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Featured News
GO Day 2009 Final Report
GO Day Press Release
June 22, 2009
To combat the threats posed by today’s indoor, inactive
lifestyles – such as the growing obesity epidemic and the
projection that today’s kids will live shorter lives than their
parents due to lifestyle choices – several hundred local,
state and federal agencies, diverse nonprofit organizations
in the health and youth-services fields, the recreation
community and media interests teamed up to host the
second annual National Get Outdoors Day (GO-Day) on
June 13, 2009. The national effort was again led by the
U.S. Forest Service (FS) and the American Recreation
Coalition (ARC), but the number and diversity of the
organizations involved nationally and locally increased
sharply. Uniting these partners was a shared belief in the
Mission of National Get Outdoors Day...
GO Day Press Release
June 22, 2009
To combat the threats posed by today’s indoor, inactive
lifestyles – such as the growing obesity epidemic and the
projection that today’s kids will live shorter lives than their
parents due to lifestyle choices – several hundred local,
state and federal agencies, diverse nonprofit organizations
in the health and youth-services fields, the recreation
community and media interests teamed up to host the
second annual National Get Outdoors Day (GO-Day) on
June 13, 2009. The national effort was again led by the
U.S. Forest Service (FS) and the American Recreation
Coalition (ARC), but the number and diversity of the
organizations involved nationally and locally increased
sharply. Uniting these partners was a shared belief in the
Mission of National Get Outdoors Day...
National Get Outdoors Day Partners
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American Recreation Coalition Dedicated to the protection and enhancement of everyone's right to health and happiness through recreation. |
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U.S. Forest Service 100 years of caring for the land and serving people. |
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America's Byways Resource Center |
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Clif Bar | |
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National Marine Manufacturers Association |
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Pennsylvania Recreation Vehicle and Camping Association | |
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The Coleman Company | |
Top 10 Reasons for NGOD
#9: Today's American kids are less connected to the outdoors than any previous generation. 6.5 hours a day spent watching screens. Six times more likely to play a computer game than ride a bike. Four times more likely to be obese than previous generation. And now facing shorter lives ? a decline of 2-5 years in average length of life from parents? life expectation.
