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WIN 4 KIDS Contest
WIN 4 KIDS is a contest giving YOU the opportunity to tell GoodLife Kids Foundation about an organization or program in your community you'd like to see receive financial support. There's $100,000 to be shared among 10 organizations/programs across Canada getting kids physically active. Ten Finalists will be announced late January 2016 and public voting begins February 1 2016. Learn more by visiting Win4Kids.com
Did You Know...
- Spin4Kids has raised over $2.4 million in 4 years
- Spin4Kids Plus is GoodLife Kids Foundation biggest fundraising event
- Over 4,000 GoodLife Fitness Associates volunteer to support Spin4Kids Plus
- GoodLife Fitness covers 100% of our administrative and operational expenses so that every dollar raised will make the biggest impact on the lives of Canadian kids
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The Facts
- Only 9% of 5 – 17 year olds are meeting the recommended 60 minutes a day of moderate to vigorous physical activity (2015 ParticipACTION Report Card)
- Today’s generation of youth will be the first to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents (Olshansky)
- Lack of regular physical activity negatively effects children’s health, their self-esteem and Canada’s health care system
- Physical inactivity costs Canadian taxpayers approximately $6.8 billion a year
- Canadian kids are spending 7 hours a day in front of a screen – over the course of a week that is as much time as their parents spend at work (Active Health Kids Canada)
- 46% of Canadian kids get 3 hours or less of active play per week, including weekends (Active Health Kids Canada)