March 27, 2012
“Marching 4 PALA” is a campaign to help students reach their “Presidential Active Life Award” (PALA) goals of eating nutritious foods and maintaining healthy, active lifestyles. The program, part of President Obama’s Physical Fitness Challenge, also supports Mayor Booker’s Let’s Move! Newark campaign. Brick City Serves is the managing partner for the campaign. In the “Marching 4 PALA” campaign, youth …
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March 14, 2012
Mayor Cory Booker challenges people to get fit with his new online fitness game called the Cory Booker Challenge: https://www.corybookerchallenge.com/ Once logged into the application via Facebook, participants “check in” to various physical activities to earn points, in-game trophies and compete against their friends for a top spot on the leader board. Newark residents are also exclusively invited to join …
ContinueStarted in spring of 2011, this 9 week program engaged more than 1000 residents in five different places of worship.
Mayor Cory Booker, Behavioral Health & Fitness Expert and event creator Jeff Halevy, and Hip-Hop legend and weight loss advocate Fat Joe announce the winners of a four-month fitness challenge...
Just one year after the establishment of Let’s Move! Newark, the effort now includes the use of cutting-edge technology that makes Newark’s program the first of its kind in the nation. In October of 2011, Let’s Move! Newark launched a new program for Newark Public School Students called Let’s Move! Newark: Our Power (LM!NOP).
