Physical Educators Make the Honor Roll
On February 24th, the New Jersey Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, & Dance (NJAHPERD) convened for its annual conference at the Ocean Place Resort & Spa in Long Branch, New Jersey. The coalition of health education professionals met to share insights and strategize how best to manage stewardship over New Jersey’s most valuable resource: its children.
The focal point of the conference was the health of New Jersey’s students. Demonstrating its commitment, the NJAHPERD held a food drive to aid the 40,000 children in Monmouth and Ocean Counties who do not have enough to eat. As an added encouragement, each member who donated five or more items of food was entered into a raffle to win an NJAHPERD sweatshirt and a flip camera. Congratulations to the winner, Liana LaVecchia of Basking Ridge, NJ!
Of course, the real winners are the people who won’t have to worry so much about finding their next meal. At the conclusion of the conference, Lowy’s Moving Service, an agent of Wheaton Van Lines and the founding partner of Move For Hunger, proudly delivered 434 pounds of food to the Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties.
Amidst their busy conference schedule, members of the NJAHPERD managed to execute a successful food drive. We should all sleep easy knowing that the health of New Jersey’s kids is under the protection of professionals as dedicated to childhood wellness as the NJAHPERD. Grade: A+!
