ActOut Campaign is Ready to Launch. Ready, Set, Go!

Thanks to the YSLT and all of you, Y St’s new campaign is up and running!

The ActOut Campaign is about getting teens involved in physical activities to be healthy. It’s all about putting down the video games, turning off the TV, and having fun doing physically active things with your friends. The ActOut Campaign is what YOU make it.  Activities will be featured in the ActOut Campaign because you wanted them, you found them, and you brought your friends together to try out the new activity.

The first step in ActOut is an easy one, and you don’t even have to close your Internet browser to do it!  The campaign needs a list of sites (gyms, studios, recreation centers, etc.) that offer activities you and your friends are interested in. You get 1.5 points for every ActOut site you submit.

Submitting an ActOut Site is easy. Login to Helix, click on the Suggest ActOut Site on your home page, and fill in the info. You can read up on the details here.  You’ll get 1.5 points creditedto your Helix account for every ActOut Site you submit.

The site list is only the first step, but it’s an important one. In February, Y-Sters will be doing surveys to see what activities teens in the community are interested in, and organize the activity. Some of the YSLT members already have launch events planned. We hope you are as excited as we are to get this new campaign off the ground! Email your Project Coordinator if you have any questions.