Developmental Services Worker and Fitness and Health Promotion programs team up for “Kicks for Kids”!

Posted on Monday, November 24th, 2014

Students from the Schools of Health and Community Studies and Allied Health recently raised $2,619 for the Healthy Active Living and Obesity (HALO) Research Group. This amazing group associated with the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) does research, clinical and community work to try to reduce obesity rates in children and youth.

On Wednesday, November 19, over 100 students participated in a “military boot camp” in support of CHEO. Funds were raised by students from both programs through a custom-designed website developed by Algonquin College graduate Olenka Reshitnyk, Special Events and Community Engagement Officer at CHEO.

Students of the Fitness and Health Promotion program led nine different military-themed stations in a fun-filled, exhilarating forty-five minute workout. Pledges were solicited to assist the CHEO Research Institute in their fight against childhood obesity. Following the workout, Dr. Mark Tremblay, Director of Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research (HALO) at CHEO, thanked the students and inspired them as future role models for kids to become more active!

Professors Kristen Hayes of DSW and Pierre Chartier of FHP presented Dr. Tremblay with a cheque of $2,619 for the CHEO Research Institute.


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