awareness and understanding of the state of wellness in America
and how Amway Global and the YMCA have joined forces to help Americans improve
their health and well-being.
Gabrielle Reece Media
Tour – To
help spread the word about Inspire Wellness, Nutrilite spokesperson
Gabrielle Reece will be interviewed by dozens of national and regional
broadcast media outlets on Monday, Sept. 15. From Albuquerque
to Wichita,
news outlets across the nation will have the chance to hear Gabby explain the
results of the Amway Global Wellness Index and encourage health seekers to
visit www.inspirewellness.com
to find a list of 100 participating YMCAs that are holding free wellness events
on Saturday, Sept. 20. Gabby will be interviewed by the ABC Radio Network, FOX
News Edge/FOX Sports Net, and numerous other outlets. Don't worry, if you miss
her on Monday, visit www.inspirewellness.com later in the week in the
"News" section for links to her interviews online.
Newsweek – Check out the Sept. 22 issue, on
newsstands Sept. 15, featuring the first of several ads about the collaboration
between Amway and the YMCA to promote better health for all Americans.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 20
Wellness Events – Participate in wellness
events on September 20 at 100 select YMCAs for wellness assessments, classes
and activities for individuals and families, as well as sampling of Artistry®
and Nutrilite® products. Visit www.inspirewellness.com to find an
event near you.
OCTOBER 1:
Visit
www.inspirewellness.com to nominate a teen who's helping improve health and
wellness in their own community through the Amway Global and YMCA "Search for Teen Wellness Leaders," which
will identify and recognize teens who are doing an exemplary job of promoting wellness
in their communities.
Stay tuned here and at
the Inspire Wellness site for all the latest developments on Amway Global's
collaboration with the YMCA.