Infinity Wellness Foundation

We celebrated our 1 year Anniversary for our non-profit on November 3rd!

We have already achieved:

1.     Served an additional 300+ students in school and summer programs to increase the total number of students served by IWF since its founding to 500+

2.     Initiated a strategic partnership with Department of Exercise Science, School of Public Health & Health Science, The George Washington University, including an internship program

3.     For the FIRST TIME collected primary data on students in a summer program with the use of pedometers

4.     Participated in the launch the new playing field and play area for Oyster-Adams Bilingual Elementary School with ribbon cutting ceremony with District Mayor Fenty

5.     Inducted 34 students into Infinity Wellness Most Valuable Student program as a result of their performance and dedication

We need your support for programs in 2010. Your donation will fund:

• Provide FREE IWF Wellkids programs to 5-10 District schools – our integrated fitness and wellness program to empower youth
• Buy exercise bands, yoga mats, and agility ladders to donate to a school in need
• Develop and publish a Workbook Curriculum for District teachers and health professional

Infinity Wellness Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and

gift(s) may be considered tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed

by law.

Give the Gift of Wellness to District Students in 2010

Support the 2010 Infinity Wellness Foundation Honor Roll in three donation programs:

• Green Star ($20-99): Sponsor a student to a TOTAL Wellness Program class that breaks the bonds of traditional physical education and incorporates nutrition, meditation, stretching, yoga, core, balance, and flexibility.
• Silver Star ($100-499): Donate in this range and buy 40 exercise bands, 20-40 yoga mats, and agility ladders for our next school program.  The fitness equipment will be donated to the school .
• Gold Star ($500-2,500): Pay to sponsor a school in need to experience our 5-week Total Wellness Program which takes trainers, equipment, food, training materials, diagnostic tools, recognition prizes, and more, and many schools lack the funds.

Testimonials

It was great to see our students exercising in a fun way while at the same time learning about muscle groups, nutrition, self-esteem, sleep, healthy weight, and all the other topics that were covered! – Eric Bethel 4^th grade teacher Marie Reed Learning Center

Tanya and Lance coming in and teaching the Teen Health Promoters about the muscular and skeletal system was a great addition to our body systems lessons.  Having their professional knowledge as personal trainers along with their comfort and ability to relate to my students, was perfect combination.  They were able to explain complex concepts with ease to my students and gave them information and skills applicable not only to the Teen Health Promoters Program and their clinical internship as well as in their daily lives. Lance’s assistance and support of my Senior Teen Health Promoters goal of training for a 5K has been a huge help to us.  He brought so much energy to our training session and was so detail oriented in planning our training schedule.  The Senior Teen Health Promoters are excited to start training and we could not have done it without Lance’s help.   –Allison Bayley, Latin American Youth Center

Learning how to eat healthy snacks and drink more water has made me feel better with more energy. I got my mom to buy carrots and hummus for our family. –Joseph, Marie Reed Learning Center Summer School

My Non-Profit in Washington DC, bringing fitness, wellness, and nutrition into the DC public schools. I started it with one of my colleagues Lance Breger.

Infinity Wellness Foundation is dedicated to fighting DC’s growing epidemic of childhood obesity. For the first time, ‘Total Wellness’ is integrated into the school curriculum. Our non-traditional approach is transformational in children’s lives. The experience can only be describe as…contagious.

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FACT: The District has the HIGHEST rate of overweight children (ages 10 to 17) in the nation at 22.8%.

CALL TO ACTION: 61% of obese young people have at least one additional risk factor for heart disease. Healthy lifestyle habits, including healthy eating and physical activity, can lower the risk of becoming obese and developing related diseases. Starting early by training youth is THE key to developing a lifetime of healthier living!

DC OFFICE OF THE STATE SUPERINTENENT OF EDUCATION: PHYSICAL EDUCATION STANDARDS: According to the OSSE Physical Activity Standards which “encourage all LEA’s and schools to set a goal to provide quality physical education instruction that is at least 150 minutes per week (30 minutes per day) at the elementary level and 225 minutes (45 minutes per day) in middle and high school levels”. The current public health agenda of our country calls for school physical education and health education to be priorities in disease prevention.  The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE), Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Association for State Boards of Education (NASBE) all recommend daily physical education as stated above (OSSE Physical Education Standards, p 5).

MISSION

The Infinity Wellness Foundation will create and deliver cutting-edge research, training, and programs based on total wellness concepts and innovative teaching techniques to:

• Inspire and motivate children and youth to make daily choices to improve their lives
• Create a synergy of student-to-home to positively impact the student’s family

OBJECTIVES

• Motivate children and youth in the District to make daily choices to improve their overall TOTAL wellness
• Deliver cutting-edge training for youth and professionals based on innovative TOTAL WELLNESS concepts

• Focus awareness and action with all partners in the school life of youth including education professionals, fitness experts, and parents

CHANGING LIVES…ONE SCHOOL AT A TIME…

Programs delivered to three District schools reaching 500+ children in 150+ classes:

• City Collegiate
• Marie Reed Learning Center
• Oyster-Adams Intermediate School

THE TOTAL WELLNESS DIFFERENCE

Think back to your physical education class in high school or recess in grade school…The Infinity Wellness Foundation breaks the stereotypes of traditional physical education by a holistic approach by integrating our Wellkids Model into each class format. Well Kids by Infinity Wellness utilizes a balanced approach wellness model to promote optimal health and well being in our student’s lives. Our integrated curriculum allows students the opportunity to discover unconventional methods to reach the goal of empowered wellness.

PILOT PROGRAMS: TESTED AND PROVEN

1. Oyster-Adams Elementary School Recess Program

• Daily Recess Program for 300 youth 4^th-8^th graders: February-June
• IWF was hired by the Adams Elementary School to create and deliver a safe, structured, and sound fitness program during the renovation of their entire playground area. Without a place for the students be active and release energy, IWF, designed an ‘Innovative Recess Program’ at Adams Elementary School using the school’s hallways and veranda for all 300 4th through 8th grade students.

1. Mary Reed Learning Center

• Summer School Program June-July 2008

1. City Collegiate Charter School

• Physical Education teacher quits on first day of school
• Program November-December

1. Latin American Youth Center

• 5K Exercise Program Design

WELLKIDS SUCCESS FACTORS

1. Engagement of school teachers and staff
2. Innovative ways of utilizing school space
3. Weekly review and reinforce of desired health behaviors
4. Educated instructors demonstrate and students perform
5. Customized lesson plans based on student’s interest
6. Avoiding social stigma so that overweight/obese students can learn and perform

7. Most Value Student Program Incentive

OUR PROGRAMS

Our services are designed to provide an impact in the lives of youth through three main areas: community building, research, and education.  Through our community building we highly encourage parents to attend sessions.  We also provide educational lectures for parents as a part of our program.  Supporting materials for the family are sent home with each student on a weekly basis.  We are also committed to gathering pre and post data on all students to be used for research purposes.  During our program we encourage the school nurse, physical education teacher, and others to observe our sessions so that they can support the students with their journey.

GOALS OF OUR PROGRAMMING

1. To offer both summer school programming and after-school programs this upcoming year in four to six schools.

The after school program, summer school program, or recess program is designed to bring a cohesive learning environment for all students. IWF sends expert trainers in to lead each class with the assistance of on-site teachers.

Each week is built as a building block upon the previous week’s program.  Each week the program is progressed and changed based off the student’s adaptation to the program.

Train the student: Program is adaptable to the schools needs but it is recommended to do the following: 45-60-minutes 3-4x/week; 90-minutes 2x/week; or 30-minutes 5x/week

Equipment: Equipment will be purchased for the school by IWF to use in order to implement the program.  School will own all fitness equipment at the end of the program.

Healthy Foods: Weekly healthy snacks will be provided by IWF

Other Take home Items: IWF will provide each student in the class with a water bottle, informative handouts, workout journals, booklets, and other educational tools.

1. In order to hold the PE teachers accountable to delivery our curriculum one of the Co-Founders of IWF will visit and co-lead a class 2x/week every six weeks and spend an additional two hours reviewing the next upcoming weeks of curriculum.

Materials: IWF provides on-sight nurse, PE teacher with materials to implement a year’s worth or curriculum.  A year curriculum workbook and resource guide is given to the teacher.

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