PTA RECAP: Healthy Lifestyles Month and Get Off Your Apps Events

To help National PTA celebrate Healthy Lifestyles Month this November, Goya-Move awarded $1,000 to 15 local PTAs to host a “Get Off Your Apps” Physical Activity Event at their elementary or middle schools. Congratulations to these 15 PTAs who used our program toolkit to plan, promote host and celebrate their events.

So, now that November is over you may wonder, “What did a successful ‘Get Off Your Apps’ Physical Activity Event look like?” 

Charles R. Drew Charter School PTA in Atlanta knows! The PTA hosted the first “Get Off Your Apps” Physical Activity of the month Nov. 3 at their school with games, relays, obstacle courses and a scavenger hunt. The PTA encouraged everyone to come out with their friends and families, put down their phones and play! This PTA was able to beat the competition of busy schedules and spread the word far and wide to serve nearly 100 attendees; and the music, prizes and healthy food options certainly didn’t hurt.

“The GOYA-Move event was so much fun and really got kids and their families running around and participating in physical activities together,” said PTA Program Leader Lindsey Luczynsk. In addition to promoting healthy lifestyles, this event proved successful in other areas by boosting awareness of the PTA and engaging more parents as volunteers. The event was fun for everyone, including the hard-working PTA Leaders.

“We had a great time putting together the plans and the attendees had a wonderful experience! The weather was absolutely perfect, and people are already asking if we can do this again next year,” said Luczynski. Charles R. Drew Charter PTA should be commended for their dedication to supporting healthy lifestyles with their plans to host events focused on health and wellness throughout the year.  It doesn’t have to be November to support healthy lifestyles at your school.

Learn more about our Healthy Lifestyles Initiative, partnerships and tools for hosting your own “Get Off Your Apps” Physical Activity Event at PTA.org/CelebrateHealthyLifestyles!

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