In conclusion to a great year, I would like to review everything I’ve done with the Alliance and what I continue am looking forwrd to doing in my up-coming year as a member of The Youth Advisory Board. First off I would like to thank the Alliance for a Healthier Generation staff mmembers who have helped me make this year very successful. Also i would like to thank the American Heart Association of Albuquerque and also the people who have taken the time to interview me and talk with me about the work I am doing.
The first event that I went to was the Santa Fe County Fair, in Santa Fe. At this evet i gave out pledge cards and interacted with the few kids their. Even though the event had few people it was a great experience for me and helped me beprepared for my future events and activities.
Next, I did a podcast with Kate Manchester of Edible Sanat Fe and Kitchen Sync Podcasts. In this podcast i went into the recording studion where we skyped in Kim Perry who is the director of the kids movement for The Alliance for a Healthier Generation. In this interview we talked about the experience in Kansas City, what the Alliances goals are, our mission, who the alliance is and what I am doing as a member on The Youth Advisory Board. For me this interview was super successful because it helped my media skills for future interviews.
Then, Rose Daniel, another Youth Board member and I did 2 interviews with radio disney and a television interview with NM’s local channel 4. The radio disney interviews were great because we were really ab;e to get the message out in a way that kids all across our state listen to. Then the TV interview was just amazing because the feel of being on TV and talking about something that really matters and effects the World, America, and New Mexico. Also it got showed twice and helped get the message out, mainly to parents about what they can do to help their kids become healthy and active.
Next, I attended the Green Globe Fset in Albuquerque, New Mexico which started out great, but soon turned to a rain-out.
Then, a huge event came up and that was the New Mexico Satae Fair. It was amazing to hand out over 550 pledge cards and really engage with the kids by hula-hooping and jump ropeing with them. From this event I feel like the kids really understood what the Alliances goals are. This event was to me one of the most successful events and really helped kids get envolved.
Next, I spoke at Gonzales Elementary with Mayor Coss on be active to school day, where kids were asked to walk and bike to school. It was great to speak with the elementary school kids, teachers, and the principal. It really helped me make connections to important people in Sanat Fe. I loved doing this event because I spoke directly to kids themselves and was and was able to make an impact on them.
Finally, to close out 2008 I spoke with US senators for New Mexico Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall. It was a legeslative session about the problems of obesity and was filled with wonderful speakers from across the country! It was really graet to be able to be part of the legeslative session that is a nation wide bill and hopefully on its way to victory. This was a superb thing to attend because of the connections I made with two very impotant people for New Mexico and the US. The opportunity to be and speak with people of such great knowledge was jsut the most amazing thing!
Well that is what I have done to help the Youth Advisory Board in my short time with them. I look forward to continuing to work with such wonderful people and on a great and important topic.
